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.
Filmography
Cast Credits

The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2024

imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2023

The Rise of the Comic Strip
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2023

Lockwood & Co.
Character: John Fairfax
TV • 2023

Red Riding Hood: After Ever After
Character: Nun Wolf
MOVIE • 2022

Jeepers Creepers
Character: American Reporter (voice)
MOVIE • 2020

Mandy
Character: Captain
TV • 2020

Completely Bad News
Character: Den Dennis
MOVIE • 2019

How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
Character:
MOVIE • 2018

Ratburger
Character: Headmaster
MOVIE • 2017

Sleigh
Character: Gerald
MOVIE • 2017

Timewasters
Character: Langley
TV • 2017
We Have Been Watching
Character: Self
TV • 2017

Burn Burn Burn
Character: Henry
MOVIE • 2016

Red Top
Character: Rupert Murdoch
MOVIE • 2016

From Andy Pandy To Zebedee: The Golden Age of Children's Television
Character: Narrator
MOVIE • 2015

Grantchester
Character: Giles Montgomery
TV • 2014

Boomers
Character:
TV • 2014

Inside No. 9
Character: Frank
TV • 2014

The List
Character: Ted Rove
MOVIE • 2013
Crew