Personal Info
Birthday
September 5, 1970
Place of Birth
St. Helens, Merseyside, England, UK
Known For
Acting
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.
Directed Movies (2)
Acting Filmography (125)
No Backdrop
0.0
Open All Hours: Inside Out
Movie2026
5.9
The Twits
Movie2025
0.0
Johnny Vegas: Art, ADHD & Me
TV Series2025
7.0
Johnny Vegas' Little Shop of Antiques
TV Series2025
5.3
Time Travel Is Dangerous!
Movie2025
2.0
You Bet!
TV Series2024
5.4
Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope Mystery
Movie2024
0.0
The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved
Movie2024
7.0
Out of Order
TV Series2024
5.7
Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery
Movie2023
No Backdrop
0.0
The Delightful Sausage: Ginster's Paradise
Movie2023
4.3
Late Night Lycett
TV Series2023
6.2
Romantic Getaway
TV Series2023
5.0
Richard Hammond's Brain Reaction
TV Series2022
0.0
The Island
TV Series2022
8.0
The Greatest Snowman
TV Series2021
0.0
We Wish You a Mandy Christmas
Movie2021
6.0
The Weakest Link
TV Series2021
6.3
Question Team
TV Series2021
7.0
Blankety Blank
TV Series2021
7.0
Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line Up
TV Series2021
5.2
The Drowning of Arthur Braxton
Movie2021
7.1
Murder, They Hope
TV Series2021
6.5
Johnny Vegas: Carry on Glamping
TV Series2021
6.1
Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break
Movie2021
6.6
Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable
TV Series2021
7.0
Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains
TV Series2021
0.0
Mo Gilligan's All Star Happy Hour
TV Series2020
6.9
Meet the Richardsons
TV Series2020
6.5
Dial M for Middlesbrough
Movie2019
6.0
DNA Journey
TV Series2019
9.0
The Rubbish World of Dave Spud
TV Series2019
6.6
Celebrity Gogglebox
TV Series2019
8.0
Good Omens
TV Series2019
6.8
Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story
Movie2019
5.4
Tales from the Lodge
Movie2019
6.2
Hypothetical
TV Series2019
No Backdrop
6.3
The Queen and I
Movie2018
5.8
Death on the Tyne
Movie2018
4.3
The Big Narstie Show
TV Series2018
5.6
Eaten by Lions
Movie2018
10.0
Celebrity Catchphrase
TV Series2018
5.3
Home from Home
TV Series2018
7.1
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
TV Series2018
6.1
Early Man
Movie2018
7.2
Roast Battle
TV Series2018
No Backdrop
0.0
Red Dwarf: The 28-Years-Later Affair - Series XII
Movie2017
5.7
Murder on the Blackpool Express
Movie2017
6.8
LEGO Masters
TV Series2017
6.5
Tulip Fever
Movie2017
8.0
Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule
TV Series2017
0.0
The 2,000,000 Calorie Buffet
Movie2017
0.0
We Have Been Watching
TV Series2017
8.0
Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book
Movie2016
6.2
Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories
TV Series2016
6.0
Grimsby
Movie2016
No Backdrop
8.0
Dark_net
Movie2016
5.3
Red Top
Movie2016
5.6
Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute
Movie2015
0.0
Travel Guides
TV Series2015
8.3
Taskmaster
TV Series2015
6.4
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
TV Series2015
6.0
Still Open All Hours
TV Series2014
7.2
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
TV Series2014
6.0
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
TV Series2014
4.8
The Harry Hill Movie
Movie2013
No Backdrop
6.8
Crackanory
TV Series2013
No Backdrop
6.3
Through the Keyhole
TV Series2013
7.5
Tipping Point: Lucky Stars
TV Series2013
6.8
Psychobitches
TV Series2013
7.4
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
TV Series2013
4.0
Catchphrase
TV Series2013
7.2
It's Kevin
TV Series2013
7.1
Car S.O.S.
TV Series2013
5.7
The Last Leg
TV Series2013
6.4
Mr. Stink
Movie2012
6.0
The Cow That Almost Missed Christmas
Movie2012
0.0
Comedy World Cup
TV Series2012
No Backdrop
0.0
Making Qi
Movie2011
No Backdrop
5.7
Johnny Vegas: Live At The Benidorm Palace
Movie2009
5.3
Chris Moyles' Quiz Night
TV Series2009
6.7
Celebrity Juice
TV Series2008
6.0
Massive
TV Series2008
No Backdrop
0.0
An Audience with Neil Diamond
Movie2008
0.0
A Tale of Two Continents
Movie2008
4.0
Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong
TV Series2008
No Backdrop
5.5
British Film Forever
TV Series2007
7.8
Would I Lie to You?
TV Series2007
7.2
The Graham Norton Show
TV Series2007
0.0
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
Movie2007
7.5
Benidorm
TV Series2007
4.4
The One Show
TV Series2006
7.5
TV Heaven, Telly Hell
TV Series2006
No Backdrop
0.0
When Comedy Changed Forever
Movie2006
7.4
ShakespeaRe-Told
TV Series2005
No Backdrop
0.0
Johnny Vegas: 18 Stone of Idiot - Unseen and Uncut
Movie2005
8.0
Bleak House
TV Series2005
7.2
8 Out of 10 Cats
TV Series2005
8.0
Ideal
TV Series2005
No Backdrop
7.0
Dead Man Weds
TV Series2005
5.9
The Libertine
Movie2004
No Backdrop
7.7
Blake's Junction 7
Movie2004
4.5
Sex Lives of the Potato Men
Movie2004
No Backdrop
5.0
Johnny Vegas: Who's Ready for Ice Cream?
Movie2003
7.9
QI
TV Series2003
6.6
Cheeky
Movie2003
5.2
Blackball
Movie2003
No Backdrop
3.5
The Virgin of Liverpool
Movie2003
No Backdrop
8.0
Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive
Movie2002
6.8
Tipping the Velvet
TV Series2002
7.6
Top Gear
TV Series2002
No Backdrop
10.0
When Snooker Ruled the World
Movie2002
No Backdrop
6.3
Happiness
TV Series2001
No Backdrop
7.0
Attention Scum
TV Series2001
8.1
Black Books
TV Series2000
No Backdrop
0.0
Parkinson
TV Series1998
7.0
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
TV Series1996
No Backdrop
7.5
The Frank Skinner Show
TV Series1995
6.6
Room 101
TV Series1994
7.7
Shooting Stars
TV Series1993
7.2
Have I Got News for You
TV Series1990
5.2
This Morning
TV Series1988
8.1
Red Dwarf
TV Series1988
5.3
An Audience with...
TV Series1978
7.1
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
TV SeriesN/A