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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
September 5, 1970
Place of Birth
St. Helens, Merseyside, England, UK
Also Known As
- Michael Pennington
Johnny Vegas
1.0 Popularity
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
6.1
Jim Twit (voice)
The Twits
2025
0.0
Self
Johnny Vegas: Art, ADHD & Me
2025
7.0
Self
Johnny Vegas' Little Shop of Antiques
2025
5.2
Robert / Botty
Time Travel Is Dangerous!
2025
4.5
Self - Panellist
You Bet!
2024
5.4
Terry
Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope Mystery
2024
0.0
The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved
2024
5.7
Terry
Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery
2023
0.0
Announcer
The Delightful Sausage: Ginster's Paradise
2023
4.3
Self - Guest
Late Night Lycett
2023
Credits
The Twits
as Jim Twit (voice)
2025
6.1
Johnny Vegas: Art, ADHD & Me
as Self
2025
0.0
Johnny Vegas' Little Shop of Antiques
as Self
2025
7.0
Time Travel Is Dangerous!
as Robert / Botty
2025
5.2
You Bet!
as Self - Panellist
2024
4.5
Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope Mystery
as Terry
2024
5.4
The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved
2024
0.0
Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery
as Terry
2023
5.7
The Delightful Sausage: Ginster's Paradise
as Announcer
2023
0.0
Late Night Lycett
as Self - Guest
2023
4.3
Romantic Getaway
as Alfie
2023
6.2
Richard Hammond's Brain Reaction
as Self
2022
5.0
The Island
as Self - Contestant
2022
0.0
The Greatest Snowman
as Self - Contestant
2021
8.0
We Wish You a Mandy Christmas
as Ghost Of Christmas Past
2021
0.0
Question Team
as Self
2021
6.3
Blankety Blank
as Self - Panellist
2021
7.0
The Drowning of Arthur Braxton
as Arthur Braxton Sr.
2021
5.2
Murder, They Hope
as Terry
2021
7.2
Johnny Vegas: Carry on Glamping
as Self
2021
6.3
Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break
as Rex
2021
6.1
Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable
as Self
2021
6.8
Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains
as Guest
2021
7.0
Mo Gilligan's All Star Happy Hour
as Self
2020
0.0
Meet the Richardsons
as Johnny Vegas
2020
6.9
Dial M for Middlesbrough
as Terry
2019
6.6
DNA Journey
2019
6.0
The Rubbish World of Dave Spud
as Dave Spud
2019
9.0
Celebrity Gogglebox
as Self
2019
6.6
Good Omens
as Ron Ormorod
2019
8.0
Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story
as Himself
2019
6.8
Tales from the Lodge
as Russell
2019
5.4
Hypothetical
as Self
2019
6.0
The Queen and I
as Spiggy
2018
6.3
Death on the Tyne
as Terry
2018
5.8
The Big Narstie Show
as Self
2018
4.3
Eaten by Lions
as Ray
2018
5.6
Celebrity Catchphrase
2018
0.0
Home from Home
as Neil Hackett
2018
5.5
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
as Self - Guest
2018
7.4
Early Man
as Asbo (voice)
2018
6.1
Roast Battle
as Self
2018
7.0
Red Dwarf: The 28-Years-Later Affair - Series XII
as Self
2017
0.0
Murder on the Blackpool Express
as Terry
2017
5.8
LEGO Masters
as Guest Judge
2017
6.8
Tulip Fever
as Apothecary
2017
6.5
Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule
as Self
2017
8.0
The 2,000,000 Calorie Buffet
as Himself - Narrator (voice)
2017
0.0
🎬
We Have Been Watching
as Self
2017
0.0
Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book
as Self
2016
8.0
Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories
2016
6.2
Grimsby
as Milky Pimms
2016
5.9
Dark_net
2016
8.0
Red Top
as Johnny
2016
5.3
Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute
as Self
2015
6.5
🎬
Brilliantman!
as Mrs. Wardle
2015
0.0
Travel Guides
as Narrator
2015
0.0
Taskmaster
as Self
2015
8.2
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
as Self - Guest
2015
6.3
Still Open All Hours
as Eric Agnew
2014
6.0
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
as Self
2014
7.1
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
2014
5.7
The Harry Hill Movie
as Abu (voice)
2013
4.7
Crackanory
as Self
2013
6.8
Through the Keyhole
as Self - Panelist
2013
6.0
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
as Self - Contestant
2013
7.3
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
as Self
2013
7.3
Catchphrase
2013
4.0
It's Kevin
as Billy Pike
2013
7.2
Car S.O.S.
