Nigel Planer

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.

Known For

Brazil

as Charlie--Dept. of Works

SpongeBob SquarePants

as Dr. Marmalade (voice)

I Give It a Year

as Brian

Blackadder

as Lord Smedley

Death in Paradise

as Eugene Sutton

Lockwood & Co.

as John Fairfax

Inside No. 9

as Frank

Sherlock Holmes

as Inspector Hopkins

Episodes

as Sanford Shamiro

The Colour of Magic

as Arch Astronomer