Nigel Planer

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

February 22, 1953 (73 yrs)

place of birth

Westminster, London, England, UK

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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Brazil
7.7

Brazil

1985as Charlie--Dept. of Works
Flood
5.3

Flood

2007as Keith Hopkins
I Give It a Year
5.5

I Give It a Year

2013as Brian
Bright Young Things
6.3

Bright Young Things

2003as Taxi Driver
Yellowbeard
5.6

Yellowbeard

1983as Mansell
Bad News
8.7

Bad News

1983as Den Dennis
Eat the Rich
6.2

Eat the Rich

1987as DHSS Manager
Hogfather
6.8

Hogfather

2007as Mr. Sideney
The Wind in the Willows
5.8

The Wind in the Willows

1996as Car Salesman
Carry On Columbus
3.9

Carry On Columbus

1992as The Wazir
The Land Girls
6.0

The Land Girls

1998as Gerald
Diana & Me
6.0

Diana & Me

1997as Taxi Driver
Red Top
5.3

Red Top

2016as Rupert Murdoch
The List
4.3

The List

2013as Ted Rove
Dead on Time
6.7

Dead on Time

1983as Boring Friend
The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?
8.0

The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?

2024as Self
The Strike
7.0

The Strike

1988as Bernard/Old Man/Camp Actor
Group Madness
9.0

Group Madness

1983as Self
Burn Burn Burn
6.6

Burn Burn Burn

2016as Henry
Susie

Susie

1984as Dave
The Supergrass
6.1

The Supergrass

1985as Gunter
Ratburger
4.3

Ratburger

2017as Headmaster
The Comic Strip
8.0

The Comic Strip

1981
GLC: The Carnage Continues

GLC: The Carnage Continues

1990as TV Presenter
Number 27
9.0

Number 27

1988as Andrew Veitch
The Last Impresario
5.5

The Last Impresario

2014as Self
More Bad News
9.8

More Bad News

1988as Den Dennis
Red Nose of Courage
8.0

Red Nose of Courage

1992as Home Secretary
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
7.0

How The Young Ones Changed Comedy

2018
Summer School

Summer School

1983as Julian
The Trials of Oz
6.3

The Trials of Oz

1991as John Peel
Slags
2.0

Slags

1984as Marlon
The Hunt for Tony Blair
7.8

The Hunt for Tony Blair

2011as Peter Mandelson
Demonella

Demonella

1993as Father
Clockwork Mice
4.6

Clockwork Mice

1995as Parkey
You Are Here
8.0

You Are Here

1998as Sheldon Cohen
Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation
7.8

Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation

2008as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Crying Game

The Crying Game

1992as Club Chairman/Waiter
30 Years of Comic Strip
5.0

30 Years of Comic Strip

2012
Unnatural Pursuits

Unnatural Pursuits

1992as George Pepperly
South Atlantic Raiders:  Part 2 Argie Bargie!

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!

1990as Stan
Oh No, Not Them

Oh No, Not Them

1989as Neil
Sex Actually
6.5

Sex Actually

2005as Graham
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1

1990as Stan
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
7.0

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

2023as Self
Dirty Movie

Dirty Movie

1984as Nigel
Completely Bad News

Completely Bad News

2019as Den Dennis
The Rise of the Comic Strip

The Rise of the Comic Strip

2023as Self
Oxford

Oxford

1990as Steve's Manager/1st MI5 Man
Red Riding Hood: After Ever After
7.0

Red Riding Hood: After Ever After

2022as Nun Wolf