- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- February 22, 1953
- Place of Birth
- Westminster, London, England, UK
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.
Filmography
Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint
movieMerry Christmas Aubrey Flint
2026 · Ned
movieRik Mayall: Magnificent B'Stard
2026 · Self
movieThe Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?
2024 · Self
movieimagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
2023 · Self
movieThe Rise of the Comic Strip
2023 · Self
tvLockwood & Co.
2023 · John Fairfax
movieRed Riding Hood: After Ever After
2022 · Nun Wolf
movieJeepers Creepers
2020 · American Reporter (voice)
tvMandy
2020 · Captain
movieCompletely Bad News
2019 · Den Dennis
movieHow The Young Ones Changed Comedy
2018
movieRatburger
2017 · Headmaster
movieSleigh
2017 · Gerald
tvTimewasters
2017 · Langley
tvRichard Osman's House of Games
2017 · Self - Panellist
tvWe Have Been Watching
2017 · Self
movieBurn Burn Burn
2016 · Henry
tvUpstart Crow
2016 · Egeus
movieRed Top
2016 · Rupert Murdoch
movieFrom Andy Pandy to Zebedee: The Golden Age of Children's Television
2015 · Self - Narrator (voice)
tvGrantchester
2014 · Giles Montgomery
tvBoomers
2014
movieThe Last Impresario
2014 · Self
tvInside No. 9
2014 · Frank
movieThe List
2013 · Ted Rove
movieI Give It a Year
2013 · Brian
tvFather Brown
2013 · Ronnie Grunion
movieFive Go to Rehab
2012 · Barmaid/Inspector
movie30 Years of Comic Strip
2012
tvDeath in Paradise
2011 · Eugene Sutton
tvCelebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011 · Self - Participant
movieThe Hunt for Tony Blair
2011 · Peter Mandelson
tvEpisodes
2011 · Sanford Shamiro
tvThe Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
2010 · Gilfroy Deacon McStannahorse
The Michael Ball Show
tvThe Michael Ball Show
2010 · Self
movieHeavy Metal Britannia
2010 · Self
How to Be Old with Nicholas Craig
movieHow to Be Old with Nicholas Craig
2009 · Nicholas Craig
movieProg Rock Britannia
2009 · Narrator
movieMarty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation
2008 · Self - Narrator (voice)
tvThe Colour of Magic
2008 · Arch Astronomer
movieThe Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 1
2008 · Arch Astronomer
movieThe Making of 'The Young Ones'
2007 · Self
movieHogfather
2007 · Mr. Sideney
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
tvThe Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007 · Self
movieFlood
2007 · Keith Hopkins
tvM.I. High
2007 · Prime Minister
tvHogfather
2006 · Mr. Sideney
How To Be Sci-Fi
tvHow To Be Sci-Fi
2006
tvLegends
2006 · Self - Narrator (voice)
How To Be Eighteenth Century
movieHow To Be Eighteenth Century
2006 · Nicholas Craig
tvMayo
2006 · Robert Bainbridge
movieSex Actually
2005 · Graham
movieThe Comic Strip - A Retrospective
2005 · Self
movieThree Steps to Hendon
2005 · Gerry Jameson
tvAgatha Christie's Marple
2004 · Mr. Venables
movieBottom Mindless Violence
2004 · Neil Pye / Ralph Filthy (archive footage)
tvCelebrity Mastermind
2003
movieBright Young Things
2003 · Taxi Driver
tvThe Last Detective
2003
movieFour Men in a Plane
2000 · Tim Goodman
tvThe Grimleys
1999 · Les Grimley
movieYou Are Here
1998 · Sheldon Cohen
movieThe Land Girls
1998 · Gerald
movieFour Men in a Car
1998 · Tim
movieDiana & Me
1997 · Taxi Driver
tvJonathan Creek
1997 · Shelford
movieCuts
1996 · Jocelyn Pride
movieThe Wind in the Willows
1996 · Car Salesman
movieClockwork Mice
1995 · Parkey
tvThe Marriage of Figaro
1994 · Antonio
tvReady, Steady, Cook
1994 · Self - Guest
tvThe Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
1994 · Inspector Hopkins
movieJealousy
1993 · Transvestite
movieDemonella
1993 · Father
movieGregory: Diary of a Nutcase
1993 · Governor Wilkins
tvBonjour la Classe
1993
tvGMTV
1993 · Self
movieSanta's First Christmas
1992 · Romuald the Reindeer
movieCarry On Columbus
1992 · The Wazir
movieThe Crying Game
1992 · Club Chairman/Waiter
movieRed Nose of Courage
1992 · Home Secretary
movieUnnatural Pursuits
1992 · George Pepperly
movieThe Trials of Oz
1991 · John Peel
The Nicholas Craig Masterclass
tvThe Nicholas Craig Masterclass
1990
movieFrankenstein's Baby
1990 · Paul Hocking
movieSpaghetti Hoops
1990 · Aldo Vini
movieOxford
1990 · Steve's Manager/1st MI5 Man
movieSouth Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
1990 · Stan
movieSouth Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!
1990 · Stan
movieGLC: The Carnage Continues
1990 · TV Presenter
tvBlackeyes
1989 · Jeff
tvScreen One
1989 · Paul Hocking
movieOh No, Not Them
1989 · Neil
movieNumber 27
1988 · Andrew Veitch
movieFunseekers
1988 · Tony, Writer
movieMore Bad News
1988 · Den Dennis
movieThe Strike
1988 · Bernard/Old Man/Camp Actor
movieEat the Rich
1987 · DHSS Manager
movieFilthy Rich & Catflap
1987 · Ralph Filthy
tvFilthy Rich & Catflap
1987 · Ralph Filthy
tvKing and Castle
1986 · David Castle
moviePrivate Enterprise
1986 · Derek
movieThe Supergrass
1985 · Gunter
tvHappy Families
1985 · Barman
Roll Over Beethoven
tvRoll Over Beethoven
1985 · Nigel Cochrane
movieBrazil
1985 · Charlie--Dept. of Works
tvSherlock Holmes
1984 · Inspector Hopkins
movieSlags
1984 · Marlon
movieA Fistful of Travellers' Cheques
1984 · Paul
movieSusie
1984 · Dave
movieDirty Movie
1984 · Nigel
tvStoryboard
1983 · David Castle
movieYellowbeard
1983 · Mansell
tvBlackadder
1983 · Lord Smedley
movieGroup Madness
1983 · Self
movieSummer School
1983 · Julian
movieBad News
1983 · Den Dennis
movieWar
1983 · Various Roles
movieDead on Time
1983 · Boring Friend
tvThe Young Ones
1982 · Neil
tvThe Comic Strip Presents...
1982 · Julian, Tommy/Doc/Ivan/McClowsky/Australian, Charles, Den Dennis, Dave, Paul, Nigel, Marlon, Derek, Bernard/Old Man/Camp Actor 1, TV Presenter, Tony, Stan, Aldo Vini, Steve's Manager/1st MI5 Man, Writer
tvShine on Harvey Moon
1982 · Lou Lewis
movieThe Comic Strip
1981 · , Writer
tvBoom Boom... Out Go the Lights
1980
tvAn Audience with...
1978 · Self
Film '72
tvFilm '72
1971 · Self
tvThe Magic Roundabout
1964