
Johnny Vegas
Actor
Born: September 5, 1970 (55 years old)
Place of birth: St. Helens, Merseyside, England, UK
Biography
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 (45)
- Shooting Stars (1993, ★ 7.6)
- Ideal (2005, ★ 8.1)
- Would I Lie to You? (2007, ★ 7.8)
- Bleak House (2005, ★ 8.1)
- Good Omens (2019, ★ 8)
- Benidorm (2007, ★ 7.5)
- ShakespeaRe-Told (2005, ★ 7.5)
- Red Dwarf (1988, ★ 8.1)
- Black Books (2000, ★ 8.1)
- Taskmaster (2015, ★ 8.3)
- Murder, They Hope (2021, ★ 7.2)
- Meet the Richardsons (2020, ★ 6.9)
- Roast Battle (2018, ★ 7)
- Tipping the Velvet (2002, ★ 6.9)
- Never Mind the Buzzcocks (1996, ★ 7)
- The Libertine (2004, ★ 5.9)
- Grimsby (2016, ★ 6)
- Cheeky (2003, ★ 6.4)
- The Twits (2025, ★ 6)
- Mr. Stink (2012, ★ 6.4)
- Blackball (2003, ★ 5.2)
- Time Travel Is Dangerous! (2025, ★ 5.2)
- Early Man (2018, ★ 6.1)
- Tulip Fever (2017, ★ 6.5)
- Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story (2019, ★ 6.8)
- The Harry Hill Movie (2013, ★ 4.9)
- Murder on the Blackpool Express (2017, ★ 5.7)
- Eaten by Lions (2018, ★ 5.6)
- Death on the Tyne (2018, ★ 5.8)
- The Queen and I (2018, ★ 6.3)