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