Nigel Planer

Nigel trained at LAMDA and is a founder member of The London Comedy Store and the Comic Strip group. He has worked extensively in theatre, film and television as an actor.

Nigel is also a writer and has written comedy books, novels, plays and scripts. He wrote and voiced over one hundred episodes of the Magic Roundabout for Channel 4.

Television

Production	Character	Director	Company
Marcella (Series 2)	Reg Reynolds	Charles Sturridge	ITV
Death In Paradise	Eugene Sutton	Roger Simonsz	BBC
Inside No. 9	Frank	David Kerr	BBC
Ratburger	Headmaster	Matt Lipsey	King Bert
Timewasters	Langley	George Kane	Big Talk
Loaded	Mr Dunne	Natalie Bailey	Hillbilly Films
The Dumping Ground Series 5	Professor Edwin Von Trockelbomf III	Duncan Foster	BBC
The Comic Strip Presents: Rebekah	Rupert Murdoch	Peter Richardson	Great Western Features
Grantchester Series 2	Master Giles Montgomery	Edward Bennett	Kudos for ITV
Boomers Series 2	Mick	Adam Miller	Hat Trick
The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret	Gilfroy Deacon Mcstannahorse	John Hardwick	IFC
Episodes Series 4	Stanford Shamiro	Jim Field Smith	Hat Trick Productions
Cockroaches	Stevie	Ben Taylor	Big Talk Productions for ITV 2
Boomers Series 1	Mick	Adam Miller	Hat Trick for BBC1
Hank Zipzer Series 2	Crazy Ed	Matt Bloom	Kindle Entertainment for CBBC
Jonathan Creek - Easter 2013	Franklin Tartikoff	David Renwick	BBC
Episodes (Series 3)	Stanford Shamiro	Jim Field-Smith	Hat Trick Productions
Comic Strip: Five Go To Rehab	Barmaid and Inspector	Peter Richardson	Great Western Features
Episodes (Series 2)	Stanford Shamiro	Jim Field-Smith	Hat Trick Productions
Comic Strip - The Hunt For Tony Blair	Mandelson	Peter Richardson	Great Western Features
Miss Marple: The Pale Horse	Mr Venables	Andy Hay	ITV
This Is Jinsy	Man With No Nameworm	Matt Lipsey	The Welded Tandem Company Ltd
M.I. High	Prime Minister	Richard Elson	BBC / Kudos
Revenge Files of Alistair Fury	Uncle Crowleigh	Jamie Rix	BBC
HOW TO BE...	Nicholas Craig	Clare Finnet / Christopher Douglas	BBC 4
The Gil Mayo Mysteries	Robert Bainbridge	Metin Hüseyin	BBC
THE LAST DETECTIVE	Gerry Jameson	Moira Armstrong	Granada
French and Saunders Do Harry Potter	Dumbledore	Ade Edmonson	BBC
The Baddiel Syndrone	Undertaker	David Baddiel	Sky TV
THE BILL	Colin Boswell	Carol Wiseman	Thames
THE GRIMLEYS	Baz Grimley - Three Series	Various	Granada
Paul Merton Does Galton and Simpson	Kenneth		BBC
Jonathan Creek	Shelford	Marcus Mortimer	BBC
Twelfth Night	Malvolio		BBC Schools
SONGS FROM THE SHOWS	with Gary Wilmot	Kevin Bishop	BBC
SHINE ON HARVEY MOON - 3 series	Lou Lewis	Baz Taylor	Alamo
The Marriage of Figaro	Gardener	Geoff Posner	BBC
Wake Up With	Jonathan Hughes	Jamie Rix	Elephant / Thames
BONJOUR LA CLASSE	Laurence Didcott	John Henderson	Talkback
FRANKENSTEIN'S BABY	Paul Hocking	Robert Bierman	Screen One, BBC
CUTS	Jocelyn Pride	Martyn Friend	YTV
NUMBER 27	Andrew Veitch	Tristram Powell	BBC
THE NAKED ACTOR	Nicholas Craig	Christopher Douglas	BBC
THE TRIALS OF OZ	John Peel	Sheree Folkson	BBC
KING AND CASTLE - 2 series	David Castle	Various	Thames
THE MASTERCLASS SERIES	Nicholas Craig	Christopher Douglas / Janet Fraser Cook	BBC
TWO LUMPS OF ICE	The Director	Christopher Morahan	BBC
THE NEW MAGIC ROUNDABOUT	Narrator and all voices	Brendon Donnison	Channel 4
Oh No Not Them	Neil	David Mirkin	20th Century Fox
BLACKEYES	Jeff	Dennis Potter	BBC
BLACKADDER III	Lord Topper	Mandie Fletcher	BBC
FILTHY RICH AND CATFLAP	Ralph Filthy	Paul Jackson	BBC
FRENCH AND SAUNDERS	Andy Warhol	Bob Spiers	BBC
ROLLOVER BEETHOVEN - 2 series	Nigel Cochrane	Nick Phillips	Alamo
THE COMIC STRIP PRESENTS - 5 series	Various	Peter Richardson	Channel 4
THE LENNY HENRY SHOW		Charlie Hanson	BBC
THE YOUNG ONES - 2 series	Neil	Paul Jackson	BBC

