Nigel Planer
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.
Filmography 128
Movies (78)
- Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint2026Ned
Rik Mayall: Magnificent B'Stard2026Self
The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?2024Self
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter2023Self
The Rise of the Comic Strip2023Self
Red Riding Hood: After Ever After2022Nun Wolf
Jeepers Creepers2020American Reporter (voice)
Completely Bad News2019Den Dennis
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy2018
Ratburger2017Headmaster
Sleigh2017Gerald
Burn Burn Burn2016Henry
Red Top2016Rupert Murdoch
From Andy Pandy to Zebedee: The Golden Age of Children's Television2015Self - Narrator (voice)
The Last Impresario2014Self
The List2013Ted Rove
I Give It a Year2013Brian
Five Go to Rehab2012Barmaid/Inspector
30 Years of Comic Strip2012
The Hunt for Tony Blair2011Peter Mandelson
Heavy Metal Britannia2010Self- How to Be Old with Nicholas Craig2009Nicholas Craig
Prog Rock Britannia2009Narrator
Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation2008Self - Narrator (voice)
The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 12008Arch Astronomer
The Making of 'The Young Ones'2007Self
Hogfather2007Mr. Sideney
Flood2007Keith Hopkins- How To Be Eighteenth Century2006Nicholas Craig
Sex Actually2005Graham
Shows (50)
Lockwood & Co.2023John Fairfax
Mandy2020Captain
Timewasters2017Langley
Richard Osman's House of Games2017Self - Panellist
We Have Been Watching2017Self
Upstart Crow2016Egeus
Grantchester2014Giles Montgomery
Boomers2014
Inside No. 92014Frank
Father Brown2013Ronnie Grunion
Death in Paradise2011Eugene Sutton
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip2011Self - Participant
Episodes2011Sanford Shamiro
The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret2010Gilfroy Deacon McStannahorse- The Michael Ball Show2010Self
The Colour of Magic2008Arch Astronomer- The Alan Titchmarsh Show2007Self
M.I. High2007Prime Minister
Hogfather2006Mr. Sideney- How To Be Sci-Fi2006
Legends2006Self - Narrator (voice)
Mayo2006Robert Bainbridge
Agatha Christie's Marple2004Mr. Venables
Celebrity Mastermind2003
The Last Detective2003
SpongeBob SquarePants1999Dr. Marmalade (voice)
The Grimleys1999Les Grimley
Jonathan Creek1997Shelford
The Marriage of Figaro1994Antonio
Ready, Steady, Cook1994Self - Guest