ACTOR
Nigel Planer
Known for SpongeBob SquarePants · Blackadder · Death in Paradise
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.
Snapshot 2026-10-16
- Born
- Feb 22, 1953
- Birthplace
- Westminster, London, England, UK
- Known For
- 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.
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Known For
TV
SpongeBob SquarePantsDr. Marmalade (voice) · 1999
★ 7.7
★ 7.7
TV
BlackadderLord Smedley · 1983
★ 8.0
★ 8.0
TV
Death in ParadiseEugene Sutton · 2011
★ 7.4
★ 7.4
TV
Inside No. 9Frank · 2014
★ 8.1
★ 8.1
TV
Sherlock HolmesInspector Hopkins · 1984
★ 8.2
★ 8.2
TV
EpisodesSanford Shamiro · 2011
★ 7.2
★ 7.2
MOVIE
YellowbeardMansell · 1983
★ 5.6
★ 5.6
TV
The Young OnesNeil · 1982
★ 7.9
★ 7.9
Filmography
Movies
The Comic Strip
1981The Comic StripWriter
1981
Bad NewsDen Dennis
1983
Dead on TimeBoring Friend
1983
Group MadnessSelf
1983
Summer SchoolJulian
1983
WarVarious Roles
1983
YellowbeardMansell
1983
A Fistful of Travellers' ChequesPaul
1984
Dirty MovieNigel
1984
SlagsMarlon
1984
SusieDave
1984
BrazilCharlie--Dept. of Works
1985
The SupergrassGunter
1985
Private EnterpriseDerek
1986
Eat the RichDHSS Manager
1987
FunseekersTony
1988FunseekersWriter
1988
More Bad NewsDen Dennis
1988
Number 27Andrew Veitch
1988
The StrikeBernard/Old Man/Camp Actor
1988
Oh No, Not ThemNeil
1989
Frankenstein's BabyPaul Hocking
1990
GLC: The Carnage ContinuesTV Presenter
1990
OxfordSteve's Manager/1st MI5 Man
1990
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!Stan
1990
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1Stan
1990
Spaghetti HoopsAldo Vini
1990
The Trials of OzJohn Peel
1991
Carry On ColumbusThe Wazir
1992
Red Nose of CourageHome Secretary
1992
Santa's First ChristmasRomuald the Reindeer
1992
The Crying GameClub Chairman/Waiter
1992
Unnatural PursuitsGeorge Pepperly
1992
DemonellaFather
1993
Gregory: Diary of a NutcaseGovernor Wilkins
1993
JealousyTransvestite
1993
Clockwork MiceParkey
1995
Jeremy Hardy Gives Good Sex
1995
CutsJocelyn Pride
1996
The Wind in the WillowsCar Salesman
1996
Diana & MeTaxi Driver
1997
Four Men in a CarTim
1998
The Land GirlsGerald
1998
You Are HereSheldon Cohen
1998
Four Men in a PlaneTim Goodman
2000
Bright Young ThingsTaxi Driver
2003
Bottom Mindless ViolenceNeil Pye / Ralph Filthy (archive footage)
2004
Sex ActuallyGraham
2005
The Comic Strip - A RetrospectiveSelf
2005
Three Steps to HendonGerry Jameson
2005HT
How To Be Eighteenth CenturyNicholas Craig
2006
Alternative Rebellion: The Beginning of Britain's Alternative Comedy Scene
2007
FloodKeith Hopkins
2007
HogfatherMr. Sideney
2007
The Making of 'The Young Ones'Self
2007
Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of SeparationSelf - Narrator (voice)
2008
The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 1Arch Astronomer
2008HT
How to Be Old with Nicholas CraigNicholas Craig
2009
Prog Rock BritanniaNarrator
2009
Heavy Metal BritanniaSelf
2010
The Hunt for Tony BlairPeter Mandelson
2011
30 Years of Comic Strip
2012
Five Go to RehabBarmaid/Inspector
2012
I Give It a YearBrian
2013
The ListTed Rove
2013
The Last ImpresarioSelf
2014
From Andy Pandy to Zebedee: The Golden Age of Children's TelevisionSelf - Narrator (voice)
2015
Burn Burn BurnHenry
2016
Red TopRupert Murdoch
2016
RatburgerHeadmaster
2017
SleighGerald
2017
