Johnny Vegas
Acting
Born September 5, 1970 · St. Helens, Merseyside, England, UK
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.
Directed (1)
Acting (47)
The Twits
2025
Time Travel Is Dangerous!
2025
Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope Mystery
2024
The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved
2024
Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery
2023
The Delightful Sausage: Ginster's Paradise
2023
We Wish You a Mandy Christmas
2021
The Drowning of Arthur Braxton
2021
Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break
2021
Dial M for Middlesbrough
2019
Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story
2019
Tales from the Lodge
2019
The Queen and I
2018
Death on the Tyne
2018
Eaten by Lions
2018
Early Man
2018
Red Dwarf: The 28-Years-Later Affair - Series XII
2017
Murder on the Blackpool Express
2017
Tulip Fever
2017
The 2,000,000 Calorie Buffet
2017
Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book
2016
Grimsby
2016
Dark_net
2016
Red Top
2016
Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute
2015
Brilliantman!
2015
The Harry Hill Movie
2013
Blood and Nuts
2013
Mr. Stink
2012
The Cow That Almost Missed Christmas
2012
Making Qi
2011
Johnny Vegas: Live At The Benidorm Palace
2009
An Audience with Neil Diamond
2008
A Tale of Two Continents
2008
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007
When Comedy Changed Forever
2006
Comic Aid
2005
The Libertine
2004
Blake's Junction 7
2004
Sex Lives of the Potato Men
2004
Johnny Vegas: Who's Ready for Ice Cream?
2003
Cheeky
2003
Blackball
2003
The Virgin of Liverpool
2003
Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive
2002
Staying Up
2002
When Snooker Ruled the World
2002