Nigel Planer

male

Born on February 22, 1953 (72 years old)

From Westminster, London, England, UK

Known for Acting

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.

Cast Credits

2024
- The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?
  as
  Self
  2024
2023
- imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
  as
  Self
  2023
- The Rise of the Comic Strip
  as
  Self
  2023
- Lockwood & Co.
  as
  John Fairfax
  2023
2022
- Red Riding Hood: After Ever After
  as
  Nun Wolf
  2022
2020
- Jeepers Creepers
  as
  American Reporter (voice)
  2020
- Mandy
  as
  Captain
  2020
2019
- Completely Bad News
  as
  Den Dennis
  2019
2018
- How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
  2018
2017
- Sleigh
  as
  Gerald
  2017
- Ratburger
  as
  Headmaster
  2017
- no image
  We Have Been Watching
  as
  Self
  2017
- Timewasters
  as
  Langley
  2017
2016
- Red Top
  as
  Rupert Murdoch
  2016
- Burn Burn Burn
  as
  Henry
  2016
- Upstart Crow
  as
  Egeus
  2016
2015
- From Andy Pandy To Zebedee: The Golden Age of Children's Television
  as
  Narrator
  2015
2014
- Boomers
  2014
- Inside No. 9
  as
  Frank
  2014
- Grantchester
  as
  Giles Montgomery
  2014
2013
- I Give It a Year
  as
  Brian
  2013
- The List
  as
  Ted Rove
  2013
- Father Brown
  as
  Ronnie Grunion
  2013
2012
- Five Go to Rehab
  as
  Barmaid/Inspector
  2012
- 30 Years of Comic Strip
  2012
2011
- The Hunt for Tony Blair
  as
  Peter Mandelson
  2011
- Episodes
  as
  Sanford Shamiro
  2011
- Death in Paradise
  as
  Eugene Sutton
  2011
- Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
  as
  Self - Participant
  2011
2010
- Heavy Metal Britannia
  as
  Self
  2010
- no image
  The Michael Ball Show
  as
  Self
  2010
- The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
  as
  Gilfroy Deacon McStannahorse
  2010
2009
- Prog Rock Britannia
  as
  Narrator
  2009
- no image
  How to Be Old with Nicholas Craig
  as
  Nicholas Craig
  2009
2008
- Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation
  as
  Self - Narrator (voice)
  2008
- The Colour of Magic
  as
  Arch Astronomer
  2008
2007
- Hogfather
  as
  Mr. Sideney
  2007
- Flood
  as
  Keith Hopkins
  2007
- The Making of 'The Young Ones'
  as
  Self
  2007
- M.I. High
  2007
- no image
  The Alan Titchmarsh Show
  as
  Self
  2007
- Inundación
  2007
2006
- no image
  How To Be Eighteenth Century
  as
  Nicholas Craig
  2006
- Mayo
  as
  Robert Bainbridge
  2006
- Hogfather
  as
  Mr. Sideney
  2006
- Legends
  as
  Self - Narrator (voice)
  2006
2005
- The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
  as
  Self
  2005
- Sex Actually
  as
  Graham
  2005
- Three Steps to Hendon
  as
  Gerry Jameson
  2005
2004
- Bottom Mindless Violence
  as
  Neil Pye / Ralph Filthy (archive footage)
  2004
- Agatha Christie's Marple
  as
  Mr. Venables
  2004
1994
- The Marriage of Figaro
  as
  Antonio
  1994
- Ready, Steady, Cook
  as
  Self - Guest
  1994
1989
- Blackeyes
  as
  Jeff
  1989
1987
- Eat the Rich
  as
  DHSS Manager
  1987
- Filthy Rich & Catflap
  as
  Ralph Filthy
  1987
- Filthy Rich & Catflap
  as
  Ralph Filthy
  1987
2003
- Bright Young Things
  as
  Taxi Driver
  2003
- The Last Detective
  2003
- Celebrity Mastermind
  2003
2000
- Four Men in a Plane
  as
  Tim Goodman
  2000
1999
- The Grimleys
  as
  Les Grimley
  1999
1998
- Four Men in a Car
  as
  Tim
  1998
- The Land Girls
  as
  Gerald
  1998
- You Are Here
  as
  Sheldon Cohen
  1998
1997
- Diana & Me
  as
  Taxi Driver
  1997
- Jonathan Creek
  as
  Shelford
  1997
1996
- The Wind in the Willows
  as
  Car Salesman
  1996
1995
- Clockwork Mice
  as
  Parkey
  1995
1993
- Demonella
  as
  Father
  1993
- Jealousy
  as
  Transvestite
  1993
- Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase
  as
  Governor Wilkins
  1993
- Bonjour la Classe
  1993
- GMTV
  as
  Self
  1993
1992
- Carry On Columbus
  as
  The Wazir
  1992
- Unnatural Pursuits
  as
  George Pepperly
  1992
- Red Nose of Courage
  as
  Home Secretary
  1992
- The Crying Game
  as
  Club Chairman/Waiter
  1992
- no image
  Santa's First Christmas
  as
  Romuald the Reindeer
  1992
1991
- The Trials of Oz
  as
  John Peel
  1991
1990
- South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
  as
  Stan
  1990
- South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!
  as
  Stan
  1990
- Oxford
  as
  Steve's Manager/1st MI5 Man
  1990
- Spaghetti Hoops
  as
  Aldo Vini
  1990
- Frankenstein's Baby
  as
  Paul Hocking
  1990
- no image
  GLC: The Carnage Continues
  as
  TV Presenter
  1990
- no image
  The Nicholas Craig Masterclass
  1990
1988
- Funseekers
  as
  Tony
  1988
- Number 27
  as
  Andrew Veitch
  1988
- The Strike
  as
  Bernard/Old Man/Camp Actor
  1988
- More Bad News
  as
  Den Dennis
  1988
1986
- Private Enterprise
  as
  Derek
  1986
- King and Castle
  as
  David Castle
  1986
1985
- The Supergrass
  as
  Gunter
  1985
- Brazil
  as
  Charlie--Dept. of Works
  1985
- no image
  Roll Over Beethoven
  1985
- Happy Families
  as
  Barman
  1985
1984
- Dirty Movie
  as
  Nigel
  1984
- Susie
  as
  Dave
  1984
- Slags
  as
  Marlon
  1984
- A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques
  as
  Paul
  1984
- Sherlock Holmes
  as
  Inspector Hopkins
  1984
1983
- Yellowbeard
  as
  Mansell
  1983
- Dead on Time
  as
  Boring Friend
  1983
- Summer School
  as
  Julian
  1983
- War
  as
  Various Roles
  1983
- Bad News
  as
  Den Dennis
  1983
- Group Madness
  as
  Self
  1983
- Blackadder
  as
  Lord Smedley
  1983
1982
- The Young Ones
  as
  Neil
  1982
- Shine on Harvey Moon
  as
  Lou Lewis
  1982
- The Comic Strip Presents...
  as
  Julian
  1982
- The Comic Strip Presents...
  as
  Tommy/Doc/Ivan/McClowsky/Australian
  1982
- The Comic Strip Presents...
  as
  Charles
  1982
- The Comic Strip Presents...
  as
  Den Dennis
  1982
- The Comic Strip Presents...
  as
  Dave
  1982
- The Comic Strip Presents...
  as
  Paul
  1982
- The Comic Strip Presents...
  as
  Nigel
  1982
- The Comic Strip Presents...
  as
  Marlon
  1982
- The Comic Strip Presents...
  as
  Derek
  1982
- The Comic Strip Presents...
  as
  Bernard/Old Man/Camp Actor 1
  1982
- The Comic Strip Presents...
  as
  TV Presenter
  1982
- The Comic Strip Presents...
  as
  Tony
  1982
- The Comic Strip Presents...
  as
  Stan
  1982
- The Comic Strip Presents...
  as
  Aldo Vini
  1982
- The Comic Strip Presents...
  as
  Steve's Manager/1st MI5 Man
  1982
1981
- The Comic Strip
  1981
1980
- Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights
  1980
1978
- An Audience with...
  as
  Self
  1978
1964
- The Magic Roundabout
  1964

