Nigel Planer
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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
Credits
Brazil (1985)
as Charlie--Dept. of Works
I Give It a Year (2013)
as Brian
Flood (2007)
as Keith Hopkins
Hogfather (2007)
as Mr. Sideney
Cuts (1996)
as Jocelyn Pride
Summer School (1983)
as Julian
Bright Young Things (2003)
as Taxi Driver
Red Top (2016)
as Rupert Murdoch
Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint (2026)
as Ned
The Wind in the Willows (1996)
as Car Salesman
Ratburger (2017)
as Headmaster
Yellowbeard (1983)
as Mansell
Spaghetti Hoops (1990)
as Aldo Vini
Eat the Rich (1987)
as DHSS Manager
Rik Mayall: Magnificent B'Stard (2026)
as Self
The Supergrass (1985)
as Gunter
Sleigh (2017)
as Gerald
The Hunt for Tony Blair (2011)
as Peter Mandelson
Jeepers Creepers (2020)
as American Reporter (voice)
The List (2013)
as Ted Rove
Demonella (1993)
as Father
Carry On Columbus (1992)
as The Wazir
Jealousy (1993)
as Transvestite
Dead on Time (1983)
as Boring Friend
The Land Girls (1998)
as Gerald
Bottom Mindless Violence (2004)
as Neil Pye / Ralph Filthy (archive footage)
Filthy Rich & Catflap (1987)
as Ralph Filthy
Oh No, Not Them (1989)
as Neil
GLC: The Carnage Continues (1990)
as TV Presenter
The Last Impresario (2014)
as Self
The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 1 (2008)
as Arch Astronomer
The Comic Strip (1981)
Actor
Red Nose of Courage (1992)
as Home Secretary
Bad News (1983)
as Den Dennis
Five Go to Rehab (2012)
as Barmaid/Inspector
Three Steps to Hendon (2005)
as Gerry Jameson
30 Years of Comic Strip (2012)
Actor
The Trials of Oz (1991)
as John Peel
Completely Bad News (2019)
as Den Dennis
Unnatural Pursuits (1992)
as George Pepperly
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective (2005)
as Self
Group Madness (1983)
as Self
The Crying Game (1992)
as Club Chairman/Waiter
You Are Here (1998)
as Sheldon Cohen
Dirty Movie (1984)
as Nigel
Burn Burn Burn (2016)
as Henry
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy (2018)
Actor
A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques (1984)
as Paul
Diana & Me (1997)
as Taxi Driver
Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation (2008)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Private Enterprise (1986)
as Derek
Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase (1993)
as Governor Wilkins
More Bad News (1988)
as Den Dennis
The Strike (1988)
as Bernard/Old Man/Camp Actor
Sex Actually (2005)
as Graham
Heavy Metal Britannia (2010)
as Self
Red Riding Hood: After Ever After (2022)
as Nun Wolf
Four Men in a Car (1998)
as Tim
The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas? (2024)
as Self
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie! (1990)
as Stan
The Rise of the Comic Strip (2023)
as Self
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter (2023)
as Self
Oxford (1990)
as Steve's Manager/1st MI5 Man
The Making of 'The Young Ones' (2007)
as Self
Four Men in a Plane (2000)
as Tim Goodman
Funseekers (1988)
as Tony
Slags (1984)
as Marlon
Clockwork Mice (1995)
as Parkey
Number 27 (1988)
as Andrew Veitch
War (1983)
as Various Roles
Frankenstein's Baby (1990)
as Paul Hocking
Santa's First Christmas (1992)
as Romuald the Reindeer
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1 (1990)
as Stan
Susie (1984)
as Dave
From Andy Pandy to Zebedee: The Golden Age of Children's Television (2015)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Prog Rock Britannia (2009)
as Narrator
How to Be Old with Nicholas Craig (2009)
as Nicholas Craig
How To Be Eighteenth Century (2006)
as Nicholas Craig