Nigel Planer

Known for: Acting
Born: February 22, 1953, Westminster, London, England, UK
Movies: 81

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.

Upcoming Nigel Planer Movies

Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint

2026

November 6, 2026

Best-Known Movies

7.7

Brazil

1985

5.5

I Give It a Year

2013

6.8

Hogfather

2007

5.3

Flood

2007

5.6

Yellowbeard

1983

6.3

Bright Young Things

2003

5.8

The Wind in the Willows

1996

6.5

Burn Burn Burn

2016

3.9

Carry On Columbus

1992

6.2

Eat the Rich

1987

Filmography

2026	Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint	Ned
2026	Rik Mayall: Magnificent B'Stard	Self
2024	The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?	Self
2023	imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter	Self
2023	The Rise of the Comic Strip	Self
2022	Red Riding Hood: After Ever After	Nun Wolf
2020	Jeepers Creepers	American Reporter (voice)
2019	Completely Bad News	Den Dennis
2018	How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
2017	Ratburger	Headmaster
2017	Sleigh	Gerald
2016	Burn Burn Burn	Henry
2016	Red Top	Rupert Murdoch
2015	From Andy Pandy to Zebedee: The Golden Age of Children's Television	Self - Narrator (voice)
2014	The Last Impresario	Self
2013	The List	Ted Rove
2013	I Give It a Year	Brian
2012	Five Go to Rehab	Barmaid/Inspector
2012	30 Years of Comic Strip
2011	The Hunt for Tony Blair	Peter Mandelson
2010	Heavy Metal Britannia	Self
2009	How to Be Old with Nicholas Craig	Nicholas Craig
2009	Prog Rock Britannia	Narrator
2008	Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation	Self - Narrator (voice)
2008	The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 1	Arch Astronomer
2007	The Making of 'The Young Ones'	Self
2007	Alternative Rebellion: The Beginning of Britain's Alternative Comedy Scene
2007	Hogfather	Mr. Sideney
2007	Flood	Keith Hopkins
2006	How To Be Eighteenth Century	Nicholas Craig
2005	Sex Actually	Graham
2005	The Comic Strip - A Retrospective	Self
2005	Three Steps to Hendon	Gerry Jameson
2004	Bottom Mindless Violence	Neil Pye / Ralph Filthy (archive footage)
2003	Bright Young Things	Taxi Driver
2000	Four Men in a Plane	Tim Goodman
1998	You Are Here	Sheldon Cohen
1998	The Land Girls	Gerald
1998	Four Men in a Car	Tim
1997	Diana & Me	Taxi Driver
1996	Cuts	Jocelyn Pride
1996	The Wind in the Willows	Car Salesman
1995	Jeremy Hardy Gives Good Sex
1995	Clockwork Mice	Parkey
1993	Jealousy	Transvestite
1993	Demonella	Father
1993	Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase	Governor Wilkins
1992	Santa's First Christmas	Romuald the Reindeer
1992	Carry On Columbus	The Wazir
1992	The Crying Game	Club Chairman/Waiter
1992	Red Nose of Courage	Home Secretary
1992	Unnatural Pursuits	George Pepperly
1991	The Trials of Oz	John Peel
1990	Frankenstein's Baby	Paul Hocking
1990	Spaghetti Hoops	Aldo Vini
1990	Oxford	Steve's Manager/1st MI5 Man
1990	South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1	Stan
1990	South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!	Stan
1990	GLC: The Carnage Continues	TV Presenter
1989	Oh No, Not Them	Neil
1988	Number 27	Andrew Veitch
1988	Funseekers	Tony
1988	More Bad News	Den Dennis
1988	The Strike	Bernard/Old Man/Camp Actor
1987	Eat the Rich	DHSS Manager
1986	Private Enterprise	Derek
1985	The Supergrass	Gunter
1985	Brazil	Charlie--Dept. of Works
1984	Slags	Marlon
1984	A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques	Paul
1984	Susie	Dave
1984	Dirty Movie	Nigel
1983	Yellowbeard	Mansell
1983	Group Madness	Self
1983	Summer School	Julian
1983	Bad News	Den Dennis
1983	War	Various Roles
1983	Dead on Time	Boring Friend
1981	The Comic Strip

Directing, Writing & Producing

1988	Funseekers	Writer
1981	The Comic Strip	Writer

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