
Nigel Planer
Acting
Born 1953-02-22 · Westminster, London, England, UK
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.
Known for

The Magic Roundabout
1964 · TV

Shine on Harvey Moon
1982 · TV

The Grimleys
1999 · TV

The Young Ones
1982 · TV

King and Castle
1986 · TV

Filthy Rich & Catflap
1987 · TV

Bonjour la Classe
1993 · TV

Richard Osman's House of Games
2017 · TV

Blackeyes
1989 · TV

We Have Been Watching
2017 · TV

Episodes
2011 · TV

Death in Paradise
2011 · TV

Ready, Steady, Cook
1994 · TV

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011 · TV

Hogfather
2006 · TV

Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights
1980 · TV

The Marriage of Figaro
1994 · TV

Agatha Christie's Marple
2004 · TV

Boomers
2014 · TV

Father Brown
2013 · TV

Sherlock Holmes
1984 · TV

Inside No. 9
2014 · TV

Blackadder
1983 · TV

Grantchester
2014 · TV

The Comic Strip Presents...
1982 · TV

Jonathan Creek
1997 · TV

Lockwood & Co.
2023 · TV

The Last Detective
2003 · TV

Mandy
2020 · TV

M.I. High
2007 · TV

Upstart Crow
2016 · TV

The Colour of Magic
2008 · TV

Happy Families
1985 · TV

Celebrity Mastermind
2003 · TV

The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
2010 · TV

Legends
2006 · TV

Timewasters
2017 · TV

Mayo
2006 · TV

An Audience with...
1978 · TV

GMTV
1993 · TV