Person
Nigel Planer
Acting · Born 1953-02-22 · Westminster, London, England, UK
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
Eugene Sutton
Father Brown
Ronnie Grunion
Ready, Steady, Cook
Self - Guest
Sherlock Holmes
Inspector Hopkins
Agatha Christie's Marple
Mr. Venables
Grantchester
Giles Montgomery
Celebrity Mastermind
2003
Blackadder
Lord Smedley
Inside No. 9
Frank
The Young Ones
Neil
Filmography
- 2026Merry Christmas Aubrey FlintNed
- 2026Rik Mayall: Magnificent B'StardSelf
- 2024The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?Self
- 2023imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, BitterSelf
- 2023The Rise of the Comic StripSelf
- 2023Lockwood & Co.John Fairfax
- 2022Red Riding Hood: After Ever AfterNun Wolf
- 2020Jeepers CreepersAmerican Reporter (voice)
- 2020MandyCaptain
- 2019Completely Bad NewsDen Dennis
- 2018How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
- 2017RatburgerHeadmaster
- 2017SleighGerald
- 2017TimewastersLangley
- 2017Richard Osman's House of GamesSelf - Panellist
- 2017We Have Been WatchingSelf
- 2016Burn Burn BurnHenry
- 2016Upstart CrowEgeus
- 2016Red TopRupert Murdoch
- 2015From Andy Pandy to Zebedee: The Golden Age of Children's TelevisionSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2014GrantchesterGiles Montgomery
- 2014Boomers
- 2014The Last ImpresarioSelf
- 2014Inside No. 9Frank
- 2013The ListTed Rove
- 2013I Give It a YearBrian
- 2013Father BrownRonnie Grunion
- 2012Five Go to RehabBarmaid/Inspector
- 201230 Years of Comic Strip
- 2011Death in ParadiseEugene Sutton
- 2011Celebrity Antiques Road TripSelf - Participant
- 2011The Hunt for Tony BlairPeter Mandelson
- 2011EpisodesSanford Shamiro
- 2010The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd MargaretGilfroy Deacon McStannahorse
- 2010The Michael Ball ShowSelf
- 2010Heavy Metal BritanniaSelf
- 2009How to Be Old with Nicholas CraigNicholas Craig
- 2009Prog Rock BritanniaNarrator
- 2008Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of SeparationSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2008The Colour of MagicArch Astronomer
- 2008The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 1Arch Astronomer
- 2007The Making of 'The Young Ones'Self
- 2007HogfatherMr. Sideney
- 2007The Alan Titchmarsh ShowSelf
- 2007FloodKeith Hopkins
- 2007M.I. HighPrime Minister
- 2006HogfatherMr. Sideney
- 2006How To Be Sci-Fi
- 2006LegendsSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2006How To Be Eighteenth CenturyNicholas Craig
- 2006MayoRobert Bainbridge
- 2005Sex ActuallyGraham
- 2005The Comic Strip - A RetrospectiveSelf
- 2005Three Steps to HendonGerry Jameson
- 2004Agatha Christie's MarpleMr. Venables
- 2004Bottom Mindless ViolenceNeil Pye / Ralph Filthy (archive footage)
- 2003Celebrity Mastermind
- 2003Bright Young ThingsTaxi Driver
- 2003The Last Detective
- 2000Four Men in a PlaneTim Goodman
- 1999The GrimleysLes Grimley
- 1998You Are HereSheldon Cohen
- 1998The Land GirlsGerald
- 1998Four Men in a CarTim
- 1997Diana & MeTaxi Driver
- 1997Jonathan CreekShelford
- 1996The Wind in the WillowsCar Salesman
- 1995Clockwork MiceParkey
- 1994The Marriage of FigaroAntonio
- 1994Ready, Steady, CookSelf - Guest
- 1994The Memoirs of Sherlock HolmesInspector Hopkins
- 1993JealousyTransvestite
- 1993DemonellaFather
- 1993Gregory: Diary of a NutcaseGovernor Wilkins
- 1993Bonjour la Classe
- 1993GMTVSelf
- 1992Santa's First ChristmasRomuald the Reindeer
- 1992Carry On ColumbusThe Wazir
- 1992The Crying GameClub Chairman/Waiter
- 1992Red Nose of CourageHome Secretary
- 1992Unnatural PursuitsGeorge Pepperly
- 1991The Trials of OzJohn Peel
- 1990The Nicholas Craig Masterclass
- 1990Frankenstein's BabyPaul Hocking
- 1990Spaghetti HoopsAldo Vini
- 1990OxfordSteve's Manager/1st MI5 Man
- 1990South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1Stan
- 1990South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!Stan
- 1990GLC: The Carnage ContinuesTV Presenter
- 1989BlackeyesJeff
- 1989Screen OnePaul Hocking
- 1989Oh No, Not ThemNeil
- 1988Number 27Andrew Veitch
- 1988FunseekersTony
- 1988More Bad NewsDen Dennis
- 1988The StrikeBernard/Old Man/Camp Actor
- 1987Eat the RichDHSS Manager
- 1987Filthy Rich & CatflapRalph Filthy
- 1987Filthy Rich & CatflapRalph Filthy
- 1986King and CastleDavid Castle
- 1986Private EnterpriseDerek
- 1985The SupergrassGunter
- 1985Happy FamiliesBarman
- 1985Roll Over BeethovenNigel Cochrane
- 1985BrazilCharlie--Dept. of Works
- 1984Sherlock HolmesInspector Hopkins
- 1984SlagsMarlon
- 1984A Fistful of Travellers' ChequesPaul
- 1984SusieDave
- 1984Dirty MovieNigel
- 1983YellowbeardMansell
- 1983BlackadderLord Smedley
- 1983Group MadnessSelf
- 1983Summer SchoolJulian
- 1983Bad NewsDen Dennis
- 1983WarVarious Roles
- 1983Dead on TimeBoring Friend
- 1982The Young OnesNeil
- 1982The Comic Strip Presents...Tommy/Doc/Ivan/McClowsky/Australian
- 1982Shine on Harvey MoonLou Lewis
- 1981The Comic Strip
- 1980Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights
- 1978An Audience with...Self
- 1971Film '72Self
- 1964The Magic Roundabout
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