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
2018
Completely Bad NewsDen Dennis
2019
Jeepers CreepersAmerican Reporter (voice)
2020
Red Riding Hood: After Ever AfterNun Wolf
2022
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, BitterSelf
2023
The Rise of the Comic StripSelf
2023
The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?Self
2024
Merry Christmas Aubrey FlintNed
2026
Rik Mayall: Magnificent B'StardSelf
2026Television
The Magic Roundabout52 eps
1964F'
Film '72Self · 1 eps
1971
An Audience with...Self · 1 eps
1978
Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights2 eps
1980
Shine on Harvey MoonLou Lewis · 25 eps
1982
The Comic Strip Presents...Tommy/Doc/Ivan/McClowsky/Australian · 1 eps
1982The Comic Strip Presents...Charles · 1 eps
1982The Comic Strip Presents...Den Dennis · 2 eps
1982The Comic Strip Presents...Julian · 1 eps
1982The Comic Strip Presents...Nigel · 1 eps
1982The Comic Strip Presents...Dave · 1 eps
1982The Comic Strip Presents...Paul · 1 eps
1982The Comic Strip Presents...Marlon · 1 eps
1982The Comic Strip Presents...Derek · 1 eps
1982The Comic Strip Presents...Bernard/Old Man/Camp Actor 1 · 1 eps
1982The Comic Strip Presents...Tony · 1 eps
1982The Comic Strip Presents...Stan · 2 eps
1982The Comic Strip Presents...TV Presenter · 1 eps
1982The Comic Strip Presents...Steve's Manager/1st MI5 Man · 1 eps
1982The Comic Strip Presents...Aldo Vini · 1 eps
1982The Comic Strip Presents...Writer
1982
The Young OnesNeil · 12 eps
1982
BlackadderLord Smedley · 1 eps
1983
StoryboardDavid Castle · 1 eps
1983
Sherlock HolmesInspector Hopkins · 1 eps
1984
Happy FamiliesBarman · 1 eps
1985RO
Roll Over BeethovenNigel Cochrane · 13 eps
1985
King and CastleDavid Castle · 12 eps
1986
Filthy Rich & CatflapRalph Filthy · 6 eps
1987
BlackeyesJeff · 4 eps
1989
Screen OnePaul Hocking · 1 eps
1989TN
The Nicholas Craig Masterclass11 eps
1990
Bonjour la ClasseLaurence Didcott · 6 eps
1993
GMTVSelf · 1 eps
1993
Ready, Steady, CookSelf - Guest · 2 eps
1994
The Marriage of FigaroAntonio · 3 eps
1994
The Memoirs of Sherlock HolmesInspector Hopkins · 1 eps
1994
Jonathan CreekShelford · 1 eps
1997
SpongeBob SquarePantsDr. Marmalade (voice) · 1 eps
1999
The GrimleysLes Grimley · 22 eps
1999
Celebrity Mastermind1 eps
2003
The Last Detective1 eps
2003
Agatha Christie's MarpleMr. Venables · 1 eps
2004
HogfatherMr. Sideney · 2 eps
2006HT
How To Be Sci-Fi1 eps
2006
LegendsSelf - Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
2006
MayoRobert Bainbridge · 1 eps
2006
M.I. HighPrime Minister · 1 eps
2007TA
The Alan Titchmarsh ShowSelf · 1 eps
2007
The Colour of MagicArch Astronomer · 1 eps
2008
The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd MargaretGilfroy Deacon McStannahorse · 1 eps
2010TM
The Michael Ball ShowSelf · 1 eps
2010
Celebrity Antiques Road TripSelf - Participant · 2 eps
2011
Death in ParadiseEugene Sutton · 1 eps
2011
EpisodesSanford Shamiro · 3 eps
2011
Father BrownRonnie Grunion · 1 eps
2013
Boomers2 eps
2014
GrantchesterGiles Montgomery · 1 eps
2014
Inside No. 9Frank · 1 eps
2014
Upstart CrowEgeus · 1 eps
2016
House of GamesSelf - Panellist · 5 eps
2017
TimewastersLangley · 1 eps
2017
We Have Been WatchingSelf · 5 eps
2017
MandyCaptain · 1 eps
2020
Lockwood & Co.John Fairfax · 1 eps
2023Photos
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