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