Acting · Westminster, London, England, UK · Born February 22, 1953
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.
Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint
2026
as Ned
MovieRik Mayall: Magnificent B'Stard
2026
as Self
MovieThe Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?
2024
as Self
Movieimagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
2023
as Self
MovieThe Rise of the Comic Strip
2023
as Self
TVLockwood & Co.
2023
as John Fairfax
MovieRed Riding Hood: After Ever After
2022
as Nun Wolf
MovieJeepers Creepers
2020
as American Reporter (voice)
TVMandy
2020
as Captain
MovieCompletely Bad News
2019
as Den Dennis
MovieHow The Young Ones Changed Comedy
2018
MovieRatburger
2017
as Headmaster
MovieSleigh
2017
as Gerald
TVTimewasters
2017
as Langley
TVRichard Osman's House of Games
2017
as Self - Panellist
TVWe Have Been Watching
2017
as Self
MovieBurn Burn Burn
2016
as Henry
TVUpstart Crow
2016
as Egeus
MovieRed Top
2016
as Rupert Murdoch
MovieFrom Andy Pandy to Zebedee: The Golden Age of Children's Television
2015
as Self - Narrator (voice)
TVGrantchester
2014
as Giles Montgomery
TVBoomers
2014
MovieThe Last Impresario
2014
as Self
TVInside No. 9
2014
as Frank
MovieThe List
2013
as Ted Rove
MovieI Give It a Year
2013
as Brian
TVFather Brown
2013
as Ronnie Grunion
MovieFive Go to Rehab
2012
as Barmaid/Inspector
Movie30 Years of Comic Strip
2012
TVDeath in Paradise
2011
as Eugene Sutton
TVCelebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011
as Self - Participant
MovieThe Hunt for Tony Blair
2011
as Peter Mandelson
TVEpisodes
2011
as Sanford Shamiro
TVThe Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
2010
as Gilfroy Deacon McStannahorse
The Michael Ball Show
2010
as Self
MovieHeavy Metal Britannia
2010
as Self
How to Be Old with Nicholas Craig
2009
as Nicholas Craig
MovieProg Rock Britannia
2009
as Narrator
MovieMarty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation
2008
as Self - Narrator (voice)
TVThe Colour of Magic
2008
as Arch Astronomer
MovieThe Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 1
2008
as Arch Astronomer
MovieThe Making of 'The Young Ones'
2007
as Self
MovieHogfather
2007
as Mr. Sideney
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007
as Self
MovieFlood
2007
as Keith Hopkins
TVM.I. High
2007
as Prime Minister
TVHogfather
2006
as Mr. Sideney
How To Be Sci-Fi
2006
TVLegends
2006
as Self - Narrator (voice)
How To Be Eighteenth Century
2006
as Nicholas Craig
TVMayo
2006
as Robert Bainbridge
MovieSex Actually
2005
as Graham
MovieThe Comic Strip - A Retrospective
2005
as Self
MovieThree Steps to Hendon
2005
as Gerry Jameson
TVAgatha Christie's Marple
2004
as Mr. Venables
MovieBottom Mindless Violence
2004
as Neil Pye / Ralph Filthy (archive footage)
TVCelebrity Mastermind
2003
MovieBright Young Things
2003
as Taxi Driver
TVThe Last Detective
2003
MovieFour Men in a Plane
2000
as Tim Goodman
TVSpongeBob SquarePants
1999
as Dr. Marmalade (voice)
TVThe Grimleys
1999
as Les Grimley
MovieYou Are Here
1998
as Sheldon Cohen
MovieThe Land Girls
1998
as Gerald
MovieFour Men in a Car
1998
as Tim
MovieDiana & Me
1997
as Taxi Driver
TVJonathan Creek
1997
as Shelford
MovieCuts
1996
as Jocelyn Pride
MovieThe Wind in the Willows
1996
as Car Salesman
MovieClockwork Mice
1995
as Parkey
TVThe Marriage of Figaro
1994
as Antonio
TVReady, Steady, Cook
1994
as Self - Guest
TVThe Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
1994
as Inspector Hopkins
MovieJealousy
1993
as Transvestite
MovieDemonella
1993
as Father
MovieGregory: Diary of a Nutcase
1993
as Governor Wilkins
TVBonjour la Classe
1993
TVGMTV
1993
as Self
MovieSanta's First Christmas
1992
as Romuald the Reindeer
MovieCarry On Columbus
1992
as The Wazir
MovieThe Crying Game
1992
as Club Chairman/Waiter
MovieRed Nose of Courage
1992
as Home Secretary
MovieUnnatural Pursuits
1992
as George Pepperly
MovieThe Trials of Oz
1991
as John Peel
The Nicholas Craig Masterclass
1990
MovieFrankenstein's Baby
1990
as Paul Hocking
MovieSpaghetti Hoops
1990
as Aldo Vini
MovieOxford
1990
as Steve's Manager/1st MI5 Man
MovieSouth Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
1990
as Stan
MovieSouth Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!
1990
as Stan
MovieGLC: The Carnage Continues
1990
as TV Presenter
TVBlackeyes
1989
as Jeff
TVScreen One
1989
as Paul Hocking
MovieOh No, Not Them
1989
as Neil
MovieNumber 27
1988
as Andrew Veitch
MovieFunseekers
1988
as Tony
MovieMore Bad News
1988
as Den Dennis
MovieThe Strike
1988
as Bernard/Old Man/Camp Actor
MovieEat the Rich
1987
as DHSS Manager
MovieFilthy Rich & Catflap
1987
as Ralph Filthy
TVFilthy Rich & Catflap
1987
as Ralph Filthy
TVKing and Castle
1986
as David Castle
MoviePrivate Enterprise
1986
as Derek
MovieThe Supergrass
1985
as Gunter
TVHappy Families
1985
as Barman
Roll Over Beethoven
1985
as Nigel Cochrane
MovieBrazil
1985
as Charlie--Dept. of Works
TVSherlock Holmes
1984
as Inspector Hopkins
MovieSlags
1984
as Marlon
MovieA Fistful of Travellers' Cheques
1984
as Paul
MovieSusie
1984
as Dave
MovieDirty Movie
1984
as Nigel
TVStoryboard
1983
as David Castle
MovieYellowbeard
1983
as Mansell
TVBlackadder
1983
as Lord Smedley
MovieGroup Madness
1983
as Self
MovieSummer School
1983
as Julian
MovieBad News
1983
as Den Dennis
MovieWar
1983
as Various Roles
MovieDead on Time
1983
as Boring Friend
TVThe Young Ones
1982
as Neil
TVThe Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Julian
TVShine on Harvey Moon
1982
as Lou Lewis
MovieThe Comic Strip
1981
TVBoom Boom... Out Go the Lights
1980
TVAn Audience with...
1978
as Self
Film '72
1971
as Self
TVThe Magic Roundabout
1964
