Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

127

Gender

Male

Birthday

1971-09-11 (53 years old)

Place of Birth

St. Helens, Merseyside, England, UK

Also Known As

Michael Pennington

Johnny Vegas

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

5.9%

Grimsby

Feb 24, 2016

8.0%

Good Omens

May 31, 2019

6.2%

Early Man

Jan 26, 2018

7.5%

Top Gear

Oct 20, 2002

6.5%

Tulip Fever

Jul 13, 2017

8.1%

Black Books

Sep 29, 2000

5.9%

The Libertine

Sep 16, 2004

8.1%

Red Dwarf

Feb 15, 1988

7.2%

The Graham Norton Show

Feb 22, 2007

7.9%

QI

Sep 11, 2003

8.4%

Taskmaster

Jul 28, 2015

7.7%

Would I Lie to You?

Jun 16, 2007

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Acting

—		Have I Got a Bit More News for You as Self - Panellist
—		Johnny Vegas: 18 Stone Of Idiot - Unseen And Uncut as Himself
—		The Twits as (voice)

2025

Time Travel Is Dangerous! as Robert / Botty

2024		Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope Mystery as Terry
2024		Apocalypse Slough: A Murder They Hope Mystery
2024		The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved

2023		Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery as Terry
2023		Late Night Lycett as Self - Guest
2023		Romantic Getaway as Alfie

2022		Richard Hammond's Brain Reaction
2022		The Island as Self - Contestant

2021		The Greatest Snowman as Self - Contestant
2021		We Wish You a Mandy Christmas as Ghost Of Christmas Past
2021		Question Team as Self
2021		Blankety Blank as Self - Panellist
2021		The Drowning of Arthur Braxton as Arthur Braxton Sr.
2021		Murder, They Hope as Terry
2021		Johnny Vegas: Carry on Glamping
2021		Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break as Rex
2021		Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable as Self
2021		Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains as Guest

2020		Mandy as Ghost Of Christmas Past
2020		Mo Gilligan's All Star Happy Hour as Self
2020		Meet the Richardsons as Johnny Vegas

2019		Dial M for Middlesbrough as Terry
2019		DNA Journey
2019		The Rubbish World of Dave Spud as Dave Spud
2019		Celebrity Gogglebox as Self
2019		Good Omens as Ron Ormorod
2019		Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story as Himself
2019		Tales from the Lodge as Russell
2019		Hypothetical as Self

2018		The Queen and I as Spiggy
2018		Death on the Tyne as Terry
2018		The Big Narstie Show as Self
2018		Eaten by Lions as Ray
2018		Celebrity Catchphrase
2018		Home from Home as Neil Hackett
2018		The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer as Self - Guest
2018		Early Man as Asbo (voice)
2018		Roast Battle as Self

2017		Murder on the Blackpool Express as Terry
2017		LEGO Masters as Guest Judge
2017		Tulip Fever as Apothecary
2017		Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule as Self
2017		The 2,000,000 Calorie Buffet as Himself - Narrator (voice)
2017		We Have Been Watching as Self

2016		Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book as Self
2016		Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories
2016		Grimsby as Milky Pimms
2016		Dark_net
2016		Red Top as Johnny

2015		Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute as Self
2015		Brilliantman! as Mrs. Wardle
2015		Travel Guides as Narrator
2015		Taskmaster as Self
2015		Travel Man: 48 Hours in... as Self - Guest

2014		Still Open All Hours as Eric Agnew
2014		Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled as Self
2014		Duck Quacks Don't Echo

2013		The Harry Hill Movie as Abu (voice)
2013		Through the Keyhole as Self - Panelist
2013		8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown as Self - Contestant
2013		8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
2013		Catchphrase
2013		Car S.O.S.
2013		The Last Leg as Self

2012		Mr. Stink as Dad
2012		The Cow That Almost Missed Christmas as Brian (voice)
2012		Comedy World Cup as Team Captain

2011

Making Qi as Self

2009		Johnny Vegas: Live At The Benidorm Palace as Himself
2009		Chris Moyles' Quiz Night as Self
2009		Feast

2008		Celebrity Juice as Self
2008		Massive as Tony
2008		An Audience with Neil Diamond as Self
2008		A Tale of Two Continents as Al
2008		Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong as Self

2007		Would I Lie to You? as Self
2007		The Graham Norton Show as Self
2007		The 50 Greatest Television Dramas as Self
2007		Benidorm as Geoff Maltby
2007		Benidorm
2007		Benidorm as Geoff - The Oracle
2007		Comedy Map of Britain

2006		Showbiz Darts as Self - Andy's Group
2006		The One Show as Self
2006		Turn Back Time
2006		TV Heaven, Telly Hell
2006		When Comedy Changed Forever as Self

2005		ShakespeaRe-Told
2005		Bleak House as Krook
2005		8 Out of 10 Cats as Self
2005		Comic Aid
2005		Ideal as Moz
2005		Dead Man Weds as Lewis Donat

2004		The Libertine as Sackville
2004		Blake's Junction 7 as Blake
2004		Sex Lives of the Potato Men as Dave

2003		Johnny Vegas: Who's Ready for Ice Cream? as Self
2003		QI as Self
2003		Cheeky as Alf Price
2003		Blackball as Trevor
2003		The Virgin of Liverpool as Jackie Symes

2002		Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive as Self
2002		Tipping the Velvet as Gully Sutherland
2002		Top Gear as Self
2002		Staying Up as Frank O'Hanlon
2002		Johnny Vaughan Tonight as Self