Johnny Vegas

Actor

Born: September 5, 1970 (age 55)
From: 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…

Filmography (50)

Open All Hours: Inside Out (2026)
The Twits (2025)
Jim Twit (voice)
Time Travel Is Dangerous! (2025)
Robert / Botty
Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope Mystery (2024)
Terry
The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved (2024)
Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery (2023)
Terry
The Delightful Sausage: Ginster's Paradise (2023)
Announcer
We Wish You a Mandy Christmas (2021)
Ghost Of Christmas Past
The Drowning of Arthur Braxton (2021)
Arthur Braxton Sr.
Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break (2021)
Rex
Dial M for Middlesbrough (2019)
Terry
Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story (2019)
Himself
Tales from the Lodge (2019)
Russell
The Queen and I (2018)
Spiggy
Death on the Tyne (2018)
Terry
Eaten by Lions (2018)
Ray
Early Man (2018)
Asbo (voice)
Red Dwarf: The 28-Years-Later Affair - Series XII (2017)
Self
Murder on the Blackpool Express (2017)
Terry
Tulip Fever (2017)
Apothecary
The 2,000,000 Calorie Buffet (2017)
Himself - Narrator (voice)
Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book (2016)
Self
Grimsby (2016)
Milky Pimms
Dark_net (2016)
Red Top (2016)
Johnny
Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute (2015)
Self
Brilliantman!
Brilliantman! (2015)
Mrs. Wardle
The Harry Hill Movie (2013)
Abu (voice)
Ragged (2013)
Director
Blood and Nuts
Blood and Nuts (2013)
Gordon Bennett