Film

Production	Character	Director	Company
Burn Burn Burn	Henry	Chanya Button	Burn Production Ltd
I Give It A Year	Brian	Dan Mazer	Working Title
The List	Ted Rove	Klaus Huettmann	Creativity Media
The Colour of Magic	Arch Astronomer	Vadim Jean	Sky
HOGFATHER	Mr. Sydeney	Vadim Jean	BSB / Sky One
FLOOD	Keith Hopkins	Tony Mitchell	Power TV
THUNDER PANTS	Darly Worthorne	Peter Hewitt	Dragon Pictures
Bright Young Things	Taxi Driver	Stephen Fry	Revolution Films
VIRGIN TERRITORY	Uncle Bruno	David Leland	Red Lion Productions
THE LAND GIRLS	Gerald	David Leland	Intermedia Films
DIANA AND ME	Taxi Driver	David Parker	Matt Carroll Films
THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS	The Car Salesman	Terry Jones	Walt Disney
CLOCKWORK MICE	Parkey	Vadim Jean	Metrodome
CARRY ON COLUMBUS	The Wazir	Gerald Thomas	Tony Garnet
EAT THE RICH	DHSS Manager	Peter Richardson	New Line Cinema
THE SUPERGRASS	Gunter	Peter Richardson	Comic Strip
BRAZIL	Charlie	Terry Gilliam	Universal
YELLOWBEARD	Mansell	Mel Damski

Stage

Production	Character	Director	Company
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory	Grandpa Joe	Sam Mendes	Playful Productions - West End
Peter Pan	Captain Hook / Mr Darling	Paul Hendy	Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield / Evolution Productions Ltd
Doctor Who Live!	Vorgenson		BBC Worldwide
The Rocky Horror Show	The Narrator	Christopher Luscombe	Corn Exchange, Cambridge and Derngate Theatre, Northampton
HAIRSPRAY	Wilbur Turnblad	Jack O'Brien	Stage Entertainment Ltd
WICKED	The Wizard of Oz	Joe Mantello	Apollo Victoria, West End
THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW	The Narrator	Christopher Luscombe	Churchill Theatre, Bromley & Machester Opera House
DARWIN IN MALIBU	Wilberforce	Robert Delamere	Hampstead Theatre
WE WILL ROCK YOU	Pop	Chris Renshaw	Phil McIntyre Producions
One Man Show	Nicholas Craig	Christopher Douglas	Hampstead Theatre / West End
FEELGOOD	George	Max Stafford-Clark	Hampstead & West End
A SMALL FAMILY BUSINESS	Jack McCracken	Rachel Kennedy	Chichester Festival Theatre
HIGH LIFE	Donny	Peter Bridge	Bush Theatre
CHICAGO	Amos	Walter Bobbie	Adelphi Theatre
ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL	Parolles	Helena Kout Howson	Regents Park Theatre
DIE FLEDERMAUS	Frosch	Richard Jones	English National Opera
I, AN ACTOR	Nicholas Craig	Christopher Douglas	Richard Temple Productions
MAN OF THE MOMENT	Douglas Beachey	Alan Strachan	West End
Scouts Honour		Mike Bradwell	Lyric Hammersmith
NEIL	Live act of Young Ones Character	Nigel Planer	International Tour, Edinburgh
BADNEWS LIVE	Den Denis	Adrian Edmondson	Tour + London
Trial Run	The Student	Nicholas Kent	Oxford Playhouse / Young Vic
COMIC STRIP		Michael White	Comedy Store and international tour
OUTER LIMITS	Double Act with Peter Richardson	Nigel Planer	Tour + London
EVITA - original cast	Che	Hal Prince	Robert Stigwood
Robin Hood	Sherriff of Nottingham	Andrew Manley	E.M.M.A.
Breezeblock Park	The Son	Michael Attenborough	West Yorkshire Playhouse
The Sport of My Mad Mother	Fak	Helena Kaut-Howson	West Yorkshire Playhouse
Twelfth Night	Fabian	Michael Attenborough	West Yorkshire Playhouse
A Day With My Sister	Brother	David Halliwell	Traverse Theatre

Radio

Production	Character	Director	Company
The Norman Conquests	Tom	Peter Kavanagh	BBC Radio 4
Gloomsbury Series 2		Jamie Rix	Little Brother Productions Ltd.
Polyoaks Series 2	Dr Roy May	Frank Stirling	Unique
Gloomsbury		Jamie Rix	Little Brother Productions Ltd.
Otherwise Engaged	Wood	Peter Kavanagh	BBC Radio 4
Polyoaks	Dr Roy May	Frank Stirling	The New Unique Broadcasting Company Ltd
The Magnificent Andrea	Nigel	Peter Kavanagh	BBC Radio 4
Turf Wars	Reiver	Peter Kavanagh	BBC Radio 4
ADRIAN MOLE	Narrator and all voices		BBC
GRIFF RHYS- JONES RADIO SHOW	Guest
GRUESOME TALES FOR GRIZZLY KIDS
I, AN ACTOR			BBC Radio 4
JAZZ DADS	Maurice		BBC
LORD OF THE RINGS			Radio 5
NICHOLAS CRAIG'S ACTING MASTERCLASS			BBC
THE HOBBIT	Bilbo Baggins		BBC Radio 4