Johnny Vegas
Born: 1970-09-05 · 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.
Filmography
Open All Hours: Inside Out
2026
6.0
The Twits
2025
Johnny Vegas: Art, ADHD & Me
2025
7.0
Johnny Vegas' Little Shop of Antiques
2025
5.3
Time Travel Is Dangerous!
2025
5.4
Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope Mystery
2024
The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved
2024
5.7
Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery
2023
The Delightful Sausage: Ginster's Paradise
2023
6.2
Romantic Getaway
2023
6.2
Romantic Getaway
2023
The Island
2022
We Wish You a Mandy Christmas
2021
We Wish You a Mandy Christmas
2021
6.3
Question Team
2021
5.2
The Drowning of Arthur Braxton
2021
7.2
Murder, They Hope
2021
6.5
Johnny Vegas: Carry on Glamping
2021
6.1
Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break
2021
6.5
Dial M for Middlesbrough
2019
6.0
DNA Journey
2019
9.0
The Rubbish World of Dave Spud
2019
6.8
Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story
2019
5.4
Tales from the Lodge
2019
6.3
The Queen and I
2018
5.8
Death on the Tyne
2018
5.6
Eaten by Lions
2018
5.6
Eaten by Lions
2018
5.3
Home from Home
2018
6.1
Early Man
2018