Johnny Vegas

Known for: Acting
Born: September 11, 1971, St. Helens, Merseyside, England, UK
Movies: 53

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.

Upcoming Johnny Vegas Movies

The Nine O'Clock Trot

2026

October 30, 2026

Best-Known Movies

6.0

Grimsby

2016

6.1

Early Man

2018

6.5

Tulip Fever

2017

5.9

The Libertine

2004

5.9

The Twits

2025

5.2

Blackball

2003

4.7

The Harry Hill Movie

2013

4.5

Sex Lives of the Potato Men

2004

5.6

Eaten by Lions

2018

6.4

Mr. Stink

2012

Filmography

2026	The Nine O'Clock Trot	Father Adam
2026	Open All Hours: Inside Out
2025	The Twits	Jim Twit (voice)
2025	Time Travel Is Dangerous!	Robert / Botty
2024	Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope Mystery	Terry
2024	The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved
2023	Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery	Terry
2023	The Delightful Sausage: Ginster's Paradise	Announcer
2021	We Wish You a Mandy Christmas	Ghost Of Christmas Past
2021	The Drowning of Arthur Braxton	Arthur Braxton Sr.
2021	Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break	Rex
2019	Dial M for Middlesbrough	Terry
2019	Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story	Himself
2019	Tales from the Lodge	Russell
2018	The Queen and I	Spiggy
2018	Death on the Tyne	Terry
2018	Eaten by Lions	Ray
2018	Early Man	Asbo (voice)
2017	Red Dwarf: The 28-Years-Later Affair - Series XII	Self
2017	Murder on the Blackpool Express	Terry
2017	Tulip Fever	Apothecary
2017	The 2,000,000 Calorie Buffet	Himself - Narrator (voice)
2016	Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book	Self
2016	Grimsby	Milky Pimms
2016	Dark_net
2016	Red Top	Johnny
2015	Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute	Self
2015	Brilliantman!	Mrs. Wardle
2013	The Harry Hill Movie	Abu (voice)
2013	Blood and Nuts	Gordon Bennett
2012	Mr. Stink	Dad
2012	The Cow That Almost Missed Christmas	Brian (voice)
2011	Making Qi	Self
2009	Johnny Vegas: Live At The Benidorm Palace	Himself
2008	An Audience with Neil Diamond	Self
2008	A Tale of Two Continents	Al
2007	The 50 Greatest Television Dramas	Self
2006	When Comedy Changed Forever	Self
2005	Johnny Vegas: 18 Stone of Idiot - Unseen and Uncut	Presenter
2005	Comic Aid
2004	The Libertine	Sackville
2004	Blake's Junction 7	Blake
2004	Sex Lives of the Potato Men	Dave
2003	Johnny Vegas: Who's Ready for Ice Cream?	Self
2003	Cheeky	Alf Price
2003	Blackball	Trevor
2003	The Virgin of Liverpool	Jackie Symes
2002	Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive	Self
2002	Staying Up	Frank O'Hanlon
2002	When Snooker Ruled the World	Self

Directing, Writing & Producing

2013	Ragged	Director
2005	Johnny Vegas: 18 Stone of Idiot - Unseen and Uncut	Writer
2003	Johnny Vegas: Who's Ready for Ice Cream?	Writer

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