Nigel Planer

Biography

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

Death in Paradise

Father Brown

Agatha Christie's Marple

Sherlock Holmes

Grantchester

Ready, Steady, Cook

Blackadder

Inside No. 9

All Movies (76)

• The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?2024 · as Self
• imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter2023 · as Self
• The Rise of the Comic Strip2023 · as Self
• Red Riding Hood: After Ever After2022 · as Nun Wolf
• Jeepers Creepers2020 · as American Reporter (voice)
• Completely Bad News2019 · as Den Dennis
• How The Young Ones Changed Comedy2018
• Ratburger2017 · as Headmaster
• Sleigh2017 · as Gerald
• Burn Burn Burn2016 · as Henry
• Red Top2016 · as Rupert Murdoch
• From Andy Pandy to Zebedee: The Golden Age of Children's Television2015 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• The Last Impresario2014 · as Self
• The List2013 · as Ted Rove
• I Give It a Year2013 · as Brian
• Five Go to Rehab2012 · as Barmaid/Inspector
• 30 Years of Comic Strip2012
• The Hunt for Tony Blair2011 · as Peter Mandelson
• Heavy Metal Britannia2010 · as Self
• How to Be Old with Nicholas Craig2009 · as Nicholas Craig
• Prog Rock Britannia2009 · as Narrator
• Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation2008 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 12008 · as Arch Astronomer
• The Making of 'The Young Ones'2007 · as Self
• Hogfather2007 · as Mr. Sideney
• Flood2007 · as Keith Hopkins
• How To Be Eighteenth Century2006 · as Nicholas Craig
• Sex Actually2005 · as Graham
• The Comic Strip - A Retrospective2005 · as Self
• Three Steps to Hendon2005 · as Gerry Jameson
• Bottom Mindless Violence2004 · as Neil Pye / Ralph Filthy (archive footage)
• Bright Young Things2003 · as Taxi Driver
• Four Men in a Plane2000 · as Tim Goodman
• You Are Here1998 · as Sheldon Cohen
• The Land Girls1998 · as Gerald
• Four Men in a Car1998 · as Tim
• Diana & Me1997 · as Taxi Driver
• The Wind in the Willows1996 · as Car Salesman
• Clockwork Mice1995 · as Parkey
• Jealousy1993 · as Transvestite
• Demonella1993 · as Father
• Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase1993 · as Governor Wilkins
• Santa's First Christmas1992 · as Romuald the Reindeer
• Carry On Columbus1992 · as The Wazir
• The Crying Game1992 · as Club Chairman/Waiter
• Red Nose of Courage1992 · as Home Secretary
• Unnatural Pursuits1992 · as George Pepperly
• The Trials of Oz1991 · as John Peel
• Frankenstein's Baby1990 · as Paul Hocking
• Spaghetti Hoops1990 · as Aldo Vini
• Oxford1990 · as Steve's Manager/1st MI5 Man
• South Atlantic Raiders: Part 11990 · as Stan
• South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!1990 · as Stan
• GLC: The Carnage Continues1990 · as TV Presenter
• Oh No, Not Them1989 · as Neil
• Number 271988 · as Andrew Veitch
• Funseekers1988 · as Tony
• More Bad News1988 · as Den Dennis
• The Strike1988 · as Bernard/Old Man/Camp Actor
• Eat the Rich1987 · as DHSS Manager
• Filthy Rich & Catflap1987 · as Ralph Filthy
• Private Enterprise1986 · as Derek
• The Supergrass1985 · as Gunter
• Brazil1985 · as Charlie--Dept. of Works
• Slags1984 · as Marlon
• A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques1984 · as Paul
• Susie1984 · as Dave
• Dirty Movie1984 · as Nigel
• Yellowbeard1983 · as Mansell
• Group Madness1983 · as Self
• Summer School1983 · as Julian
• Bad News1983 · as Den Dennis
• War1983 · as Various Roles
• Dead on Time1983 · as Boring Friend
• The Comic Strip1981
• Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint— · as Ned

All TV Shows (61)

• Lockwood & Co.2023 · as John Fairfax
• Mandy2020 · as Captain
• Timewasters2017 · as Langley
• Richard Osman's House of Games2017 · as Self - Panellist
• We Have Been Watching2017 · as Self
• Upstart Crow2016 · as Egeus
• Grantchester2014 · as Giles Montgomery
• Boomers2014
• Inside No. 92014 · as Frank
• Father Brown2013 · as Ronnie Grunion
• Death in Paradise2011 · as Eugene Sutton
• Celebrity Antiques Road Trip2011 · as Self - Participant
• Episodes2011 · as Sanford Shamiro
• The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret2010 · as Gilfroy Deacon McStannahorse
• The Michael Ball Show2010 · as Self
• The Colour of Magic2008 · as Arch Astronomer
• The Alan Titchmarsh Show2007 · as Self
• M.I. High2007 · as Prime Minister
• Hogfather2006 · as Mr. Sideney
• How To Be Sci-Fi2006
• Legends2006 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• Mayo2006 · as Robert Bainbridge
• Agatha Christie's Marple2004 · as Mr. Venables
• Celebrity Mastermind2003
• The Last Detective2003
• The Grimleys1999 · as Les Grimley
• Jonathan Creek1997 · as Shelford
• The Marriage of Figaro1994 · as Antonio
• Ready, Steady, Cook1994 · as Self - Guest
• The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes1994 · as Inspector Hopkins
• Bonjour la Classe1993
• GMTV1993 · as Self
• The Nicholas Craig Masterclass1990
• Blackeyes1989 · as Jeff
• Screen One1989 · as Paul Hocking
• Filthy Rich & Catflap1987 · as Ralph Filthy
• King and Castle1986 · as David Castle
• Happy Families1985 · as Barman
• Roll Over Beethoven1985
• Sherlock Holmes1984 · as Inspector Hopkins
• Blackadder1983 · as Lord Smedley
• The Young Ones1982 · as Neil
• The Comic Strip Presents...1982 · as Julian
• The Comic Strip Presents...1982 · as Tommy/Doc/Ivan/McClowsky/Australian
• The Comic Strip Presents...1982 · as Charles
• The Comic Strip Presents...1982 · as Den Dennis
• The Comic Strip Presents...1982 · as Dave
• The Comic Strip Presents...1982 · as Paul
• The Comic Strip Presents...1982 · as Nigel
• The Comic Strip Presents...1982 · as Marlon
• The Comic Strip Presents...1982 · as Derek
• The Comic Strip Presents...1982 · as Bernard/Old Man/Camp Actor 1
• The Comic Strip Presents...1982 · as TV Presenter
• The Comic Strip Presents...1982 · as Tony
• The Comic Strip Presents...1982 · as Stan
• The Comic Strip Presents...1982 · as Aldo Vini
• The Comic Strip Presents...1982 · as Steve's Manager/1st MI5 Man
• Shine on Harvey Moon1982 · as Lou Lewis
• Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights1980
• An Audience with...1978 · as Self
• The Magic Roundabout1964