Nigel Planer

February 22, 1953(73 years old)
Westminster, London, England, UK|Acting

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 (72)

The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?
8.0

The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?

2024

imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
7.0

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

2023

The Rise of the Comic Strip

The Rise of the Comic Strip

2023

Red Riding Hood: After Ever After
7.0

Red Riding Hood: After Ever After

2022

Jeepers Creepers
4.0

Jeepers Creepers

2020

Completely Bad News

Completely Bad News

2019

How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
7.0

How The Young Ones Changed Comedy

2018

Ratburger
4.3

Ratburger

2017

Sleigh

Sleigh

2017

Burn Burn Burn
6.6

Burn Burn Burn

2016

Red Top
5.3

Red Top

2016

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

2015

The Last Impresario
5.5

The Last Impresario

2014

The List
4.3

The List

2013

I Give It a Year
5.5

I Give It a Year

2013

Five Go to Rehab

Five Go to Rehab

2012

30 Years of Comic Strip
5.0

30 Years of Comic Strip

2012

The Hunt for Tony Blair
7.8

The Hunt for Tony Blair

2011

Heavy Metal Britannia
7.1

Heavy Metal Britannia

2010

Prog Rock Britannia
7.6

Prog Rock Britannia

2009

Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation
7.8

Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation

2008

The Making of 'The Young Ones'

The Making of 'The Young Ones'

2007

Hogfather
6.8

Hogfather

2007

Flood
5.3

Flood

2007

Sex Actually
6.5

Sex Actually

2005

The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
7.5

The Comic Strip - A Retrospective

2005

Three Steps to Hendon

Three Steps to Hendon

2005

Bottom Mindless Violence
10.0

Bottom Mindless Violence

2004

Bright Young Things
6.3

Bright Young Things

2003

Four Men in a Plane

Four Men in a Plane

2000

You Are Here
8.0

You Are Here

1998

The Land Girls
6.0

The Land Girls

1998

Four Men in a Car

Four Men in a Car

1998

Diana & Me
6.0

Diana & Me

1997

The Wind in the Willows
5.8

The Wind in the Willows

1996

Clockwork Mice
4.6

Clockwork Mice

1995

Jealousy

Jealousy

1993

Demonella

Demonella

1993

Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase

Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase

1993

Santa's First Christmas
1.2

Santa's First Christmas

1992

Carry On Columbus
3.9

Carry On Columbus

1992

The Crying Game

The Crying Game

1992

Red Nose of Courage
8.0

Red Nose of Courage

1992

Unnatural Pursuits

Unnatural Pursuits

1992

The Trials of Oz
6.3

The Trials of Oz

1991

Frankenstein's Baby

Frankenstein's Baby

1990

Spaghetti Hoops

Spaghetti Hoops

1990

Oxford

Oxford

1990

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1

1990

South Atlantic Raiders:  Part 2 Argie Bargie!

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!

1990

GLC: The Carnage Continues

GLC: The Carnage Continues

1990

Oh No, Not Them

Oh No, Not Them

1989

Number 27
9.0

Number 27

1988

Funseekers

Funseekers

1988

More Bad News
9.8

More Bad News

1988

The Strike
7.0

The Strike

1988

Eat the Rich
6.2

Eat the Rich

1987

Filthy Rich & Catflap
5.0

Filthy Rich & Catflap

1987

Private Enterprise

Private Enterprise

1986

The Supergrass
6.1

The Supergrass

1985

Brazil
7.7

Brazil

1985

Slags
2.0

Slags

1984

A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques
7.0

A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques

1984

Susie

Susie

1984

Dirty Movie

Dirty Movie

1984

Yellowbeard
5.6

Yellowbeard

1983

Group Madness
9.0

Group Madness

1983

Summer School

Summer School

1983

Bad News
8.7

Bad News

1983

War
10.0

War

1983

Dead on Time
6.7

Dead on Time

1983

The Comic Strip
8.0

The Comic Strip

1981

TV Shows (54)