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
Yellowbeard (1983)
as Mansell
The Wind in the Willows (1996)
as Car Salesman
Ratburger (2017)
as Headmaster
Summer School (1983)
as Julian
Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation (2008)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint (2026)
as Ned
Eat the Rich (1987)
as DHSS Manager
The Color of Magic 2in1 (2010)
as Arch Astronomer
Jeepers Creepers (2020)
as American Reporter (voice)
Bright Young Things (2003)
as Taxi Driver
The Trials of Oz (1991)
as John Peel
Red Top (2016)
as Rupert Murdoch
Jeremy Hardy Gives Good Sex (1995)
Actor
30 Years of Comic Strip (2012)
Actor
Red Riding Hood: After Ever After (2022)
as Nun Wolf
Five Go to Rehab (2012)
as Barmaid/Inspector
Oh No, Not Them (1989)
as Neil
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy (2018)
Actor
Carry On Columbus (1992)
as The Wazir
The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 1 (2008)
as Arch Astronomer
Four Men in a Car (1998)
as Tim
The Land Girls (1998)
as Gerald
Rik Mayall: Magnificent B'Stard (2026)
as Self
Group Madness (1983)
as Self
The Making of 'The Young Ones' (2007)
as Self
Three Steps to Hendon (2005)
as Gerry Jameson
More Bad News (1988)
as Den Dennis
The Hunt for Tony Blair (2011)
as Peter Mandelson
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1 (1990)
as Stan
The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas? (2024)
as Self
Spaghetti Hoops (1990)
as Aldo Vini
GLC: The Carnage Continues (1990)
as TV Presenter
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter (2023)
as Self
Red Nose of Courage (1992)
as Home Secretary
The Crying Game (1992)
as Club Chairman/Waiter
The Comic Strip (1981)
Actor
The List (2013)
as Ted Rove
Burn Burn Burn (2016)
as Henry
Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase (1993)
as Governor Wilkins
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie! (1990)
as Stan
Sleigh (2017)
as Gerald
Jealousy (1993)
as Transvestite
Completely Bad News (2019)
as Den Dennis
The Last Impresario (2014)
as Self
The Rise of the Comic Strip (2023)
as Self
A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques (1984)
as Paul
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective (2005)
as Self
Sex Actually (2005)
as Graham
You Are Here (1998)
as Sheldon Cohen
Bottom Mindless Violence (2004)
as Neil Pye / Ralph Filthy (archive footage)
Santa's First Christmas (1992)
as Romuald the Reindeer
Four Men in a Plane (2000)
as Tim Goodman
Demonella (1993)
as Father
Clockwork Mice (1995)
as Parkey
Cuts (1996)
as Jocelyn Pride
Bad News (1983)
as Den Dennis
Private Enterprise (1986)
as Derek
Dead on Time (1983)
as Boring Friend
Unnatural Pursuits (1992)
as George Pepperly
The Strike (1988)
as Bernard/Old Man/Camp Actor
Dirty Movie (1984)
as Nigel
The Supergrass (1985)
as Gunter
Diana & Me (1997)
as Taxi Driver
Funseekers (1988)
as Tony
Number 27 (1988)
as Andrew Veitch
Frankenstein's Baby (1990)
as Paul Hocking
Prog Rock Britannia (2009)
as Narrator
Slags (1984)
as Marlon
Oxford (1990)
as Steve's Manager/1st MI5 Man
Heavy Metal Britannia (2010)
as Self
War (1983)
as Various Roles
Susie (1984)
as Dave
How to Be Old with Nicholas Craig (2009)
as Nicholas Craig
How To Be Eighteenth Century (2006)
as Nicholas Craig
From Andy Pandy to Zebedee: The Golden Age of Children's Television (2015)
as Self - Narrator (voice)