Nigel Planer
Born: 1953-02-22 in Westminster, London, England, UK
Known For: 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
2026
- Rik Mayall: Magnificent B'stard as Self
- Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint as Ned
2024
2023
- Lockwood & Co. as John Fairfax
- The Rise of the Comic Strip as Self
- imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter as Self
2022
- Red Riding Hood: After Ever After as Nun Wolf
2020
- Mandy as Captain
- Jeepers Creepers as American Reporter (voice)
2019
- Completely Bad News as Den Dennis
2017
- Richard Osman's House of Games as Self - Panellist
- Timewasters as Langley
- We Have Been Watching as Self
- Ratburger as Headmaster
- Sleigh as Gerald
2016
- Upstart Crow as Egeus
- Red Top as Rupert Murdoch
- Burn Burn Burn as Henry
2015
- From Andy Pandy to Zebedee: The Golden Age of Children's Television as Self - Narrator (voice)
2014
- Grantchester as Giles Montgomery
- Inside No. 9 as Frank
- Boomers
- The Last Impresario as Self
2013
- Father Brown as Ronnie Grunion
- I Give It a Year as Brian
- The List as Ted Rove
2012
- Five Go to Rehab as Barmaid/Inspector
- 30 Years of Comic Strip
2011
- Death in Paradise as Eugene Sutton
- Episodes as Sanford Shamiro
- Celebrity Antiques Road Trip as Self - Participant
- The Hunt for Tony Blair as Peter Mandelson
2010
- The Michael Ball Show as Self
- The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret as Gilfroy Deacon McStannahorse
- Heavy Metal Britannia as Self
2009
- Prog Rock Britannia as Narrator
- How to Be Old with Nicholas Craig as Nicholas Craig
2008
- The Colour of Magic as Arch Astronomer
- The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 1 as Arch Astronomer
- Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation as Self - Narrator (voice)
2007
- The Alan Titchmarsh Show as Self
- M.I. High as Prime Minister
- Flood as Keith Hopkins
- Hogfather as Mr. Sideney
- The Making of 'The Young Ones' as Self
2006
- Legends as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Mayo as Robert Bainbridge
- Hogfather as Mr. Sideney
- How To Be Sci-Fi
- How To Be Eighteenth Century as Nicholas Craig
2005
- Sex Actually as Graham
- The Comic Strip - A Retrospective as Self
- Three Steps to Hendon as Gerry Jameson
2004
- Agatha Christie's Marple as Mr. Venables
- Bottom Mindless Violence as Neil Pye / Ralph Filthy (archive footage)
2003
- Celebrity Mastermind
- The Last Detective
- Bright Young Things as Taxi Driver
2000
- Four Men in a Plane as Tim Goodman
1999
- The Grimleys as Les Grimley
1998
- The Land Girls as Gerald
- You Are Here as Sheldon Cohen
- Four Men in a Car as Tim
1997
- Jonathan Creek as Shelford
- Diana & Me as Taxi Driver
1996
- The Wind in the Willows as Car Salesman
1995
- Clockwork Mice as Parkey
1994
- Ready, Steady, Cook as Self - Guest
- The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes as Inspector Hopkins
- The Marriage of Figaro as Antonio
1993
- GMTV as Self
- Demonella as Father
- Jealousy as Transvestite
- Bonjour la Classe
- Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase as Governor Wilkins
1992
- Carry On Columbus as The Wazir
- The Crying Game as Club Chairman/Waiter
- Unnatural Pursuits as George Pepperly
- Red Nose of Courage as Home Secretary
- Santa's First Christmas as Romuald the Reindeer
1991
- The Trials of Oz as John Peel
1990
- Spaghetti Hoops as Aldo Vini
- South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1 as Stan
- GLC: The Carnage Continues as TV Presenter
- The Nicholas Craig Masterclass
- Oxford as Steve's Manager/1st MI5 Man
- South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie! as Stan
- Frankenstein's Baby as Paul Hocking
1989
- Screen One as Paul Hocking
- Blackeyes as Jeff
- Oh No, Not Them as Neil
1988
- More Bad News as Den Dennis
- The Strike as Bernard/Old Man/Camp Actor
- Number 27 as Andrew Veitch
- Funseekers as Tony
1987
- Filthy Rich & Catflap as Ralph Filthy
- Eat the Rich as DHSS Manager
- Filthy Rich & Catflap as Ralph Filthy
1986
- King and Castle as David Castle
- Private Enterprise as Derek
1985
- Brazil as Charlie--Dept. of Works
- Happy Families as Barman
- The Supergrass as Gunter
- Roll Over Beethoven as Nigel Cochrane
1984
- Sherlock Holmes as Inspector Hopkins
- Dirty Movie as Nigel
- A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques as Paul
- Slags as Marlon
- Susie as Dave
1983
- Blackadder as Lord Smedley
- Summer School as Julian
- Bad News as Den Dennis
- Yellowbeard as Mansell
- Group Madness as Self
- Dead on Time as Boring Friend
- War as Various Roles
1982
- The Young Ones as Neil
- The Comic Strip Presents... as Tommy/Doc/Ivan/McClowsky/Australian
- Shine on Harvey Moon as Lou Lewis
1981
1978
- An Audience with... as Self
1971
- Film '72 as Self