Acting
Johnny Vegas
Born September 5, 1970 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
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Open All Hours: Inside Out
2026·Comedy
5.9
The Twits
2025·Animation
5.3
Time Travel Is Dangerous!
2025·Science Fiction
5.4
Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope Mystery
2024·Mystery
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The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved
2024·Documentary
5.7
Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery
2023·Mystery
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The Delightful Sausage: Ginster's Paradise
2023·Comedy
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We Wish You a Mandy Christmas
2021
5.2
The Drowning of Arthur Braxton
2021·Drama
6.1
Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break
2021·Comedy
6.5
Dial M for Middlesbrough
2019·Comedy
6.9
Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story
2019·Documentary
5.4
Tales from the Lodge
2019·Comedy
6.3
The Queen and I
2018·Comedy
5.8
Death on the Tyne
2018·Comedy
5.6
Eaten by Lions
2018·Comedy
6.1
Early Man
2018·Family
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Red Dwarf: The 28-Years-Later Affair - Series XII
2017·Documentary
5.7
Murder on the Blackpool Express
2017·Comedy
6.5
Tulip Fever
2017·Drama
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The 2,000,000 Calorie Buffet
2017·Documentary
8.0
Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book
2016·Documentary
6.0
Grimsby
2016·Action
8.0
Dark_net
2016·Action