Acting

Johnny Vegas

1970-09-05 · St. Helens, Merseyside, England, UK

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.

Movies & TV shows

80 credits

The Graham Norton Show

2007 · Self

Not in this catalog

Top Gear

2002 · Self

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QI

2003 · Self

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Have I Got News for You

1990 · Self

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The One Show

2006 · Self

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Taskmaster

2015 · Self

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Would I Lie to You?

2007 · Self

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Never Mind the Buzzcocks

1996 · Self

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Never Mind the Buzzcocks

1996 · Self - Panellist

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Never Mind the Buzzcocks

1996 · Self - Team Captain

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8 Out of 10 Cats

2005 · Self

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Parkinson

1998 · Self

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Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories

2016 · Daniel

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8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

2013 · Self - Contestant

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8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

2013 · Self

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Good Omens

2019 · Ron Ormorod

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Have I Got a Bit More News for You

— · Self - Panellist

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The Last Leg

2013 · Self

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Red Dwarf

1988 · Crit Cop

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Celebrity Juice

2008 · Self

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An Audience with...

1978 · Self

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The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer

2018 · Self - Guest

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Benidorm

2007 · Geoff Maltby

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Benidorm

2007

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Benidorm

2007 · Geoff - The Oracle

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Celebrity Catchphrase

2018

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Black Books

2000 · Landlord

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Celebrity Gogglebox

2019 · Self

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Shooting Stars

1993 · Self - Panelist

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Ideal

2005 · Moz

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Car S.O.S.

2013

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Room 101

1994 · Self

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Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

2014 · Self

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MOVIE

The Twits

2025 · Jim Twit (voice)

The Weakest Link

2021 · Self - Contestant

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The Frank Skinner Show

1995 · Self

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Tipping Point: Lucky Stars

2013 · Self - Contestant

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Travel Man: 48 Hours in...

2015 · Self - Guest

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MOVIE

Grimsby

2016 · Milky Pimms

Johnny Vegas' Little Shop of Antiques

2025 · Self

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Catchphrase

2013

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DNA Journey

2019

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MOVIE

Early Man

2018 · Asbo (voice)

British Film Forever

2007

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Through the Keyhole

2013 · Self - Panelist

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Duck Quacks Don't Echo

2014

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Bleak House

2005 · Krook

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The Rubbish World of Dave Spud

2019 · Dave Spud

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MOVIE

Tulip Fever

2017 · Apothecary

Blankety Blank

2021 · Self - Panellist

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Chris Moyles' Quiz Night

2009 · Self

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The Big Narstie Show

2018 · Self

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Roast Battle

2018 · Self

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Tipping the Velvet

2002 · Gully Sutherland

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Meet the Richardsons

2020 · Johnny Vegas

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Still Open All Hours

2014 · Eric Agnew

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Crackanory

2013 · Self

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Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains

2021 · Guest

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Psychobitches

2013 · Salome

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The F Word

2005

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Hypothetical

2019 · Self

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MOVIE

The Libertine

2004 · Sackville

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Murder, They Hope

2021 · Terry

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Question Team

2021 · Self

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ShakespeaRe-Told

2005

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No poster

Johnny Vaughan Tonight

2002 · Self

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Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule

2017 · Self

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Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable

2021 · Self

Not in this catalog

No poster

Comedy Map of Britain

2007

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Happiness

2001 · Charlie Doyle

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Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line Up

2021 · Self - Guest

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Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong

2008 · Self

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No poster

I Love 1990s

2001

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Massive

2008 · Tony

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It's Kevin

2013 · Billy Pike

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This Morning

1988 · Self

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Late Night Lycett

2023 · Self - Guest

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Romantic Getaway

2023 · Alfie

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The Island

2022 · Self - Contestant

Not in this catalog

MOVIE

Blackball

2003 · Trevor