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.

Filmography

• 2026Open All Hours: Inside Out
• 2026The Nine O'Clock Trot — Father Adam
• 2025The Twits — Jim Twit (voice)
• 2025Time Travel Is Dangerous! — Robert / Botty
• 2024Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope Mystery — Terry
• 2024The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved
• 2023Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery — Terry
• Romantic Getaway — Alfie
• 2023The Delightful Sausage: Ginster's Paradise — Announcer
• Murder, They Hope — Terry
• 2021Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break — Rex
• Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains — Guest
• 2021The Drowning of Arthur Braxton — Arthur Braxton Sr.
• 2021We Wish You a Mandy Christmas — Ghost Of Christmas Past
• Meet the Richardsons — Johnny Vegas
• DNA Journey
• 2019Dial M for Middlesbrough — Terry
• Good Omens — Ron Ormorod
• 2019Tales from the Lodge — Russell
• The Rubbish World of Dave Spud — Dave Spud
• Celebrity Catchphrase
• 2018Death on the Tyne — Terry
• 2018Early Man — Asbo (voice)
• 2018Eaten by Lions — Ray
• Home from Home — Neil Hackett
• 2018The Queen and I — Spiggy
• LEGO Masters — Guest Judge
• 2017Murder on the Blackpool Express — Terry
• 2017Tulip Fever — Apothecary
• 2016Dark_net
• 2016Grimsby — Milky Pimms
• Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories — Daniel
• 2016Red Top — Johnny
• 2015Brilliantman! — Mrs. Wardle
• Travel Guides — Narrator
• Duck Quacks Don't Echo
• Still Open All Hours — Eric Agnew
• 2013Blood and Nuts — Gordon Bennett
• Car S.O.S.
• Catchphrase
• It's Kevin — Billy Pike
• Psychobitches — Salome
• 2013Ragged — Director
• 2013The Harry Hill Movie — Abu (voice)
• Comedy World Cup — Team Captain
• 2012Mr. Stink — Dad
• Playhouse Presents — Writer, Director
• 2012The Cow That Almost Missed Christmas — Brian (voice)
• Chekhov Comedy Shorts — Tolkachov
• Feast
• 2008A Tale of Two Continents — Al
• Massive — Tony
• Benidorm — Geoff Maltby, Geoff - The Oracle
• British Film Forever
• Comedy Map of Britain
• TV Heaven, Telly Hell
• Turn Back Time
• Bleak House — Krook
• 2005Comic Aid
• Dead Man Weds — Lewis Donat
• Ideal — Moz, Associate Producer
• 2005Johnny Vegas: 18 Stone of Idiot - Unseen and Uncut — Presenter, Writer
• ShakespeaRe-Told
• The F Word
• 2004Blake's Junction 7 — Blake
• 2004Sex Lives of the Potato Men — Dave
• 2004The Libertine — Sackville
• 2003Blackball — Trevor
• 2003Cheeky — Alf Price
• 2003Johnny Vegas: Who's Ready for Ice Cream? — Self, Writer
• 2003The Virgin of Liverpool — Jackie Symes
• 2002Staying Up — Frank O'Hanlon
• Tipping the Velvet — Gully Sutherland
• Attention Scum — 24 Hour News Man
• Happiness — Charlie Doyle
• I Love 1990s
• 2001Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter — Music
• Black Books — Landlord
• Vic Reeves Examines
• Red Dwarf — Crit Cop

Appearances as themselves (62)

• Johnny Vegas' Little Shop of Antiques — Self
• Johnny Vegas: Art, ADHD & Me — Self
• Out of Order — Self - Guest Captain
• You Bet! — Self - Panellist
• Late Night Lycett — Self - Guest
• Richard Hammond's Brain Reaction — Self
• The Island — Self - Contestant
• Blankety Blank — Self - Panellist
• Johnny Vegas: Carry on Glamping — Self
• Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable — Self
• Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line Up — Self - Guest
• Question Team — Self
• The Greatest Snowman — Self - Contestant
• The Weakest Link — Self - Contestant
• Mo Gilligan's All Star Happy Hour — Self
• 2019Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story — Himself
• Celebrity Gogglebox — Self
• Hypothetical — Self
• Roast Battle — Self
• The Big Narstie Show — Self
• The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer — Self - Guest
• Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule — Self
• 2017Red Dwarf: The 28-Years-Later Affair - Series XII — Self
• 2017The 2,000,000 Calorie Buffet — Himself - Narrator (voice)
• We Have Been Watching — Self
• 2016Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book — Self
• 2015Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute — Self
• Taskmaster — Self
• Travel Man: 48 Hours in... — Self - Guest
• Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled — Self
• 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown — Self - Contestant
• Crackanory — Self
• The Last Leg — Self
• Through the Keyhole — Self - Panelist
• Tipping Point: Lucky Stars — Self - Contestant
• 2011Making Qi — Self
• Chris Moyles' Quiz Night — Self
• 2009Johnny Vegas: Live At The Benidorm Palace — Himself
• Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong — Self
• 2008An Audience with Neil Diamond — Self
• Celebrity Juice — Self
• 2007The 50 Greatest Television Dramas — Self
• The Graham Norton Show — Self
• Would I Lie to You? — Self
• Showbiz Darts — Self - Andy's Group
• The One Show — Self
• 2006When Comedy Changed Forever — Self
• 8 Out of 10 Cats — Self
• QI — Self
• Johnny Vaughan Tonight — Self
• 2002Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive — Self
• Top Gear — Self
• 2002When Snooker Ruled the World — Self
• Parkinson — Self
• Never Mind the Buzzcocks — Self, Self - Panellist, Self - Team Captain
• The Frank Skinner Show — Self
• Room 101 — Self
• Shooting Stars — Self - Panelist
• Have I Got News for You — Self
• This Morning — Self
• An Audience with... — Self
• Have I Got a Bit More News for You — Self - Panellist