Nigel Planer

Nigel Planer

Acting
Born 1953-02-22Westminster, 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.

Movies (79)

Brazil
7.7

Brazil

1985Movie7.7
I Give It a Year
5.5

I Give It a Year

2013Movie5.5
Yellowbeard
5.6

Yellowbeard

1983Movie5.6
The Comic Strip
8.0

The Comic Strip

1981Movie8.0
Flood
5.3

Flood

2007Movie5.3
Ratburger
4.3

Ratburger

2017Movie4.3
Hogfather
6.8

Hogfather

2007Movie6.8
Bright Young Things
6.3

Bright Young Things

2003Movie6.3
The Color of Magic 2in1

The Color of Magic 2in1

2010Movie
The Strike
7.0

The Strike

1988Movie7.0
The Wind in the Willows
5.7

The Wind in the Willows

1996Movie5.7
The Last Impresario
5.5

The Last Impresario

2014Movie5.5
Four Men in a Car

Four Men in a Car

1998Movie
Carry On Columbus
3.9

Carry On Columbus

1992Movie3.9
Unnatural Pursuits

Unnatural Pursuits

1992Movie
The Supergrass
6.1

The Supergrass

1985Movie6.1
Spaghetti Hoops

Spaghetti Hoops

1990Movie
Eat the Rich
6.2

Eat the Rich

1987Movie6.2
Summer School

Summer School

1983Movie
Sleigh

Sleigh

2017Movie
Bad News
8.7

Bad News

1983Movie8.7
Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint

Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint

2026Movie
Red Top
5.3

Red Top

2016Movie5.3
Private Enterprise

Private Enterprise

1986Movie
Clockwork Mice
4.6

Clockwork Mice

1995Movie4.6
Dirty Movie

Dirty Movie

1984Movie
Cuts

Cuts

1996Movie
The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 1
6.5

The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 1

2008Movie6.5
Oh No, Not Them

Oh No, Not Them

1989Movie
Jeepers Creepers
4.0

Jeepers Creepers

2020Movie4.0
Dead on Time
6.6

Dead on Time

1983Movie6.6
Demonella

Demonella

1993Movie
More Bad News
9.8

More Bad News

1988Movie9.8
Burn Burn Burn
6.5

Burn Burn Burn

2016Movie6.5
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
7.0

imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter

2023Movie7.0
The Land Girls
6.0

The Land Girls

1998Movie6.0
Group Madness
9.0

Group Madness

1983Movie9.0
Jeremy Hardy Gives Good Sex
2.0

Jeremy Hardy Gives Good Sex

1995Movie2.0
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
7.5

The Comic Strip - A Retrospective

2005Movie7.5
Jealousy

Jealousy

1993Movie
Rik Mayall: Magnificent B'Stard
7.3

Rik Mayall: Magnificent B'Stard

2026Movie7.3
Bottom Mindless Violence
10.0

Bottom Mindless Violence

2004Movie10.0
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!

1990Movie
Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation
7.8

Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation

2008Movie7.8
The Rise of the Comic Strip

The Rise of the Comic Strip

2023Movie
Sex Actually
6.5

Sex Actually

2005Movie6.5
Diana & Me
6.0

Diana & Me

1997Movie6.0
Heavy Metal Britannia
7.1

Heavy Metal Britannia

2010Movie7.1
The List
4.3

The List

2013Movie4.3
The Crying Game

The Crying Game

1992Movie
War
10.0

War

1983Movie10.0
How to Be Old with Nicholas Craig

How to Be Old with Nicholas Craig

2009Movie
You Are Here
8.0

You Are Here

1998Movie8.0
The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?
8.0

The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?

2024Movie8.0
Five Go to Rehab

Five Go to Rehab

2012Movie
Red Nose of Courage
8.0

Red Nose of Courage

1992Movie8.0
The Trials of Oz
6.3

The Trials of Oz

1991Movie6.3
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1

1990Movie
30 Years of Comic Strip
5.0

30 Years of Comic Strip

2012Movie5.0
Frankenstein's Baby

Frankenstein's Baby

1990Movie
Oxford

Oxford

1990Movie
The Hunt for Tony Blair
7.8

The Hunt for Tony Blair

2011Movie7.8
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
7.0

How The Young Ones Changed Comedy

2018Movie7.0
Completely Bad News

Completely Bad News

2019Movie
Number 27
9.0

Number 27

1988Movie9.0
Red Riding Hood: After Ever After
7.0

Red Riding Hood: After Ever After

2022Movie7.0
Three Steps to Hendon

Three Steps to Hendon

2005Movie
GLC: The Carnage Continues

GLC: The Carnage Continues

1990Movie
Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase

Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase

1993Movie
Four Men in a Plane

Four Men in a Plane

2000Movie
Susie

Susie

1984Movie
Slags
2.0

Slags

1984Movie2.0
A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques
7.0

A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques

1984Movie7.0
Funseekers

Funseekers

1988Movie
The Making of 'The Young Ones'

