Acting
Johnny Vegas
Born 1970-09-05
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.
Acting
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!
2015 · Mrs. Wardle
The Harry Hill Movie
2013 · Abu (voice)
Blood and Nuts
2013 · Gordon Bennett
Mr. Stink
2012 · Dad
The Cow That Almost Missed Christmas
2012 · Brian (voice)
Making Qi
2011 · Self
