Acting
Johnny Vegas
Born 1971-09-11
St. Helens, Merseyside, England, UK
Department: Acting
Biography
Johnny Vegas is the stage name of Michael Pennington, the St Helens born actor, stand up comedian, writer and director. He is perhaps best known for his lead role as Moz in the BBC3 sitcom Ideal and for his role as The Oracle in several series of the ITV sitcom Benidorm. More recently, he has starred as the hapless Eric in Roy Clarke's Still Open All Hours alongside David Jason. In 2018, Vegas took the lead in a new BBC sitcom, Home From Home.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Johnny Vegas
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Good Omens
2019
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Grimsby
2016
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Top Gear
2002
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The Graham Norton Show
2007
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Early Man
2018
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Tulip Fever
2017
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Black Books
2000
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QI
2003
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Red Dwarf
1988
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The Libertine
2004
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (151 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Open All Hours: Inside Out | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2026 |
 | The Twits | Jim Twit (voice) | Movie | 2025 |
 | Johnny Vegas: Art, ADHD & Me | Self | TV Series | 2025 |
 | Johnny Vegas' Little Shop of Antiques | Self | TV Series | 2025 |
 | Time Travel Is Dangerous! | Robert / Botty | Movie | 2025 |
 | You Bet! | Self - Panellist | TV Series | 2024 |
 | Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope Mystery | Terry | Movie | 2024 |
 | The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2024 |
 | Out of Order | Self - Guest Captain | TV Series | 2024 |
 | Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery | Terry | Movie | 2023 |
 | The Delightful Sausage: Ginster's Paradise | Announcer | Movie | 2023 |
 | Late Night Lycett | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Romantic Getaway | Alfie | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Richard Hammond's Brain Reaction | Self | TV Series | 2022 |
 | The Island | Self - Contestant | TV Series | 2022 |
 | The Greatest Snowman | Self - Contestant | TV Series | 2021 |
 | We Wish You a Mandy Christmas | Ghost Of Christmas Past | Movie | 2021 |
 | The Weakest Link | Self - Contestant | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Question Team | Self | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Blankety Blank | Self - Panellist | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line Up | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2021 |
 | The Drowning of Arthur Braxton | Arthur Braxton Sr. | Movie | 2021 |
 | Murder, They Hope | Terry | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Johnny Vegas: Carry on Glamping | Self | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break | Rex | Movie | 2021 |
 | Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable | Self | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains | Guest | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Mo Gilligan's All Star Happy Hour | Self | TV Series | 2020 |
 | Meet the Richardsons | Johnny Vegas | TV Series | 2020 |
 | Dial M for Middlesbrough | Terry | Movie | 2019 |
 | DNA Journey | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2019 |
 | The Rubbish World of Dave Spud | Dave Spud | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Celebrity Gogglebox | Self | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Good Omens | Ron Ormorod | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story | Himself | Movie | 2019 |
 | Tales from the Lodge | Russell | Movie | 2019 |
 | Hypothetical | Self | TV Series | 2019 |
 | The Queen and I | Spiggy | Movie | 2018 |
 | Death on the Tyne | Terry | Movie | 2018 |
 | The Big Narstie Show | Self | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Eaten by Lions | Ray | Movie | 2018 |
 | Celebrity Catchphrase | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Home from Home | Neil Hackett | TV Series | 2018 |
 | The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Early Man | Asbo (voice) | Movie | 2018 |
 | Roast Battle | Self | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Red Dwarf: The 28-Years-Later Affair - Series XII | Self | Movie | 2017 |
 | Murder on the Blackpool Express | Terry | Movie | 2017 |
 | LEGO Masters | Guest Judge | TV Series | 2017 |
 | Tulip Fever | Apothecary | Movie | 2017 |
 | Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule | Self | TV Series | 2017 |
 | The 2,000,000 Calorie Buffet | Himself - Narrator (voice) | Movie | 2017 |
 | We Have Been Watching | Self | TV Series | 2017 |
 | Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book | Self | Movie | 2016 |
 | Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories | Daniel | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Grimsby | Milky Pimms | Movie | 2016 |
 | Dark_net | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2016 |
 | Red Top | Johnny | Movie | 2016 |
 | Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute | Self | Movie | 2015 |
| Brilliantman! | Mrs. Wardle | Movie | 2015 | |
