Nigel Planer
February 22, 1953 (71 years old) in Westminster, London, England, UK
Nigel George Planer (born 22 February 1953) is a British actor, comedian, musician, novelist and playwright. He played Neil in the BBC comedy The Young Ones and Ralph Filthy in Filthy Rich & Catflap. He has appeared in many West End musicals, including original casts of Evita, Chicago, We Will Rock You, Wicked, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Known For
Credits
- 2023 · imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter as Self
- 2023 · Lockwood & Co. as John Fairfax
- 2022 · Red Riding Hood: After Ever After as Nun Wolf
- 2020 · Jeepers Creepers as American Reporter (voice)
- 2020 · Mandy as Captain
- 2019 · Completely Bad News as Den Dennis
- 2018 · How The Young Ones Changed Comedy as
- 2017 · Ratburger as Headmaster
- 2017 · Sleigh as Gerald
- 2017 · Timewasters as Langley
- 2017 · We Have Been Watching as Self
- 2016 · Burn Burn Burn as Henry
- 2016 · Red Top as Rupert Murdoch
- 2015 · From Andy Pandy To Zebedee: The Golden Age of Children's Television as Narrator
- 2014 · Boomers as
- 2014 · Inside No. 9 as Frank
- 2013 · The List as Ted Rove
- 2013 · I Give It a Year as Brian
- 2013 · Father Brown as Ronnie Grunion
- 2012 · Five Go to Rehab as Barmaid/Inspector
- 2012 · 30 Years of Comic Strip as
- 2011 · Death in Paradise as Eugene Sutton
- 2011 · Celebrity Antiques Road Trip as Self - Participant
- 2011 · The Hunt for Tony Blair as Peter Mandelson
- 2011 · Episodes as Sanford Shamiro
- 2010 · The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret as Gilfroy Deacon McStannahorse
- 2010 · The Michael Ball Show as Self
- 2010 · Heavy Metal Britannia as Self
- 2009 · How to Be Old with Nicholas Craig as Nicholas Craig
- 2009 · Prog Rock Britannia as Narrator
- 2008 · Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2008 · The Colour of Magic as Arch Astronomer
- 2007 · Hogfather as Mr. Sideney
- 2007 · The Alan Titchmarsh Show as Self
- 2007 · Flood as Keith Hopkins
- 2007 · M.I. High as
- 2006 · Hogfather as Mr. Sideney
- 2006 · Legends as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2006 · How To Be Eighteenth Century as Nicholas Craig
- 2006 · Mayo as Robert Bainbridge
- 2005 · Sex Actually as Graham
- 2005 · The Comic Strip - A Retrospective as Self
- 2004 · Agatha Christie's Marple as Mr. Venables
- 2003 · Celebrity Mastermind as
- 2003 · Bright Young Things as Taxi Driver
- 2003 · The Last Detective as
- 2000 · Four Men in a Plane as Tim Goodman
- 1999 · The Grimleys as Les Grimley
- 1998 · You Are Here as Sheldon Cohen
- 1998 · The Land Girls as Gerald
- 1998 · Four Men in a Car as Tim
- 1997 · Diana & Me as Taxi Driver
- 1997 · Jonathan Creek as Shelford
- 1997 · Jonathan Creek as Franklin Tartikoff
- 1996 · The Wind in the Willows as Car Salesman
- 1995 · Clockwork Mice as Parkey
- 1994 · The Marriage of Figaro as Antonio
- 1994 · Ready Steady Cook as Self - Guest
- 1993 · Jealousy as Transvestite
- 1993 · Demonella as Father
- 1993 · Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase as Governor Wilkins
- 1993 · Bonjour la Classe as
- 1993 · GMTV as Self
- 1992 · Santa's First Christmas as Romuald the Reindeer
- 1992 · Carry On Columbus as The Wazir
- 1992 · The Crying Game as Club Chairman/Waiter
- 1992 · Red Nose of Courage as Home Secretary
- 1992 · Unnatural Pursuits as George Pepperly
- 1991 · The Trials of Oz as John Peel
- 1990 · The Nicholas Craig Masterclass as
- 1990 · Frankenstein's Baby as Paul Hocking
- 1990 · Spaghetti Hoops as Aldo Vini
- 1990 · Oxford as Steve's Manager/1st MI5 Man
- 1990 · South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie! as Stan
- 1990 · South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1 as Stan
- 1990 · GLC: The Carnage Continues as TV Presenter
- 1989 · Blackeyes as Jeff
- 1988 · Funseekers as Tony
- 1988 · More Bad News as Den Dennis
- 1988 · The Strike as Bernard/Old Man/Camp Actor
- 1988 · Number 27 as
- 1987 · Eat the Rich as DHSS Manager
- 1987 · Filthy Rich & Catflap as Ralph Filthy
- 1986 · King and Castle as David Castle
- 1986 · Private Enterprise as Derek
- 1985 · The Supergrass as Gunter
- 1985 · Happy Families as
- 1985 · Roll Over Beethoven as
- 1985 · Brazil as Charlie--Dept. of Works
- 1984 · Sherlock Holmes as Inspector Hopkins
- 1984 · Slags as Marlon
- 1984 · A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques as Paul
- 1984 · Susie as Dave
- 1984 · Dirty Movie as Nigel
- 1983 · Yellowbeard as Mansell
- 1983 · Blackadder as Lord Smedley
- 1983 · Group Madness as Self
- 1983 · Summer School as Julian
- 1983 · Bad News as Den Dennis
- 1983 · War as Various Roles
- 1983 · Dead on Time as Boring Friend
- 1982 · The Young Ones as Neil
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Gunter
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Graham
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Julian
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Paul
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Dave
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Den Dennis
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Nigel
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Marlon
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Tommy/Doc/Ivan/McClowsky/Australian
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Derek
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Charles
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Bernard/Old Man/Camp Actor 1
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Tony
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Stan
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as TV Presenter
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Steve's Manager/1st MI5 Man
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Aldo Vini
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Home Secretary
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Club Chairman/Waiter
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Father
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Tim
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Governor Wilkins
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Transvestite
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Tim Goodman
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Barmaid/Inspector
- 1982 · Shine on Harvey Moon as
- 1981 · The Comic Strip as
- 1980 · Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights as
- 1978 · An Audience with... as Self
- 1964 · The Magic Roundabout as