Nigel Planer
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.
Filmography (127 titles)
Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint
Ned · 2026
7.3MovieRik Mayall: Magnificent B'Stard
Self · 2026
8.0MovieThe Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?
Self · 2024
7.0Movieimagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
Self · 2023
MovieThe Rise of the Comic Strip
Self · 2023
7.6ShowLockwood & Co.
John Fairfax · 2023
7.0MovieRed Riding Hood: After Ever After
Nun Wolf · 2022
4.0MovieJeepers Creepers
American Reporter (voice) · 2020
7.6ShowMandy
Captain · 2020
MovieCompletely Bad News
Den Dennis · 2019
7.0MovieHow The Young Ones Changed Comedy
2018
4.3MovieRatburger
Headmaster · 2017
MovieSleigh
Gerald · 2017
6.1ShowTimewasters
Langley · 2017
6.1ShowRichard Osman's House of Games
Self - Panellist · 2017
ShowWe Have Been Watching
Self · 2017
6.5MovieBurn Burn Burn
Henry · 2016
7.3ShowUpstart Crow
Egeus · 2016
5.3MovieRed Top
Rupert Murdoch · 2016
8.0MovieFrom Andy Pandy to Zebedee: The Golden Age of Children's Television
Self - Narrator (voice) · 2015
7.2ShowGrantchester
Giles Montgomery · 2014
6.3ShowBoomers
2014
5.5MovieThe Last Impresario
Self · 2014
8.1ShowInside No. 9
Frank · 2014
4.3MovieThe List
Ted Rove · 2013
5.5MovieI Give It a Year
Brian · 2013
7.6ShowFather Brown
Ronnie Grunion · 2013
MovieFive Go to Rehab
Barmaid/Inspector · 2012
5.0Movie30 Years of Comic Strip
2012
7.5ShowDeath in Paradise
Eugene Sutton · 2011