Filmography
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Known For
The Young Ones Neil / Dino / E.T. Fairfax / Famine / Fly #2 (1982-1984) -
The Comic Strip Presents Redtop Rupert Murdoch (2016) -
Episodes Sanford Shamiro (2012-2015) -
Known For
Terry Pratchett's Hogfather Mr. Sideney (2006) -
Actor
There She Goes Gandalf (2018) -
Upstart Crow Lord Egeus (2018) -
Marcella Reg Reynolds (2018) -
Inside No. 9 Frank (2018) -
Death in Paradise Eugene Sutton (2018) -
The Apple Picker Narration (2017) -
Ratburger Headmaster (2017) -
Sleigh Gerald (2017) -
Seven Days in Never The Voice (2017) -
Timewasters Langley (2017) -
![Loaded]( "Loaded")
Loaded Mr. Young (2017) -
![The Dumping Ground]( "The Dumping Ground")
The Dumping Ground Professor (2017) -
![Boomers]( "Boomers")
Boomers Mick (2014-2016) -
![Grantchester]( "Grantchester")
Grantchester Giles Montgomery (2016) -
![The Comic Strip Presents Redtop]( "The Comic Strip Presents Redtop")
The Comic Strip Presents Redtop Rupert Murdoch (2016) -
![The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret]( "The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret")
The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret Gilfroy Deacon McStannahorse (2016) -
![Man's Best Friend]( "Man's Best Friend")
Man's Best Friend Lost Property Officer (2015) -
![Hank Zipzer]( "Hank Zipzer")
Hank Zipzer Crazy Ed (2015) -
![Psychedelic Britannia]( "Psychedelic Britannia")
Psychedelic Britannia Narrator (2015) -
![Burn Burn Burn]( "Burn Burn Burn")
Burn Burn Burn Henry (2015) -
![Episodes]( "Episodes")
Episodes Sanford Shamiro (2012-2015) -
![Cockroaches]( "Cockroaches")
Cockroaches Stevie (2015) -
![The List]( "The List")
The List Ted Rove (2013) -
![Jonathan Creek]( "Jonathan Creek")
Jonathan Creek Franklin Tartikoff (1997-2013) -
![Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids]( "Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids")
Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids Narrator (2000-2013) -
![I Give It a Year]( "I Give It a Year")
I Give It a Year Brian (2013) -
![The Comic Strip Presents...]( "The Comic Strip Presents...")
The Comic Strip Presents... Stan (1983-2012) -
![Hacks]( "Hacks")
Hacks Oliver (2012) -
![This Is Jinsy]( "This Is Jinsy")
This Is Jinsy Man With No Nameworm (2011) -
![Agatha Christie's Marple]( "Agatha Christie's Marple")
Agatha Christie's Marple Mr. Venables (2010) -
How to Be Old Nicholas Craig (2009)
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Let's Dance for Sport Relief Wilbur Turnblad (2009)
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![Mumbai Calling]( "Mumbai Calling")
Mumbai Calling Lonely Guy (2008) -
![The Color of Magic]( "The Color of Magic")
The Color of Magic Arch Astronomer (2008) -
![M.I.High]( "M.I.High")
M.I.High Prime Minister (2008) -
The Revenge Files of Alistair Fury Great Uncle Crawford (2008)
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![Virgin Territory]( "Virgin Territory")
Virgin Territory Uncle Bruno (2007) -
How to Be Edwardian Nicholas Craig (2007)
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![Flood]( "Flood")
Flood Keith Hopkins (2007) -
![Mark Lawson Talks to...]( "Mark Lawson Talks to...")
Mark Lawson Talks to... Nicholas Craig (2007) -
![Terry Pratchett's Hogfather]( "Terry Pratchett's Hogfather")
Terry Pratchett's Hogfather Mr. Sideney (2006) -
How to Be Eighteenth Century Nicholas Craig (2006)
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![SpongeBob SquarePants]( "SpongeBob SquarePants")
SpongeBob SquarePants Dr. Marmalade (2006) -
![The Gil Mayo Mysteries]( "The Gil Mayo Mysteries")
The Gil Mayo Mysteries Robert Bainbridge (2006) -
![The Last Detective]( "The Last Detective")
The Last Detective Gerry Jameson (2005) -
![Bright Young Things]( "Bright Young Things")
Bright Young Things Taxi Driver (2003) -
![The Grimleys]( "The Grimleys")
The Grimleys Baz Grimley (1999-2001) -
![Baddiel's Syndrome]( "Baddiel's Syndrome")
Baddiel's Syndrome Undertaker (2001) -
Boheme Benoit (2000)
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![The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything]( "The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything")
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![Discworld Noir]( "Discworld Noir")
Discworld Noir Gaspode / Count Henning Von Uberwald (1999) -
![The Bill]( "The Bill")
The Bill Colin Boswell (1999) -
You Are Here Sheldon Cohen (1998)
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![The Land Girls]( "The Land Girls")
The Land Girls Gerald (1998) -
![Paul Merton in Galton and Simpson's...]( "Paul Merton in Galton and Simpson's...")
Paul Merton in Galton and Simpson's... Gavin (1997) -
![Diana & Me]( "Diana & Me")
Diana & Me Taxi Driver (1997) -
![The Grimleys]( "The Grimleys")
The Grimleys Baz Grimley (1997) -
![Discworld II: Mortality Bytes!]( "Discworld II: Mortality Bytes!")