 | Travel Guides | Narrator | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Taskmaster | Self | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Travel Man: 48 Hours in... | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Still Open All Hours | Eric Agnew | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled | Self | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Duck Quacks Don't Echo | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2014 |
 | The Harry Hill Movie | Abu (voice) | Movie | 2013 |
 | Crackanory | Self | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Through the Keyhole | Self - Panelist | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Tipping Point: Lucky Stars | Self - Contestant | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Ragged | Director | Movie | 2013 |
 | Psychobitches | Salome | TV Series | 2013 |
 | 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown | Self - Contestant | TV Series | 2013 |
| 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown | Self | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Catchphrase | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2013 |
 | It's Kevin | Billy Pike | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Car S.O.S. | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2013 |
 | The Last Leg | Self | TV Series | 2013 |
| Blood and Nuts | Gordon Bennett | Movie | 2013 | |
 | Mr. Stink | Dad | Movie | 2012 |
 | The Cow That Almost Missed Christmas | Brian (voice) | Movie | 2012 |
 | Comedy World Cup | Team Captain | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Playhouse Presents | Writer | TV Series | 2012 |
| Playhouse Presents | Director | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Making Qi | Self | Movie | 2011 |
| Chekhov Comedy Shorts | Tolkachov | TV Series | 2010 | |
 | Johnny Vegas: Live At The Benidorm Palace | Himself | Movie | 2009 |
 | Chris Moyles' Quiz Night | Self | TV Series | 2009 |
| Feast | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2009 | |
 | Celebrity Juice | Self | TV Series | 2008 |
 | Massive | Tony | TV Series | 2008 |
 | An Audience with Neil Diamond | Self | Movie | 2008 |
 | A Tale of Two Continents | Al | Movie | 2008 |
 | Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong | Self | TV Series | 2008 |
 | British Film Forever | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Would I Lie to You? | Self | TV Series | 2007 |
 | The Graham Norton Show | Self | TV Series | 2007 |
 | The 50 Greatest Television Dramas | Self | Movie | 2007 |
 | Benidorm | Geoff Maltby | TV Series | 2007 |
| Benidorm | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2007 |
| Benidorm | Geoff - The Oracle | TV Series | 2007 |
| Comedy Map of Britain | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2007 | |
| Showbiz Darts | Self - Andy's Group | TV Series | 2006 | |
 | The One Show | Self | TV Series | 2006 |
| Turn Back Time | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2006 | |
 | TV Heaven, Telly Hell | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2006 |
 | When Comedy Changed Forever | Self | Movie | 2006 |
 | ShakespeaRe-Told | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Johnny Vegas: 18 Stone of Idiot - Unseen and Uncut | Presenter | Movie | 2005 |
| Johnny Vegas: 18 Stone of Idiot - Unseen and Uncut | Writer | Movie | 2005 |
 | Bleak House | Krook | TV Series | 2005 |
 | The F Word | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2005 |
 | 8 Out of 10 Cats | Self | TV Series | 2005 |
| Comic Aid | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2005 | |
 | Ideal | Moz | TV Series | 2005 |
| Ideal | Associate Producer | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Dead Man Weds | Lewis Donat | TV Series | 2005 |
 | The Libertine | Sackville | Movie | 2004 |
 | Blake's Junction 7 | Blake | Movie | 2004 |
 | Sex Lives of the Potato Men | Dave | Movie | 2004 |
 | Johnny Vegas: Who's Ready for Ice Cream? | Self | Movie | 2003 |
| Johnny Vegas: Who's Ready for Ice Cream? | Writer | Movie | 2003 |
 | QI | Self | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Cheeky | Alf Price | Movie | 2003 |
 | Blackball | Trevor | Movie | 2003 |
 | The Virgin of Liverpool | Jackie Symes | Movie | 2003 |
 | Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive | Self | Movie | 2002 |
 | Tipping the Velvet | Gully Sutherland | TV Series | 2002 |
 | Top Gear | Self | TV Series | 2002 |
| Staying Up | Frank O'Hanlon | Movie | 2002 | |
 | When Snooker Ruled the World | Self | Movie | 2002 |
| Johnny Vaughan Tonight | Self | TV Series | 2002 | |
| I Love 1990s | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2001 | |
 | Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter | Music | Movie | 2001 |
 | Happiness | Charlie Doyle | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Attention Scum | 24 Hour News Man | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Black Books | Landlord | TV Series | 2000 |
| Vic Reeves Examines | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2000 | |
 | Parkinson | Self | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks | Self | TV Series | 1996 |
| Never Mind the Buzzcocks | Self - Panellist | TV Series | 1996 |
| Never Mind the Buzzcocks | Self - Team Captain | TV Series | 1996 |
 | The Frank Skinner Show | Self | TV Series | 1995 |
 | Room 101 | Self | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Shooting Stars | Self - Panelist | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Have I Got News for You | Self | TV Series | 1990 |
 | This Morning | Self | TV Series | 1988 |
 | Red Dwarf | Crit Cop | TV Series | 1988 |
 | An Audience with... | Self | TV Series | 1978 |
| The Nine O'Clock Trot | Father Adam | Movie | — | |
 | Have I Got a Bit More News for You | Self - Panellist | TV Series | — |