The Making of 'The Young Ones'

2007Movie
Santa's First Christmas
1.2

Santa's First Christmas

1992Movie1.2
Prog Rock Britannia
7.6

Prog Rock Britannia

2009Movie7.6
How To Be Eighteenth Century

How To Be Eighteenth Century

2006Movie
From Andy Pandy to Zebedee: The Golden Age of Children's Television
8.0

From Andy Pandy to Zebedee: The Golden Age of Children's Television

2015Movie8.0

TV Shows (50)

Death in Paradise
7.4

Death in Paradise

2011Series7.4
Ready, Steady, Cook
8.0

Ready, Steady, Cook

1994Series8.0
Father Brown
7.6

Father Brown

2013Series7.6
Agatha Christie's Marple
7.8

Agatha Christie's Marple

2004Series7.8
Film '72
5.1

Film '72

1971Series5.1
Sherlock Holmes
8.2

Sherlock Holmes

1984Series8.2
GMTV
5.8

GMTV

1993Series5.8
Grantchester
7.3

Grantchester

2014Series7.3
SpongeBob SquarePants
7.7

SpongeBob SquarePants

1999Series7.7
Inside No. 9
8.1

Inside No. 9

2014Series8.1
Blackadder
8.0

Blackadder

1983Series8.0
An Audience with...
5.3

An Audience with...

1978Series5.3
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
6.0

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

2011Series6.0
Episodes
7.2

Episodes

2011Series7.2
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
4.5

The Alan Titchmarsh Show

2007Series4.5
Jonathan Creek
7.6

Jonathan Creek

1997Series7.6
M.I. High
6.1

M.I. High

2007Series6.1
Richard Osman's House of Games
6.1

Richard Osman's House of Games

2017Series6.1
Celebrity Mastermind
6.0

Celebrity Mastermind

2003Series6.0
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
8.7

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes

1994Series8.7
The Young Ones
7.9

The Young Ones

1982Series7.9
The Comic Strip Presents...
7.4

The Comic Strip Presents...

1982Series7.4
Shine on Harvey Moon
7.7

Shine on Harvey Moon

1982Series7.7
The Colour of Magic
6.8

The Colour of Magic

2008Series6.8
Screen One
7.2

Screen One

1989Series7.2
Upstart Crow
7.3

Upstart Crow

2016Series7.3
Mandy
7.5

Mandy

2020Series7.5
Legends
5.0

Legends

2006Series5.0
Lockwood & Co.
7.5

Lockwood & Co.

2023Series7.5
The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
6.8

The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret

2010Series6.8
The Magic Roundabout
6.4

The Magic Roundabout

1964Series6.4
Storyboard
8.0

Storyboard

1983Series8.0
The Last Detective
7.8

The Last Detective

2003Series7.8
Hogfather
7.6

Hogfather

2006Series7.6
The Michael Ball Show

The Michael Ball Show

2010Series
Filthy Rich & Catflap
6.7

Filthy Rich & Catflap

1987Series6.7
The Grimleys
7.6

The Grimleys

1999Series7.6
Blackeyes
5.9

Blackeyes

1989Series5.9
Boomers
6.3

Boomers

2014Series6.3
Timewasters
6.1

Timewasters

2017Series6.1
Happy Families
7.3

Happy Families

1985Series7.3
Mayo
4.2

Mayo

2006Series4.2
We Have Been Watching

We Have Been Watching

2017Series
Bonjour la Classe
6.3

Bonjour la Classe

1993Series6.3
The Marriage of Figaro

The Marriage of Figaro

1994Series
King and Castle

King and Castle

1986Series
Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights
6.5

Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights

1980Series6.5
Roll Over Beethoven
5.0

Roll Over Beethoven

1985Series5.0
The Nicholas Craig Masterclass

The Nicholas Craig Masterclass

1990Series
How To Be Sci-Fi

How To Be Sci-Fi

2006Series