Nigel Planer

Nigel Planer

Known for

Acting

Born

February 22, 1953 (age 73)

Birthplace

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.

Best known work

Brazil

Brazil

1985

SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob SquarePants

1999

I Give It a Year

I Give It a Year

2013

Blackadder

Blackadder

1983

Death in Paradise

Death in Paradise

2011

Lockwood & Co.

Lockwood & Co.

2023

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

2014

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

1984

Episodes

Episodes

2011

The Colour of Magic

The Colour of Magic

2008

Filmography

2026
Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint
as Ned
2026
Rik Mayall: Magnificent B'Stard
as Self
2024
The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?
as Self
2023
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
as Self
2023
The Rise of the Comic Strip
as Self
2023
Lockwood & Co.TV
as John Fairfax (1 episode)
2022
Red Riding Hood: After Ever After
as Nun Wolf
2020
Jeepers Creepers
as American Reporter (voice)
2020
MandyTV
as Captain (1 episode)
2019
Completely Bad News
as Den Dennis
2018
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
2017
Ratburger
as Headmaster
2017
Sleigh
as Gerald
2017
TimewastersTV
as Langley (1 episode)
2017
Richard Osman's House of GamesTV
as Self - Panellist (5 episodes)
2017
We Have Been WatchingTV
as Self (5 episodes)
2016
Burn Burn Burn
as Henry
2016
Upstart CrowTV
as Egeus (1 episode)
2016
Red Top
as Rupert Murdoch
2015
From Andy Pandy to Zebedee: The Golden Age of Children's Television
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2014
GrantchesterTV
as Giles Montgomery (1 episode)
2014
BoomersTV
2014
The Last Impresario
as Self
2014
Inside No. 9TV
as Frank (1 episode)
2013
The List
as Ted Rove