Nigel Planer

Actor

Born: February 22, 1953 (73 years old)

Place of birth: 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.

Filmography (47)

• Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation (2008, ★ 7.8)
• Brazil (1985, ★ 7.7)
• Bad News (1983, ★ 8.7)
• Prog Rock Britannia (2009, ★ 7.6)
• Jonathan Creek (1997, ★ 7.5)
• Sherlock Holmes (1984, ★ 8.2)
• Heavy Metal Britannia (2010, ★ 7.1)
• The Young Ones (1982, ★ 7.9)
• Hogfather (2007, ★ 6.8)
• The Grimleys (1999, ★ 7.7)
• Shine on Harvey Moon (1982, ★ 7.6)
• The Last Detective (2003, ★ 7.7)
• Hogfather (2006, ★ 7.7)
• Father Brown (2013, ★ 7.6)
• Blackadder (1983, ★ 8)
• The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret (2010, ★ 6.7)
• Happy Families (1985, ★ 6.7)
• Mandy (2020, ★ 7.6)
• Episodes (2011, ★ 7.2)
• Death in Paradise (2011, ★ 7.5)
• Agatha Christie's Marple (2004, ★ 7.8)
• Lockwood & Co. (2023, ★ 7.6)
• Inside No. 9 (2014, ★ 8.1)
• Burn Burn Burn (2016, ★ 6.6)
• The Comic Strip Presents... (1982, ★ 7.4)
• Filthy Rich & Catflap (1987, ★ 6.6)
• Grantchester (2014, ★ 7.3)
• The Colour of Magic (2008, ★ 6.8)
• Upstart Crow (2016, ★ 7.3)
• Yellowbeard (1983, ★ 5.6)