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Home/People/Nigel Planer
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Born
Feb 22, 1953
Age 73
Place of Birth
Westminster, London, England, UK
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

75
Movies
58
TV Shows
IMDb ProfileOfficial Website

Nigel Planer

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.
The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas? poster

The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?

as Self
2024
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter poster

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

as Self
2023
The Rise of the Comic Strip poster

The Rise of the Comic Strip

as Self
2023
Red Riding Hood: After Ever After poster

Red Riding Hood: After Ever After

as Nun Wolf
2022
Jeepers Creepers poster

Jeepers Creepers

as American Reporter (voice)
2020
Completely Bad News poster

Completely Bad News

as Den Dennis
2019
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy poster

How The Young Ones Changed Comedy

Cast
2018
Ratburger poster

Ratburger

as Headmaster
2017
Sleigh poster

Sleigh

as Gerald
2017
Burn Burn Burn poster

Burn Burn Burn

as Henry
2016
Red Top poster

Red Top

as Rupert Murdoch
2016
From Andy Pandy to Zebedee: The Golden Age of Children's Television poster

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

as Self - Narrator (voice)
2015
The Last Impresario poster

The Last Impresario

as Self
2014
The List poster

The List

as Ted Rove
2013
I Give It a Year poster

I Give It a Year

as Brian
2013
Five Go to Rehab poster

Five Go to Rehab

as Barmaid/Inspector
2012
30 Years of Comic Strip poster

30 Years of Comic Strip

Cast
2012
The Hunt for Tony Blair poster

The Hunt for Tony Blair

as Peter Mandelson
2011
Heavy Metal Britannia poster

Heavy Metal Britannia

as Self
2010
How to Be Old with Nicholas Craig poster

How to Be Old with Nicholas Craig

as Nicholas Craig
2009