Nigel Planer
Known for Acting · 121 credits
- Born
- 1953-02-22 (age 73)
- Place of birth
- Westminster, London, England, UK
Biography
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
TV Shows (46)
Death in Paradise
2011
as Eugene Sutton
Father Brown
2013
as Ronnie Grunion
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
as Mr. Venables
Sherlock Holmes
1984
as Inspector Hopkins
Ready, Steady, Cook
1994
as Self - Guest
Blackadder
1983
as Lord Smedley
Grantchester
2014
as Giles Montgomery
An Audience with...
1978
as Self
Inside No. 9
2014
as Frank
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011
as Self - Participant
The Young Ones
1982
as Neil
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Tommy/Doc/Ivan/McClowsky/Australian / Charles / Den Dennis / Julian / Nigel / Dave / Paul / Marlon / Derek / Bernard/Old Man/Camp Actor 1 / Tony / Stan / TV Presenter / Steve's Manager/1st MI5 Man / Aldo Vini
GMTV
1993
as Self
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007
as Self
Richard Osman's House of Games
2017
as Self - Panellist
Episodes
2011
as Sanford Shamiro
Jonathan Creek
1997
as Shelford
M.I. High
2007
as Prime Minister
Celebrity Mastermind
2003
Shine on Harvey Moon
1982
as Lou Lewis
Screen One
1989
as Paul Hocking
Legends
2006
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Colour of Magic
2008
as Arch Astronomer
Mandy
2020
as Captain
The Last Detective
2003
The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
2010
as Gilfroy Deacon McStannahorse
Lockwood & Co.
2023
as John Fairfax
Upstart Crow
2016
as Egeus
Filthy Rich & Catflap
1987
as Ralph Filthy
Hogfather
2006
as Mr. Sideney
Happy Families
1985
as Barman
Boomers
2014
Mayo
2006
as Robert Bainbridge
The Michael Ball Show
2010
as Self
Timewasters
2017
as Langley
The Grimleys
1999
as Les Grimley
Blackeyes
1989
as Jeff
The Magic Roundabout
1964
We Have Been Watching
2017
as Self
Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights
1980
Bonjour la Classe
1993
King and Castle
1986
as David Castle
The Marriage of Figaro
1994
as Antonio
Roll Over Beethoven
1985
The Nicholas Craig Masterclass
1990
How To Be Sci-Fi
2006
Movies (75)
Brazil
1985
as Charlie--Dept. of Works
Flood
2007
as Keith Hopkins
Hogfather
2007
as Mr. Sideney
Yellowbeard
1983
as Mansell
I Give It a Year
2013
as Brian
Bright Young Things
2003
as Taxi Driver
Eat the Rich
1987
as DHSS Manager
Diana & Me
1997
as Taxi Driver
The Land Girls
1998
as Gerald
Burn Burn Burn
2016
as Henry
Carry On Columbus
1992
as The Wazir
Slags
1984
as Marlon
The Wind in the Willows
1996
as Car Salesman
Dead on Time
1983
as Boring Friend
Group Madness
1983
as Self
The List
2013
as Ted Rove
Clockwork Mice
1995
as Parkey
30 Years of Comic Strip
2012
Ratburger
2017
as Headmaster
The Last Impresario
2014
as Self
Jeepers Creepers
2020
as American Reporter (voice)
Red Riding Hood: After Ever After
2022
as Nun Wolf
Bad News
1983
as Den Dennis
The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?
2024
as Self
The Supergrass
1985
as Gunter
Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation
2008
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Hunt for Tony Blair
2011
as Peter Mandelson
Susie
1984
as Dave
Completely Bad News
2019
as Den Dennis
The Strike
1988
as Bernard/Old Man/Camp Actor
You Are Here
1998
as Sheldon Cohen
War
1983
as Various Roles
The Trials of Oz
1991
as John Peel
A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques
1984
as Paul
Unnatural Pursuits
1992
as George Pepperly
Sex Actually
2005
as Graham
Private Enterprise
1986
as Derek
Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase
1993
as Governor Wilkins
Sleigh
2017
as Gerald
Oh No, Not Them
1989
as Neil
The Crying Game
1992
as Club Chairman/Waiter
Bottom Mindless Violence
2004
as Neil Pye / Ralph Filthy (archive footage)
Number 27
1988
as Andrew Veitch
Summer School
1983
as Julian
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!
1990
as Stan
More Bad News
1988
as Den Dennis
Dirty Movie
1984
as Nigel
The Rise of the Comic Strip
2023
as Self
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
2018
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
2023
as Self
Jealousy
1993
as Transvestite
Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint
as Ned
Five Go to Rehab
2012
as Barmaid/Inspector
Red Top
2016
as Rupert Murdoch
GLC: The Carnage Continues
1990
as TV Presenter
Red Nose of Courage
1992
as Home Secretary
Funseekers
1988
as Tony
Demonella
1993
as Father
Oxford
1990
as Steve's Manager/1st MI5 Man
Frankenstein's Baby
1990
as Paul Hocking
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
2005
as Self
The Comic Strip
1981
The Making of 'The Young Ones'
2007
as Self
Spaghetti Hoops
1990
as Aldo Vini
Four Men in a Car
1998
as Tim
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
1990
as Stan
Santa's First Christmas
1992
as Romuald the Reindeer
Three Steps to Hendon
2005
as Gerry Jameson
Four Men in a Plane
2000
as Tim Goodman
Prog Rock Britannia
2009
as Narrator
Filthy Rich & Catflap
1987
as Ralph Filthy
Heavy Metal Britannia
2010
as Self
How To Be Eighteenth Century
2006
as Nicholas Craig
From Andy Pandy to Zebedee: The Golden Age of Children's Television
2015
as Self - Narrator (voice)
How to Be Old with Nicholas Craig
2009
as Nicholas Craig
About Nigel Planer
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. With 121 credits spanning from 1964 to 2024, Nigel Planer has appeared in 75 films and 46 TV shows.
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Most Popular Nigel Planer Movies
- Brazil (1985) — as Charlie--Dept. of Works
- Flood (2007) — as Keith Hopkins
- Hogfather (2007) — as Mr. Sideney
- Yellowbeard (1983) — as Mansell
- I Give It a Year (2013) — as Brian
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