Nigel Planer
Nigel George Planer is a British actor, writer and musician. His television credits include playing Neil in the sitcom The Young Ones and Ralph Filthy in the sitcom Filthy, Rich and Catflap and narrating the children's animated series Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids. 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. He has also appeared in Hairspray. He won a BRIT award in 1984 and has been nominated for Olivier, TMA, WhatsOnStage, and BAFTA awards.
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🎬 Movies
Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint
actor
2026
Rik Mayall: Magnificent B'Stard
actor
2026
Red Riding Hood: After Ever After
actor
2022
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
actor
2018
Ratburger
actor
2017
Sleigh
actor
2017
Burn Burn Burn
actor
2016
I Give It a Year
actor
2013
Five Go to Rehab
actor
2012
30 Years of Comic Strip
actor
2012
Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation
actor
2008
The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 1
actor
2008
Hogfather
actor
2007
Flood
actor
2007
The Land Girls
actor
1998
Four Men in a Car
actor
1998
Diana & Me
actor
1997
Cuts
actor
1996
The Wind in the Willows
actor
1996
Jeremy Hardy Gives Good Sex
actor
1995
Clockwork Mice
actor
1995
Carry On Columbus
actor
1992
The Trials of Oz
actor
1991
Frankenstein's Baby
actor
1990
The Supergrass
actor
1985
Brazil
actor
1985
Yellowbeard
actor
1983
Dead on Time
actor
1983
The Comic Strip
actor
1981
The Comic Strip
writer
1981
📺 TV Shows
Flood
actor
2008
Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic
actor
2008
Terry Pratchett's Hogfather
actor
2006
The Grimleys
actor
1999
Tales of the Tooth Fairies
actor
1992
Filthy Rich & Catflap
actor
1987
King and Castle
actor
1986
Roll Over Beethoven
actor
1985
The Young Ones
actor
1982
Shine on Harvey Moon
actor
1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
actor
1981