Nigel Planer
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 22 February 1953 · Westminster, London, England, UK
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
Acting 81
- 2026Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint as Ned
- 2026Rik Mayall: Magnificent B'Stard as Self
- 2024The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas? as Self
- 2023imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter as Self
- 2023The Rise of the Comic Strip as Self
- 2022Red Riding Hood: After Ever After as Nun Wolf
- 2020Jeepers Creepers as American Reporter (voice)
- 2019Completely Bad News as Den Dennis
- 2018How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
- 2017Ratburger as Headmaster
- 2017Sleigh as Gerald
- 2016Burn Burn Burn as Henry
- 2016Red Top as Rupert Murdoch
- 2015From Andy Pandy to Zebedee: The Golden Age of Children's Television as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2014The Last Impresario as Self
- 2013The List as Ted Rove
- 2013I Give It a Year as Brian
- 2012Five Go to Rehab as Barmaid/Inspector
- 201230 Years of Comic Strip
- 2011The Hunt for Tony Blair as Peter Mandelson
- 2010The Color of Magic 2in1 as Arch Astronomer
- 2010Heavy Metal Britannia as Self
- 2009How to Be Old with Nicholas Craig as Nicholas Craig
- 2009Prog Rock Britannia as Narrator
- 2008Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2008The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 1 as Arch Astronomer
- 2007The Making of 'The Young Ones' as Self
- 2007Hogfather as Mr. Sideney
- 2007Flood as Keith Hopkins
- 2006How To Be Eighteenth Century as Nicholas Craig
- 2005Sex Actually as Graham
- 2005The Comic Strip - A Retrospective as Self
- 2005Three Steps to Hendon as Gerry Jameson
- 2004Bottom Mindless Violence as Neil Pye / Ralph Filthy (archive footage)
- 2003Bright Young Things as Taxi Driver
- 2000Four Men in a Plane as Tim Goodman
- 1998You Are Here as Sheldon Cohen
- 1998The Land Girls as Gerald
- 1998Four Men in a Car as Tim
- 1997Diana & Me as Taxi Driver
- 1996Cuts as Jocelyn Pride
- 1996The Wind in the Willows as Car Salesman
- 1995Jeremy Hardy Gives Good Sex
- 1995Clockwork Mice as Parkey
- 1993Jealousy as Transvestite
- 1993Demonella as Father
- 1993Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase as Governor Wilkins
- 1992Santa's First Christmas as Romuald the Reindeer
- 1992Carry On Columbus as The Wazir
- 1992The Crying Game as Club Chairman/Waiter
- 1992Red Nose of Courage as Home Secretary
- 1992Unnatural Pursuits as George Pepperly
- 1991The Trials of Oz as John Peel
- 1990Frankenstein's Baby as Paul Hocking
- 1990Spaghetti Hoops as Aldo Vini
- 1990Oxford as Steve's Manager/1st MI5 Man
- 1990South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie! as Stan
- 1990South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1 as Stan
- 1990GLC: The Carnage Continues as TV Presenter
- 1989Oh No, Not Them as Neil
- 1988Number 27 as Andrew Veitch
- 1988Funseekers as Tony
- 1988More Bad News as Den Dennis
- 1988The Strike as Bernard/Old Man/Camp Actor
- 1987Eat the Rich as DHSS Manager
- 1987Filthy Rich & Catflap as Ralph Filthy
- 1986Private Enterprise as Derek
- 1985The Supergrass as Gunter
- 1985Brazil as Charlie--Dept. of Works
- 1984Slags as Marlon
- 1984A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques as Paul
- 1984Susie as Dave
- 1984Dirty Movie as Nigel
- 1983Yellowbeard as Mansell
- 1983Group Madness as Self
- 1983Summer School as Julian
- 1983Bad News as Den Dennis
- 1983War as Various Roles
- 1983Dead on Time as Boring Friend
- 1982The Young Ones as Neil
- 1981The Comic Strip
Writing 2
- 1988Funseekers · writer
- 1981The Comic Strip · writer