Nigel Planer

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

136

Gender

Male

Birthday

1953-02-22 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

Westminster, London, England, UK

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

Brazil
7.7%

Brazil

Feb 20, 1985

I Give It a Year
5.5%

I Give It a Year

Feb 8, 2013

Blackadder
8.0%

Blackadder

Jun 15, 1983

Death in Paradise
7.5%

Death in Paradise

Oct 25, 2011

Lockwood & Co.
7.7%

Lockwood & Co.

Jan 27, 2023

Inside No. 9
8.0%

Inside No. 9

Feb 5, 2014

Sherlock Holmes
8.1%

Sherlock Holmes

Apr 24, 1984

Episodes
7.2%

Episodes

Jan 9, 2011

Hogfather
6.8%

Hogfather

Oct 12, 2007

The Colour of Magic
6.7%

The Colour of Magic

Mar 23, 2008

Flood
5.3%

Flood

Aug 24, 2007

Yellowbeard
5.5%

Yellowbeard

Jun 24, 1983

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Acting

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

Writing

1988
Funseekers as Writer
1982
The Comic Strip Presents... as Writer
1981
The Comic Strip as Writer
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