Discworld II: Mortality Bytes! Albert / Bursar (1996) -
Cuts Jocelyn Pride (1996)
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![Romuald the Reindeer]( "Romuald the Reindeer")
Romuald the Reindeer Romuald the Reindeer (1996) -
![Mr. Toad's Wild Ride]( "Mr. Toad's Wild Ride")
Mr. Toad's Wild Ride The Car Salesman (1996) -
![The Marriage of Figaro]( "The Marriage of Figaro")
The Marriage of Figaro Antonio (1995) -
![Jeremy Hardy Gives Good Sex]( "Jeremy Hardy Gives Good Sex")
Jeremy Hardy Gives Good Sex (1995) -
![Shine on Harvey Moon]( "Shine on Harvey Moon")
Shine on Harvey Moon Lou Lewis (1982-1995) -
![Clockwork Mice]( "Clockwork Mice")
Clockwork Mice Parkey (1995) -
![The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes]( "The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes")
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes Inspector Hopkins (1994) -
Bonjour la Classe Laurence Didcott (1993)
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![Santa's First Christmas]( "Santa's First Christmas")
Santa's First Christmas Romuald the Reindeer (1992) -
![Unnatural Pursuits]( "Unnatural Pursuits")
Unnatural Pursuits George Pepperly (1992) -
![Carry on Columbus]( "Carry on Columbus")
Carry on Columbus The Wazir (1992) -
The Nicholas Craig Masterclass Nicholas Craig (1990-1992)
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![Santa and the Tooth Fairies]( "Santa and the Tooth Fairies")
Santa and the Tooth Fairies Romuald the Reindeer (1991) -
![Performance]( "Performance")
Performance John Peel (1991) -
Oh, No! Not THEM! Neil (1990)
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The Magic Roundabout Narrator (1990)
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![Screen One]( "Screen One")
Screen One Paul Hocking (1990) -
![French and Saunders]( "French and Saunders")
French and Saunders Andy (1990) -
![Blackeyes]( "Blackeyes")
Blackeyes Jeff (1989) -
![Number 27]( "Number 27")
Number 27 Andrew Veitch (1988) -
![King & Castle]( "King & Castle")
King & Castle David Castle (1986-1988) -
![Blackadder the Third]( "Blackadder the Third")
Blackadder the Third Lord Smedley, fop (1987) -
![Eat the Rich]( "Eat the Rich")
Eat the Rich DHSS Manager (1987) -
![Filthy Rich & Catflap]( "Filthy Rich & Catflap")
Filthy Rich & Catflap Ralph Filthy (1987) -
![Cliff Richard & The Young Ones: Living Doll]( "Cliff Richard & The Young Ones: Living Doll")
Cliff Richard & The Young Ones: Living Doll Neil (1986) -
![The Supergrass]( "The Supergrass")
The Supergrass Gunter (1985) -
![Happy Families]( "Happy Families")
Happy Families Barman (1985) -
Storyboard David Castle (1985)
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Roll Over Beethoven Nigel Cochrane (1985)
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![Brazil]( "Brazil")
Brazil Charlie - Dept. of Works (1985) -
The Lenny Henry Show (1984)
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![The Young Ones]( "The Young Ones")
The Young Ones Neil (1982-1984) -
![Yellowbeard]( "Yellowbeard")
Yellowbeard Mansell (1983) -
![Dead on Time]( "Dead on Time")
Dead on Time Boring Friend (1983) -
![Saturday Superstore]( "Saturday Superstore")
Saturday Superstore Neil from the Young Ones (1982) -
The Comic Strip Paul (1981)
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Doctors' Daughters Constable (1981)
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![How's Your Father?]( "How's Your Father?")
How's Your Father? Sissie (1980) -
ActorA Roof Over My Head Rodney (1977)
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Writer
![King & Castle]( "King & Castle")
King & Castle (1988) -
![The Comic Strip Presents...]( "The Comic Strip Presents...")
The Comic Strip Presents... (1988) -
![Naked Video]( "Naked Video")
Naked Video (1986) -
Comic Relief (1986)
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The Comic Strip (1981)
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Writer
![Not the Nine O'Clock News]( "Not the Nine O'Clock News")
Not the Nine O'Clock News (1980) -
Soundtrack
![The Comic Strip Presents...]( "The Comic Strip Presents...")
The Comic Strip Presents... (1988) -
Soundtrack
![Cliff Richard & The Young Ones: Living Doll]( "Cliff Richard & The Young Ones: Living Doll")
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Archive footageMy Favourite Joke (2011)
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![Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape]( "Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape")
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![Banda sonora]( "Banda sonora")
Banda sonora (2008) -
![Comedy Connections]( "Comedy Connections")
Comedy Connections (2007) -
Archive footage
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80s (2005)
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Miscellaneous Crew
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Music Department
![The Young Ones]( "The Young Ones")
The Young Ones (1982-1984)
All Filmography
Did You Know
Trivia
Comedy partner of Peter Richardson.
Quotes
[on his character in The Young Ones (1982)] There's a lot of me in Neil, obviously.
Trademark
Gloomy, hangdog expression
Star Sign
Pisces
Personal Details
Born
Nigel George Planer
Westminster, London, England, UK
Height:
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