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Nigel Planer

Acting

Born February 22, 1953 · Westminster, London, England, UK

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.

Filmography34 titles

Sherlock Holmes

1984as Inspector Hopkins

Inside No. 9

2014as Frank

The Black Adder

1983as Lord Smedley

The Young Ones

1982as Neil

Agatha Christie's Marple

2004as Mr. Venables

The Last Detective

2003

Brazil

1985as Charlie--Dept. of Works

Lockwood & Co.

2023as John Fairfax

Mandy

2019as Captain

Father Brown

2013as Ronnie Grunion

Hogfather

as Mr. Sideney

Death in Paradise

2011as Eugene Sutton

Jonathan Creek

1997as Shelford

Upstart Crow

2016as Egeus

Grantchester

2014as Giles Montgomery

Episodes

2011as Sanford Shamiro

The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret

2009as Gilfroy Deacon McStannahorse

The Color of Magic

2008as Arch Astronomer

Dead on Time

1983as Boring Friend

Burn Burn Burn

2015as Henry

Boomers

2014

Bright Young Things

2003as Taxi Driver

Eat the Rich

1987as DHSS Manager

Richard Osman's House of Games

2017as Self - Panellist

M.I. High

as Prime Minister

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

2011as Self - Participant

Timewasters

as Langley

Yellowbeard

1983as Mansell

I Give It a Year

2013as Brian

Flood

2007as Keith Hopkins

Clockwork Mice

1995as Parkey

The List

2013as Ted Rove

Mayo

as Robert Bainbridge

Carry on Columbus

1992as The Wazir