Nigel Planer

Biography

Cast Credits

The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?

imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter

The Rise of the Comic Strip

Lockwood & Co.

Red Riding Hood: After Ever After

Jeepers Creepers

Mandy

Completely Bad News

How The Young Ones Changed Comedy

Sleigh

Ratburger

We Have Been Watching

Timewasters

Red Top

Burn Burn Burn

Upstart Crow

From Andy Pandy To Zebedee: The Golden Age of Children's Television

Boomers

Inside No. 9

Grantchester

I Give It a Year

The List

Father Brown

Five Go to Rehab

30 Years of Comic Strip

The Hunt for Tony Blair

Episodes

Death in Paradise

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

Heavy Metal Britannia

The Michael Ball Show

The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret

Prog Rock Britannia

How to Be Old with Nicholas Craig

Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation

The Colour of Magic

Hogfather

Flood

The Making of 'The Young Ones'

M.I. High

The Alan Titchmarsh Show

Inundación

How To Be Eighteenth Century

Mayo

Hogfather

Legends

The Comic Strip - A Retrospective

Sex Actually

Three Steps to Hendon

Bottom Mindless Violence

Agatha Christie's Marple

The Marriage of Figaro

Ready, Steady, Cook

Blackeyes

Eat the Rich

Filthy Rich & Catflap

Filthy Rich & Catflap

Bright Young Things

The Last Detective

Celebrity Mastermind

Four Men in a Plane

The Grimleys

Four Men in a Car

The Land Girls

You Are Here

Diana & Me

Jonathan Creek

The Wind in the Willows

Clockwork Mice

Demonella

Jealousy

Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase

Bonjour la Classe

GMTV

Carry On Columbus

Unnatural Pursuits

Red Nose of Courage