Nigel Planer
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Death in Paradise
Eugene Sutton
2011
Series
Father Brown
Ronnie Grunion
2013
Series
Agatha Christie's Marple
Mr. Venables
2004
Series
Sherlock Holmes
Inspector Hopkins
1984
Series
Grantchester
Giles Montgomery
2014
Series
Inside No. 9
Frank
2014
Series
SpongeBob SquarePants
Dr. Marmalade (voice)
1999
Film '72
Self
1971
Series
Blackadder
Lord Smedley
1983
Series
Ready, Steady, Cook
Self - Guest
1994
Series
GMTV
Self
1993
Series
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Self - Participant
2011
Series
Celebrity Mastermind
2003
Series
An Audience with...
Self
1978
Series
The Comic Strip Presents...
Julian
1982
Series
The Comic Strip Presents...
Paul
1982
Series
The Comic Strip Presents...
Dave
1982
Series
The Comic Strip Presents...
Den Dennis
1982
Series
The Comic Strip Presents...
Nigel
1982
Series
The Comic Strip Presents...
Marlon
1982
Series
The Comic Strip Presents...
Tommy/Doc/Ivan/McClowsky/Australian
1982
Series
The Comic Strip Presents...
Derek
1982
Series
The Comic Strip Presents...
Charles
1982
Series
The Comic Strip Presents...
Bernard/Old Man/Camp Actor 1
1982
Series
The Comic Strip Presents...
Tony
1982
Series
The Comic Strip Presents...
Stan
1982
Series
The Comic Strip Presents...
TV Presenter
1982
Series
The Comic Strip Presents...
Steve's Manager/1st MI5 Man
1982
Series
The Comic Strip Presents...
Aldo Vini
1982
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
Self
2007
Series
Episodes
Sanford Shamiro
2011
Series
Jonathan Creek
Shelford
1997
Series
M.I. High
Prime Minister
2007
Film
Brazil
Charlie--Dept. of Works
1985
Series
The Young Ones
Neil
1982
Series
Richard Osman's House of Games
Self - Panellist
2017
Series
Screen One
Paul Hocking
1989
Series
Lockwood & Co.
John Fairfax
2023
Series
The Colour of Magic
Arch Astronomer
2008
Series
Legends
Self - Narrator (voice)
2006
Series
Mandy
Captain
2020
Series
Upstart Crow
Egeus
2016
Series
Shine on Harvey Moon
Lou Lewis
1982
Series
The Last Detective
2003
Series
The Magic Roundabout
1964
Series
Boomers
2014
The Michael Ball Show
Self
2010
Film
Flood
Keith Hopkins
2007
Series
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
Inspector Hopkins
1994
Film
I Give It a Year
Brian
2013
Series
The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
Gilfroy Deacon McStannahorse
2010
Series
Hogfather
Mr. Sideney
2006
Series
Storyboard
David Castle
1983
Series
Mayo
Robert Bainbridge
2006
Series
The Grimleys
Les Grimley
1999
Series
Timewasters
Langley
2017
Film
Yellowbeard
Mansell
1983
Series
Filthy Rich & Catflap
Ralph Filthy
1987
Film
The Wind in the Willows
Car Salesman
1996
Film
Hogfather
Mr. Sideney
2007
Film
Red Top
Rupert Murdoch
2016
Series
Happy Families
Barman
1985
Series
Blackeyes
Jeff
1989
Film
Bright Young Things
Taxi Driver
2003
Film
Eat the Rich
DHSS Manager
1987
Film
Summer School
Julian
1983
Film
Ratburger
Headmaster
2017
Film
The Last Impresario
Self
2014
Film
The Land Girls
Gerald
1998
Series
We Have Been Watching
Self
2017
Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint
Ned
2026
Film
Carry On Columbus
The Wazir
1992
Series
The Marriage of Figaro
Antonio
1994
Film
Cuts
Jocelyn Pride
1996
Film
Spaghetti Hoops
Aldo Vini
1990
Film
Bad News
Den Dennis
1983
Film
Sleigh
Gerald
2017
Series
Bonjour la Classe
1993
Film
Rik Mayall: Magnificent B'Stard
Self
2026
Film
The Hunt for Tony Blair
Peter Mandelson
2011
Film
Oh No, Not Them
Neil
1989
Film
Jealousy
Transvestite
1993
Film
Jeepers Creepers
American Reporter (voice)
2020
Film
30 Years of Comic Strip
2012
Film
The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 1
Arch Astronomer
2008
Film
The Comic Strip
1981
Film
Demonella
Father
1993
Film
The Rise of the Comic Strip
Self
2023
Film
The List
Ted Rove
2013
Film
Bottom Mindless Violence
Neil Pye / Ralph Filthy (archive footage)
2004
Series
Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights
1980
Film
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
Self
2005
Film
A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques
Paul
1984
Film
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
Stan
1990
Film
The Supergrass
Gunter
1985
Film
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
2018
Film
Private Enterprise
Derek
1986
Film
Red Riding Hood: After Ever After
Nun Wolf
2022
Series
King and Castle
David Castle
1986
Film
Burn Burn Burn
Henry
2016
Film
Dead on Time
Boring Friend
1983
Film
You Are Here
Sheldon Cohen
1998
Film
Diana & Me
Taxi Driver
1997
Film
GLC: The Carnage Continues
TV Presenter
1990
Film
Group Madness
Self
1983
Film
From Andy Pandy to Zebedee: The Golden Age of Children's Television
Self - Narrator (voice)
2015
Film
Four Men in a Car
Tim
1998
Film
Sex Actually
Graham
2005
Film
Unnatural Pursuits
George Pepperly
1992
Film
Number 27
Andrew Veitch
1988
Film
Clockwork Mice
Parkey
1995
Roll Over Beethoven
Nigel Cochrane
1985
Film
The Crying Game
Club Chairman/Waiter
1992
Film
Three Steps to Hendon
Gerry Jameson
2005
Film
The Trials of Oz
John Peel
1991
Film
Completely Bad News
Den Dennis
2019
Film
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!
Stan
1990
Film
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
Self
2023
The Nicholas Craig Masterclass
1990
Film
More Bad News
Den Dennis
1988
Film
Five Go to Rehab
Barmaid/Inspector
2012
Film
The Strike
Bernard/Old Man/Camp Actor
1988
Film
Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation
Self - Narrator (voice)
2008
Film
Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase
Governor Wilkins
1993
Film
Filthy Rich & Catflap
Ralph Filthy
1987
Film
Heavy Metal Britannia
Self
2010
Film
Dirty Movie
Nigel
1984
Film
The Making of 'The Young Ones'
Self
2007
Film
The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?
Self
2024
Film
Santa's First Christmas
Romuald the Reindeer
1992
Film
Slags
Marlon
1984
Film
Oxford
Steve's Manager/1st MI5 Man
1990
Film
War
Various Roles
1983
Film
Funseekers
Tony
1988
Film
Frankenstein's Baby
Paul Hocking
1990
Film
Red Nose of Courage
Home Secretary
1992
Film
Susie
Dave
1984
Film
Prog Rock Britannia
Narrator
2009
Film
Four Men in a Plane
Tim Goodman
2000
How To Be Eighteenth Century
Nicholas Craig
2006
How To Be Sci-Fi
2006
How to Be Old with Nicholas Craig
Nicholas Craig
2009