Nigel Planer
Known for Acting · 128 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 (50)
Death in Paradise
2011
as Eugene Sutton
Ready, Steady, Cook
1994
as Self - Guest
Sherlock Holmes
1984
as Inspector Hopkins
Father Brown
2013
as Ronnie Grunion
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
as Mr. Venables
Celebrity Mastermind
2003
Grantchester
2014
as Giles Montgomery
SpongeBob SquarePants
1999
as Dr. Marmalade (voice)
Film '72
1971
as Self
Inside No. 9
2014
as Frank
Blackadder
1983
as Lord Smedley
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011
as Self - Participant
An Audience with...
1978
as Self
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
Richard Osman's House of Games
2017
as Self - Panellist
GMTV
1993
as Self
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007
as Self
Jonathan Creek
1997
as Shelford
M.I. High
2007
as Prime Minister
Episodes
2011
as Sanford Shamiro
The Young Ones
1982
as Neil
Shine on Harvey Moon
1982
as Lou Lewis
Screen One
1989
as Paul Hocking
Lockwood & Co.
2023
as John Fairfax
Legends
2006
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Colour of Magic
2008
as Arch Astronomer
Mandy
2020
as Captain
Upstart Crow
2016
as Egeus
The Last Detective
2003
Boomers
2014
The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
2010
as Gilfroy Deacon McStannahorse
The Michael Ball Show
2010
as Self
Hogfather
2006
as Mr. Sideney
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
1994
as Inspector Hopkins
The Grimleys
1999
as Les Grimley
Storyboard
1983
as David Castle
Filthy Rich & Catflap
1987
as Ralph Filthy
Timewasters
2017
as Langley
The Magic Roundabout
1964
Happy Families
1985
as Barman
Mayo
2006
as Robert Bainbridge
Blackeyes
1989
as Jeff
We Have Been Watching
2017
as Self
Bonjour la Classe
1993
The Marriage of Figaro
1994
as Antonio
King and Castle
1986
as David Castle
Roll Over Beethoven
1985
as Nigel Cochrane
Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights
1980
How To Be Sci-Fi
2006
The Nicholas Craig Masterclass
1990
Movies (78)
Brazil
1985
as Charlie--Dept. of Works
I Give It a Year
2013
as Brian
Hogfather
2007
as Mr. Sideney
Cuts
1996
as Jocelyn Pride
Red Top
2016
as Rupert Murdoch
Flood
2007
as Keith Hopkins
Summer School
1983
as Julian
Bright Young Things
2003
as Taxi Driver
Ratburger
2017
as Headmaster
Spaghetti Hoops
1990
as Aldo Vini
Rik Mayall: Magnificent B'Stard
2026
as Self
Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint
2026
as Ned
The Wind in the Willows
1996
as Car Salesman
The Hunt for Tony Blair
2011
as Peter Mandelson
Yellowbeard
1983
as Mansell
The Supergrass
1985
as Gunter
Jealousy
1993
as Transvestite
The Comic Strip
1981
Red Nose of Courage
1992
as Home Secretary
Carry On Columbus
1992
as The Wazir
Eat the Rich
1987
as DHSS Manager
The Land Girls
1998
as Gerald
Group Madness
1983
as Self
Demonella
1993
as Father
The Trials of Oz
1991
as John Peel
The Last Impresario
2014
as Self
Oh No, Not Them
1989
as Neil
Sleigh
2017
as Gerald
Filthy Rich & Catflap
1987
as Ralph Filthy
30 Years of Comic Strip
2012
Jeepers Creepers
2020
as American Reporter (voice)
The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 1
2008
as Arch Astronomer
GLC: The Carnage Continues
1990
as TV Presenter
Three Steps to Hendon
2005
as Gerry Jameson
Bad News
1983
as Den Dennis
The List
2013
as Ted Rove
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
2005
as Self
Burn Burn Burn
2016
as Henry
You Are Here
1998
as Sheldon Cohen
Private Enterprise
1986
as Derek
Unnatural Pursuits
1992
as George Pepperly
Five Go to Rehab
2012
as Barmaid/Inspector
Dirty Movie
1984
as Nigel
More Bad News
1988
as Den Dennis
Bottom Mindless Violence
2004
as Neil Pye / Ralph Filthy (archive footage)
The Strike
1988
as Bernard/Old Man/Camp Actor
Dead on Time
1983
as Boring Friend
Sex Actually
2005
as Graham
Four Men in a Car
1998
as Tim
Red Riding Hood: After Ever After
2022
as Nun Wolf
Diana & Me
1997
as Taxi Driver
Completely Bad News
2019
as Den Dennis
The Crying Game
1992
as Club Chairman/Waiter
Frankenstein's Baby
1990
as Paul Hocking
Clockwork Mice
1995
as Parkey
The Rise of the Comic Strip
2023
as Self
The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?
2024
as Self
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
2018
Four Men in a Plane
2000
as Tim Goodman
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!
1990
as Stan
Oxford
1990
as Steve's Manager/1st MI5 Man
Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase
1993
as Governor Wilkins
Funseekers
1988
as Tony
Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation
2008
as Self - Narrator (voice)
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
2023
as Self
Heavy Metal Britannia
2010
as Self
Slags
1984
as Marlon
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
1990
as Stan
A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques
1984
as Paul
Number 27
1988
as Andrew Veitch
The Making of 'The Young Ones'
2007
as Self
Prog Rock Britannia
2009
as Narrator
War
1983
as Various Roles
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)
Susie
1984
as Dave
How to Be Old with Nicholas Craig
2009
as Nicholas Craig
Santa's First Christmas
1992
as Romuald the Reindeer
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 128 credits spanning from 1964 to 2026, Nigel Planer has appeared in 78 films and 50 TV shows.
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Most Popular Nigel Planer Movies
- Brazil (1985) — as Charlie--Dept. of Works
- I Give It a Year (2013) — as Brian
- Hogfather (2007) — as Mr. Sideney
- Cuts (1996) — as Jocelyn Pride
- Red Top (2016) — as Rupert Murdoch
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