2013
7.1
The Last Leg
as Self
2013
5.7
🎬
Blood and Nuts
as Gordon Bennett
2013
0.0
Mr. Stink
as Dad
2012
6.4
The Cow That Almost Missed Christmas
as Brian (voice)
2012
6.0
Comedy World Cup
as Team Captain
2012
0.0
Making Qi
as Self
2011
0.0
Johnny Vegas: Live At The Benidorm Palace
as Himself
2009
5.7
Chris Moyles' Quiz Night
as Self
2009
5.3
🎬
Feast
2009
0.0
Celebrity Juice
as Self
2008
6.6
Massive
as Tony
2008
6.0
An Audience with Neil Diamond
as Self
2008
0.0
A Tale of Two Continents
as Al
2008
0.0
Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong
as Self
2008
4.0
Would I Lie to You?
as Self
2007
7.8
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
2007
7.2
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
as Self
2007
0.0
Benidorm
as Geoff Maltby
2007
7.5
Benidorm
2007
7.5
Benidorm
as Geoff - The Oracle
2007
7.5
🎬
Comedy Map of Britain
2007
0.0
🎬
Showbiz Darts
as Self - Andy's Group
2006
0.0
The One Show
as Self
2006
4.4
🎬
Turn Back Time
2006
0.0
TV Heaven, Telly Hell
2006
7.5
When Comedy Changed Forever
as Self
2006
0.0
ShakespeaRe-Told
2005
7.5
Bleak House
as Krook
2005
8.1
8 Out of 10 Cats
as Self
2005
7.1
🎬
Comic Aid
2005
5.0
Ideal
as Moz
2005
8.1
Dead Man Weds
as Lewis Donat
2005
7.0
The Libertine
as Sackville
2004
5.9
Blake's Junction 7
as Blake
2004
7.0
Sex Lives of the Potato Men
as Dave
2004
4.4
Johnny Vegas: Who's Ready for Ice Cream?
as Self
2003
3.5
QI
as Self
2003
7.9
Cheeky
as Alf Price
2003
6.4
Blackball
as Trevor
2003
5.2
The Virgin of Liverpool
as Jackie Symes
2003
2.3
Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive
as Self
2002
8.0
Tipping the Velvet
as Gully Sutherland
2002
6.8
Top Gear
as Self
2002
7.5
🎬
Staying Up
as Frank O'Hanlon
2002
0.0
🎬
Johnny Vaughan Tonight
as Self
2002
5.0
🎬
I Love 1990s
2001
0.0
Happiness
as Charlie Doyle
2001
6.0
Attention Scum
as 24 Hour News Man
2001
5.5
Black Books
as Landlord
2000
8.0
🎬
Vic Reeves Examines
2000
5.0
Parkinson
as Self
1998
0.0
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
as Self
1996
7.0
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
as Self - Panellist
1996
7.0
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
as Self - Team Captain
1996
7.0
The Frank Skinner Show
as Self
1995
7.5
Room 101
as Self
1994
6.3
Shooting Stars
as Self - Panelist
1993
7.6
Have I Got News for You
as Self
1990
7.1
This Morning
as Self
1988
5.2
Red Dwarf
as Crit Cop
1988
8.1
An Audience with...
as Self
1978
5.3
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
as Self - Panellist
N/A
7.0
🎬
Johnny Vegas: 18 Stone Of Idiot - Unseen And Uncut
as Himself
N/A
0.0