Nigel Planer

Nigel George Planer (born 22 February 1953 in Westminster, London, England, UK) is an English actor, comedian, novelist and playwright. Planer is perhaps best known for his role as Neil in the cult BBC comedy The Young Ones. He has appeared in many West End musicals, including Evita, Chicago, We Will Rock You and Hairspray. He is also long-time comedy partner with Peter Richardson. He was educated at Westminster School, the University of Sussex a... more

Nigel George Planer (born 22 February 1953 in Westminster, London, England, UK) is an English actor, comedian, novelist and playwright. Planer is perhaps best known for his role as Neil in the cult BBC comedy The Young Ones. He has appeared in many West End musicals, including Evita, Chicago, We Will Rock You and Hairspray. He is also long-time comedy partner with Peter Richardson. He was educated at Westminster School, the University of Sussex at Brighton, and LAMDA. Planer is perhaps best known for his role as Neil, the hippie housemate of Vyvyan (Adrian Edmondson), Rick (Rik Mayall) and Mike (Christopher Ryan) in the cult BBC comedy The Young Ones, which ran from 1982-1984. Planer was one of the original cast of The Comic Strip team, pioneers of the alternative comedy movement in the UK. Originally a nightclub stage show, he appeared with its creator Peter Richardson as part of the double act The Outer Limits. Planer and Richardson also wrote the That's Life! parody on Not The Nine... less