Johnny Vegas

Johnny Vegas

Acting

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

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Open All Hours: Inside Out Open All Hours: Inside Out 2026 The Twits ★ 5.9 The Twits 2025 Time Travel Is Dangerous! ★ 5.3 Time Travel Is Dangerous! 2025 Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope Mystery ★ 5.4 Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope Mystery 2024 The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved 2024 Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery ★ 5.7 Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery 2023 The Delightful Sausage: Ginster's Paradise The Delightful Sausage: Ginster's Paradise 2023 Romantic Getaway ★ 6.2 Romantic Getaway 2023 We Wish You a Mandy Christmas We Wish You a Mandy Christmas 2021 The Drowning of Arthur Braxton ★ 5.2 The Drowning of Arthur Braxton 2021 Murder, They Hope ★ 7.2 Murder, They Hope 2021 Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break ★ 6.1 Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break 2021 Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains ★ 7.0 Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains 2021 Meet the Richardsons ★ 6.9 Meet the Richardsons 2020 Dial M for Middlesbrough ★ 6.5 Dial M for Middlesbrough 2019 DNA Journey ★ 6.0 DNA Journey 2019 The Rubbish World of Dave Spud ★ 9.0 The Rubbish World of Dave Spud 2019 Good Omens ★ 8.0 Good Omens 2019 Tales from the Lodge ★ 5.4 Tales from the Lodge 2019 The Queen and I ★ 6.3 The Queen and I 2018 Death on the Tyne ★ 5.8 Death on the Tyne 2018 Eaten by Lions ★ 5.6 Eaten by Lions 2018 Home from Home ★ 5.5 Home from Home 2018 Early Man ★ 6.1 Early Man 2018 Murder on the Blackpool Express ★ 5.7 Murder on the Blackpool Express 2017 Tulip Fever ★ 6.5 Tulip Fever 2017 The 2,000,000 Calorie Buffet The 2,000,000 Calorie Buffet 2017 Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories ★ 6.2 Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories 2016 Grimsby ★ 6.0 Grimsby 2016 Dark_net ★ 8.0 Dark_net 2016 Red Top ★ 5.3 Red Top 2016 Brilliantman! Brilliantman! 2015 Travel Guides Travel Guides 2015 Still Open All Hours ★ 6.0 Still Open All Hours 2014 Duck Quacks Don't Echo ★ 5.7 Duck Quacks Don't Echo 2014 The Harry Hill Movie ★ 4.8 The Harry Hill Movie 2013 Ragged Ragged 2013 Psychobitches ★ 6.8 Psychobitches 2013 It's Kevin ★ 7.2 It's Kevin 2013 Blood and Nuts Blood and Nuts 2013 Mr. Stink ★ 6.4 Mr. Stink 2012 The Cow That Almost Missed Christmas ★ 6.0 The Cow That Almost Missed Christmas 2012 Comedy World Cup Comedy World Cup 2012 Playhouse Presents ★ 6.0 Playhouse Presents 2012 Feast Feast 2009 Massive ★ 6.0 Massive 2008 A Tale of Two Continents A Tale of Two Continents 2008 British Film Forever ★ 5.5 British Film Forever 2007 Benidorm ★ 7.6 Benidorm 2007 Comedy Map of Britain Comedy Map of Britain 2007 Turn Back Time Turn Back Time 2006 TV Heaven, Telly Hell ★ 7.5 TV Heaven, Telly Hell 2006 ShakespeaRe-Told ★ 7.4 ShakespeaRe-Told 2005 Johnny Vegas: 18 Stone of Idiot - Unseen and Uncut Johnny Vegas: 18 Stone of Idiot - Unseen and Uncut 2005 Bleak House ★ 8.0 Bleak House 2005 Comic Aid ★ 6.5 Comic Aid 2005 Ideal ★ 8.0 Ideal 2005 Dead Man Weds ★ 7.0 Dead Man Weds 2005 The Libertine ★ 5.9 The Libertine 2004 Blake's Junction 7 ★ 7.7 Blake's Junction 7 2004 Sex Lives of the Potato Men ★ 4.5 Sex Lives of the Potato Men 2004 Johnny Vegas: Who's Ready for Ice Cream? ★ 5.0 Johnny Vegas: Who's Ready for Ice Cream? 2003 Cheeky ★ 6.6 Cheeky 2003 Blackball ★ 5.2 Blackball 2003 The Virgin of Liverpool ★ 3.5 The Virgin of Liverpool 2003 Tipping the Velvet ★ 6.8 Tipping the Velvet 2002 Staying Up ★ 7.0 Staying Up 2002 I Love 1990s ★ 10.0 I Love 1990s 2001 Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter ★ 4.9 Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter 2001 Happiness ★ 6.3 Happiness 2001 Attention Scum ★ 7.0 Attention Scum 2001 Black Books ★ 8.1 Black Books 2000 Red Dwarf ★ 8.1 Red Dwarf 1988