Nigel Planer
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Feb 22, 1953 (73 years old)
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
| 2024 | The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?Self | |
| 2023 | imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, BitterSelf | |
| 2023 | The Rise of the Comic StripSelf | |
| 2023 | Lockwood & Co.John Fairfax | |
| 2022 | Red Riding Hood: After Ever AfterNun Wolf | |
| 2020 | Jeepers CreepersAmerican Reporter (voice) | |
| 2020 | MandyCaptain | |
| 2019 | Completely Bad NewsDen Dennis | |
| 2018 | How The Young Ones Changed Comedy | |
| 2017 | SleighGerald | |
| 2017 | RatburgerHeadmaster | |
| 2017 | We Have Been WatchingSelf | |
| 2017 | TimewastersLangley | |
| 2017 | Richard Osman's House of GamesSelf - Panellist | |
| 2016 | Red TopRupert Murdoch | |
| 2016 | Burn Burn BurnHenry | |
| 2016 | Upstart CrowEgeus | |
| 2015 | From Andy Pandy to Zebedee: The Golden Age of Children's TelevisionSelf - Narrator (voice) | |
| 2014 | The Last ImpresarioSelf | |
| 2014 | Boomers | |
| 2014 | Inside No. 9Frank | |
| 2014 | GrantchesterGiles Montgomery | |
| 2013 | I Give It a YearBrian | |
| 2013 | The ListTed Rove | |
| 2013 | Father BrownRonnie Grunion | |
| 2012 | Five Go to RehabBarmaid/Inspector | |
| 2012 | 30 Years of Comic Strip | |
| 2011 | The Hunt for Tony BlairPeter Mandelson | |
| 2011 | EpisodesSanford Shamiro | |
| 2011 | Death in ParadiseEugene Sutton | |
| 2011 | Celebrity Antiques Road TripSelf - Participant | |
| 2010 | Heavy Metal BritanniaSelf | |
| 2010 | The Michael Ball ShowSelf | |
| 2010 | The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd MargaretGilfroy Deacon McStannahorse | |
| 2009 | Prog Rock BritanniaNarrator | |
| 2009 | How to Be Old with Nicholas CraigNicholas Craig | |
| 2008 | Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of SeparationSelf - Narrator (voice) | |
| 2008 | The Colour of MagicArch Astronomer | |
| 2007 | HogfatherMr. Sideney | |
| 2007 | FloodKeith Hopkins | |
| 2007 | The Making of 'The Young Ones'Self | |
| 2007 | The Alan Titchmarsh ShowSelf | |
| 2007 | M.I. HighPrime Minister | |
| 2006 | How To Be Eighteenth CenturyNicholas Craig | |
| 2006 | MayoRobert Bainbridge | |
| 2006 | HogfatherMr. Sideney | |
| 2006 | LegendsSelf - Narrator (voice) | |
| 2005 | The Comic Strip - A RetrospectiveSelf | |
| 2005 | Sex ActuallyGraham | |
| 2005 | Three Steps to HendonGerry Jameson | |
| 2004 | Bottom Mindless ViolenceNeil Pye / Ralph Filthy (archive footage) | |
| 2004 | Agatha Christie's MarpleMr. Venables | |
| 2003 | Bright Young ThingsTaxi Driver | |
| 2003 | The Last Detective | |
| 2003 | Celebrity Mastermind | |
| 2000 | Four Men in a PlaneTim Goodman | |
| 1999 | The GrimleysLes Grimley | |
| 1998 | Four Men in a CarTim | |
| 1998 | The Land GirlsGerald | |
| 1998 | You Are HereSheldon Cohen | |
| 1997 | Diana & MeTaxi Driver | |
| 1997 | Jonathan CreekShelford | |
| 1996 | The Wind in the WillowsCar Salesman | |
| 1995 | Clockwork MiceParkey | |
| 1994 | The Marriage of FigaroAntonio | |
| 1994 | Ready, Steady, CookSelf - Guest | |
| 1993 | DemonellaFather | |
| 1993 | JealousyTransvestite | |
| 1993 | Gregory: Diary of a NutcaseGovernor Wilkins | |
| 1993 | Bonjour la Classe | |
| 1993 | GMTVSelf | |
| 1992 | Carry On ColumbusThe Wazir | |
| 1992 | Unnatural PursuitsGeorge Pepperly | |
| 1992 | Red Nose of CourageHome Secretary | |
| 1992 | The Crying GameClub Chairman/Waiter | |
| 1992 | Santa's First ChristmasRomuald the Reindeer | |
| 1991 | The Trials of OzJohn Peel | |
| 1990 | South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1Stan | |
| 1990 | Spaghetti HoopsAldo Vini | |
| 1990 | OxfordSteve's Manager/1st MI5 Man | |
| 1990 | South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!Stan | |
| 1990 | Frankenstein's BabyPaul Hocking | |
| 1990 | GLC: The Carnage ContinuesTV Presenter | |
| 1990 | The Nicholas Craig Masterclass | |
| 1989 | Oh No, Not ThemNeil | |
| 1989 | BlackeyesJeff | |
| 1988 | FunseekersTony | |
| 1988 | Number 27Andrew Veitch | |
| 1988 | The StrikeBernard/Old Man/Camp Actor | |
| 1988 | More Bad NewsDen Dennis | |
| 1987 | Eat the RichDHSS Manager | |
| 1987 | Filthy Rich & CatflapRalph Filthy | |
| 1987 | Filthy Rich & CatflapRalph Filthy | |
| 1986 | Private EnterpriseDerek | |
| 1986 | King and CastleDavid Castle | |
| 1985 | The SupergrassGunter | |
| 1985 | BrazilCharlie--Dept. of Works | |
| 1985 | Roll Over Beethoven | |
| 1985 | Happy FamiliesBarman | |
| 1984 | Dirty MovieNigel | |
| 1984 | SusieDave | |
| 1984 | SlagsMarlon | |
| 1984 | A Fistful of Travellers' ChequesPaul | |
| 1984 | Sherlock HolmesInspector Hopkins | |
| 1983 | YellowbeardMansell | |
| 1983 | Dead on TimeBoring Friend | |
| 1983 | Summer SchoolJulian | |
| 1983 | WarVarious Roles | |
| 1983 | Bad NewsDen Dennis | |
| 1983 | Group MadnessSelf | |
| 1983 | BlackadderLord Smedley | |
| 1982 | The Young OnesNeil | |
| 1982 | Shine on Harvey MoonLou Lewis | |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents...Julian | |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents...Tommy/Doc/Ivan/McClowsky/Australian | |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents...Charles | |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents...Den Dennis | |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents...Dave | |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents...Paul | |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents...Nigel | |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents...Marlon | |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents...Derek | |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents...Bernard/Old Man/Camp Actor 1 | |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents...TV Presenter | |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents...Tony | |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents...Stan | |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents...Aldo Vini | |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents...Steve's Manager/1st MI5 Man | |
| 1981 | The Comic Strip | |
| 1980 | Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights | |
| 1978 | An Audience with...Self | |
| 1964 | The Magic Roundabout | |
| - | Merry Christmas Aubrey FlintNed |
| 1988 | FunseekersWriter | |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents...Writer | |
| 1981 | The Comic StripWriter |