Nigel Planer

Personal Info

Known For:
Acting

Birthday:
February 22, 1953

Place of Birth:
Westminster, London, England, UK

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Nigel Planer

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

Filmography

Year Movie Role
2024 The Making of Do They Know It’s Christmas? Self
2023 imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter Self
2023 The Rise of the Comic Strip Self
2022 Red Riding Hood: After Ever After Nun Wolf
2020 Jeepers Creepers American Reporter (voice)
2019 Completely Bad News Den Dennis
2018 How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
2017 Sleigh Gerald
2017 Ratburger Headmaster
2016 Red Top Rupert Murdoch
2016 Burn Burn Burn Henry
2015 From Andy Pandy To Zebedee: The Golden Age of Children's Television Narrator
2013 I Give It a Year Brian
2013 The List Ted Rove
2012 Five Go to Rehab Barmaid/Inspector
2012 30 Years of Comic Strip
2011 The Hunt for Tony Blair Peter Mandelson
2010 Heavy Metal Britannia Self
2009 Prog Rock Britannia Narrator
2009 How to Be Old with Nicholas Craig Nicholas Craig
2008 Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation Self - Narrator (voice)
2007 Hogfather Mr. Sideney
2007 Flood Keith Hopkins
2007 The Making of 'The Young Ones' Self
2006 How To Be Eighteenth Century Nicholas Craig
2005 The Comic Strip - A Retrospective Self
2005 Sex Actually Graham
2003 Bright Young Things Taxi Driver
2000 Four Men in a Plane Tim Goodman
1998 Four Men in a Car Tim
1998 The Land Girls Gerald
1998 You Are Here Sheldon Cohen
1997 Diana & Me Taxi Driver
1996 The Wind in the Willows Car Salesman
1995 Clockwork Mice Parkey
1993 Demonella Father
1993 Jealousy Transvestite
1993 Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase Governor Wilkins
1992 Carry On Columbus The Wazir
1992 Unnatural Pursuits George Pepperly
1992 Red Nose of Courage Home Secretary
1992 The Crying Game Club Chairman/Waiter
1992 Santa's First Christmas Romuald the Reindeer
1991 The Trials of Oz John Peel
1990 South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1 Stan
1990 South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie! Stan
1990 Oxford Steve's Manager/1st MI5 Man
1990 Spaghetti Hoops Aldo Vini
1990 Frankenstein's Baby Paul Hocking
1990 GLC: The Carnage Continues TV Presenter
1988 Funseekers Tony
1988 Number 27
1988 The Strike Bernard/Old Man/Camp Actor
1988 More Bad News Den Dennis
1987 Eat the Rich DHSS Manager
1987 Filthy Rich & Catflap Ralph Filthy
1986 Private Enterprise Derek
1985 The Supergrass Gunter
1985 Brazil Charlie--Dept. of Works
1984 Dirty Movie Nigel
1984 Susie Dave
1984 Slags Marlon
1984 A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques Paul
1983 Yellowbeard Mansell
1983 Dead on Time Boring Friend
1983 Summer School Julian
1983 War Various Roles
1983 Bad News Den Dennis
1983 Group Madness Self
1981 The Comic Strip
Year TV Show Role
2023 Lockwood & Co. John Fairfax
2020 Mandy Captain
2017 We Have Been Watching Self
2017 Timewasters Langley
2014 Boomers
2014 Inside No. 9 Frank
2014 Grantchester Giles Montgomery
2013 Father Brown Ronnie Grunion
2011 Episodes Sanford Shamiro
2011 Death in Paradise Eugene Sutton
2011 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip Self - Participant
2010 The Michael Ball Show Self
2010 The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret Gilfroy Deacon McStannahorse
2008 The Colour of Magic Arch Astronomer
2007 M.I. High
2007 The Alan Titchmarsh Show Self
2006 Mayo Robert Bainbridge
2006 Hogfather Mr. Sideney
2006 Legends Self - Narrator (voice)
2004 Agatha Christie's Marple Mr. Venables
2003 The Last Detective
2003 Celebrity Mastermind
1999 The Grimleys Les Grimley
1997 Jonathan Creek Shelford
1994 The Marriage of Figaro Antonio
1994 Ready Steady Cook Self - Guest
1993 Bonjour la Classe
1993 GMTV Self
1990 The Nicholas Craig Masterclass
1989 Blackeyes Jeff
1987 Filthy Rich & Catflap Ralph Filthy
1986 King and Castle David Castle
1985 Roll Over Beethoven
1985 Happy Families Barman
1984 Sherlock Holmes Inspector Hopkins
1983 Blackadder Lord Smedley
1982 The Young Ones Neil
1982 Shine on Harvey Moon Lou Lewis
1982 The Comic Strip Presents... Graham
1982 The Comic Strip Presents... Julian
1982 The Comic Strip Presents... Paul
1982 The Comic Strip Presents... Dave
1982 The Comic Strip Presents... Den Dennis
1982 The Comic Strip Presents... Nigel
1982 The Comic Strip Presents... Marlon
1982 The Comic Strip Presents... Tommy/Doc/Ivan/McClowsky/Australian
1982 The Comic Strip Presents... Derek
1982 The Comic Strip Presents... Charles
1982 The Comic Strip Presents... Bernard/Old Man/Camp Actor 1
1982 The Comic Strip Presents... Tony
1982 The Comic Strip Presents... Stan
1982 The Comic Strip Presents... TV Presenter
1982 The Comic Strip Presents... Steve's Manager/1st MI5 Man
1982 The Comic Strip Presents... Aldo Vini
1982 The Comic Strip Presents... Home Secretary
1982 The Comic Strip Presents... Club Chairman/Waiter
1982 The Comic Strip Presents... Father
1982 The Comic Strip Presents... Tim
1982 The Comic Strip Presents... Governor Wilkins
1982 The Comic Strip Presents... Transvestite
1982 The Comic Strip Presents... Tim Goodman
1982 The Comic Strip Presents... Barmaid/Inspector
1980 Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights
1978 An Audience with... Self
1964 The Magic Roundabout
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