Nigel Planer

Actor

February 22, 1953 (73 years)

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.

Filmography

7.5

Death in Paradise

Eugene Sutton

A brilliant but idiosyncratic British detective and his resourceful local team solve baffling murder mysteries on the fictional Caribbean island of Saint Marie.

8.0

Ready, Steady, Cook

Self - Guest

Talented chefs battle it out against the clock, creating delicious dishes in 20 minutes

7.6

Father Brown

Ronnie Grunion

Father Brown is based on G. K. Chesterton's detective stories about a Catholic priest who doubles as an amateur detective in order to try and solve mysteries.

7.8

Agatha Christie's Marple

Mr. Venables

The adventures of Miss Jane Marple, an elderly spinster living in the quiet little village of St Mary Mead. During her many visits to friends and relatives in other villages, Miss Marple often stumbles upon mysterious murders which she helps solve. Although the police are sometimes reluctant to accept Miss Marple's help, her reputation and unparalleled powers of observation eventually win them over.

8.2

Sherlock Holmes

Inspector Hopkins

Sherlock Holmes uses his abilities to take on cases by private clients and those that the Scotland Yard are unable to solve, along with his friend Dr. Watson.

7.2

Grantchester

Giles Montgomery

In 1953 at the hamlet of Grantchester, Sidney Chambers—a charismatic, charming clergyman—turns investigative vicar when one of his parishioners dies in suspicious circumstances.

5.8

GMTV

Self

GMTV is the name of the national Channel 3 breakfast television contractor/licensee, broadcasting in the United Kingdom from 1 January 1993 to 3 September 2010. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of ITV plc in November 2009. Shortly after, ITV plc announced the programme would end. The final edition of GMTV was broadcast on 3 September 2010.

8.0

Blackadder

Lord Smedley

Blackadder traces the deeply cynical and self-serving lineage of various Edmund Blackadders throughout British history, from the muck of the Middle Ages to the frontline of The Great War.

8.1

Inside No. 9

Frank

An anthology of darkly comic twisted tales, each one taking place behind a door marked 'number 9'.

7.9

The Young Ones

Neil

The misadventures of four lunatic students who live in a shared student house. There's Rick, the overblown political one addicted to Cliff Richard, Vyvyan the experimental scientific one/part-time anarchist, Neil the worried hippy, and Mike the ladies' man (at least he is in his mind).

6.0

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

Self - Participant

Antiques experts accompany celebrities on a road trip around the UK searching for treasures and competing to make the most money at auction

7.4

The Comic Strip Presents...

Tommy/Doc/Ivan/McClowsky/Australian

The Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who do parodies of films, literature and sometimes major events.

5.3

An Audience with...

Self

An Audience with... is a British entertainment television show produced by London Weekend Television, in which a host, usually a singer or comedian, performs for an invited audience of celebrity guests, interspersed with questions from the audience, in a light hearted revue/tribute style.

7.2

Episodes

Sanford Shamiro

A British husband-and-wife comedy writing team travel to Hollywood to remake their successful British TV series, with disastrous results.

7.6

Jonathan Creek

Shelford

Working from his home in a converted windmill, Jonathan Creek is a magician with a natural ability for solving puzzles. He soon puts this ability to the use of solving impossible crimes and mysterious murders.

6.1

M.I. High

Prime Minister

A team of undercover teenage spies working for the fictional British secret intelligence agency MI9 who have to balance their school life with their jobs as secret agents.

6.0

Celebrity Mastermind

Celebrity Mastermind is a British television quiz show broadcast by BBC television. The show is a spin-off of the long-running quiz show Mastermind, with the exception that all the contestants are celebrities. As with the main show, John Humphrys is the host and question-master. Magnus Magnusson was quizmaster on the 2003/04 episodes featuring Jonathan Meades as winner.

7.2

Screen One

Paul Hocking

Anthology drama series.

6.1

Richard Osman's House of Games

Self - Panellist

Each week a group of four famous faces go toe to toe in testing their general knowledge skills in a variety of entertaining games.

5.0

Legends

Self - Narrator (voice)

The story of the big names that have shaped the musical genres, plus an occasional stopgap for the new rock 'n' roll - comedy.