Nigel Planer
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Feb 22, 1953 (age 73)
- Place of birth
- Westminster, London, England, UK
- Credits
- 129
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
Filmography
Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint
2026Movie
Ned
Rik Mayall: Magnificent B'Stard
2026Movie
Self
The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?
2024Movie
Self
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
2023Movie
Self
The Rise of the Comic Strip
2023Movie
Self
Lockwood & Co.
2023TV
John Fairfax
Red Riding Hood: After Ever After
2022Movie
Nun Wolf
Jeepers Creepers
2020Movie
American Reporter (voice)
Mandy
2020TV
Captain
Completely Bad News
2019Movie
Den Dennis
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
2018Movie
Ratburger
2017Movie
Headmaster
Sleigh
2017Movie
Gerald
Timewasters
2017TV
Langley
Richard Osman's House of Games
2017TV
Self - Panellist
We Have Been Watching
2017TV
Self
Burn Burn Burn
2016Movie
Henry
Upstart Crow
2016TV
Egeus
Red Top
2016Movie
Rupert Murdoch
From Andy Pandy to Zebedee: The Golden Age of Children's Television
2015Movie
Self - Narrator (voice)
Grantchester
2014TV
Giles Montgomery
Boomers
2014TV
The Last Impresario
2014Movie
Self
Inside No. 9
2014TV
Frank
The List
2013Movie
Ted Rove
I Give It a Year
2013Movie
Brian
Father Brown
2013TV
Ronnie Grunion
Five Go to Rehab
2012Movie
Barmaid/Inspector
30 Years of Comic Strip
2012Movie
Death in Paradise
2011TV
Eugene Sutton
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011TV
Self - Participant
The Hunt for Tony Blair
2011Movie
Peter Mandelson
Episodes
2011TV
Sanford Shamiro
The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
2010TV
Gilfroy Deacon McStannahorse
The Michael Ball Show
2010TV
Self
Heavy Metal Britannia
2010Movie
Self
How to Be Old with Nicholas Craig
2009Movie
Nicholas Craig
Prog Rock Britannia
2009Movie
Narrator
Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation
2008Movie
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Colour of Magic
2008TV
Arch Astronomer
The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 1
2008Movie
Arch Astronomer
The Making of 'The Young Ones'
2007Movie
Self
Alternative Rebellion: The Beginning of Britain's Alternative Comedy Scene
2007Movie
Hogfather
2007Movie
Mr. Sideney
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007TV
Self
Flood
2007Movie
Keith Hopkins
M.I. High
2007TV
Prime Minister
Hogfather
2006TV
Mr. Sideney
How To Be Sci-Fi
2006TV
Legends
2006TV
Self - Narrator (voice)
How To Be Eighteenth Century
2006Movie
Nicholas Craig
Mayo
2006TV
Robert Bainbridge
Sex Actually
2005Movie
Graham
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
2005Movie
Self
Three Steps to Hendon
2005Movie
Gerry Jameson
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004TV
Mr. Venables
Bottom Mindless Violence
2004Movie
Neil Pye / Ralph Filthy (archive footage)
Celebrity Mastermind
2003TV
Bright Young Things
2003Movie
Taxi Driver
The Last Detective
2003TV
Four Men in a Plane
2000Movie
Tim Goodman
SpongeBob SquarePants
1999TV
Dr. Marmalade (voice)
The Grimleys
1999TV
Les Grimley
You Are Here
1998Movie
Sheldon Cohen
The Land Girls
1998Movie
Gerald
Four Men in a Car
1998Movie
Tim
Diana & Me
1997Movie
Taxi Driver
Jonathan Creek
1997TV
Shelford
Cuts
1996Movie
Jocelyn Pride
The Wind in the Willows
1996Movie
Car Salesman
Jeremy Hardy Gives Good Sex
1995Movie
Clockwork Mice
1995Movie
Parkey
The Marriage of Figaro
1994TV
Antonio
Ready, Steady, Cook
1994TV
Self - Guest
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
1994TV
Inspector Hopkins
Jealousy
1993Movie
Transvestite
Demonella
1993Movie
Father
Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase
1993Movie
Governor Wilkins
Bonjour la Classe
1993TV
Laurence Didcott
GMTV
1993TV
Self
Santa's First Christmas
1992Movie
Romuald the Reindeer
Carry On Columbus
1992Movie
The Wazir
The Crying Game
1992Movie
Club Chairman/Waiter
Red Nose of Courage
1992Movie
Home Secretary
Unnatural Pursuits
1992Movie
George Pepperly
The Trials of Oz
1991Movie
John Peel
The Nicholas Craig Masterclass
1990TV
Frankenstein's Baby
1990Movie
Paul Hocking
Spaghetti Hoops
1990Movie
Aldo Vini
Oxford
1990Movie
Steve's Manager/1st MI5 Man
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
1990Movie
Stan
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!
1990Movie
Stan
GLC: The Carnage Continues
1990Movie
TV Presenter
Blackeyes
1989TV
Jeff
Screen One
1989TV
Paul Hocking
Oh No, Not Them
1989Movie
Neil
Number 27
1988Movie
Andrew Veitch
Funseekers
1988Movie
Tony
More Bad News
1988Movie
Den Dennis
The Strike
1988Movie
Bernard/Old Man/Camp Actor
Eat the Rich
1987Movie
DHSS Manager
Filthy Rich & Catflap
1987TV
Ralph Filthy
King and Castle
1986TV
David Castle
Private Enterprise
1986Movie
Derek
The Supergrass
1985Movie
Gunter
Happy Families
1985TV
Barman
Roll Over Beethoven
1985TV
Nigel Cochrane
Brazil
1985Movie
Charlie--Dept. of Works
Sherlock Holmes
1984TV
Inspector Hopkins
Slags
1984Movie
Marlon
A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques
1984Movie
Paul
Susie
1984Movie
Dave
Dirty Movie
1984Movie
Nigel
Storyboard
1983TV
David Castle
Yellowbeard
1983Movie
Mansell
Blackadder
1983TV
Lord Smedley
Group Madness
1983Movie
Self
Summer School
1983Movie
Julian
Bad News
1983Movie
Den Dennis
War
1983Movie
Various Roles
Dead on Time
1983Movie
Boring Friend
The Young Ones
1982TV
Neil
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982TV
Julian, Paul, Dave, Den Dennis, Nigel, Marlon, Tommy/Doc/Ivan/McClowsky/Australian, Derek, Charles, Bernard/Old Man/Camp Actor 1, Tony, Stan, TV Presenter, Steve's Manager/1st MI5 Man, Aldo Vini
Shine on Harvey Moon
1982TV
Lou Lewis
The Comic Strip
1981Movie
Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights
1980TV
An Audience with...
1978TV
Self
Film '72
1971TV
Self
The Magic Roundabout
1964TV