Nigel Planer

Nigel Planer (born February 22, 1955 in London) is a British actor, novelist and playwright. He was educated at Westminster School and Sussex University.

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February 22 - 1955 - London - Actor - Novelist - Playwright - Westminster School - Sussex University

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He is most widely known in Britain for his work in television comedy and satire, including:

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• Shine on Harvey Moon
• Roll Over Beethoven (1983-1984)
• The Comic Strip Presents... (1983-2000)
• The Young Ones (on which he played Neil, the hippie)
• Filthy, Rich & Catflap
• King & Castle (1986-1988)
• Blackeyes by Dennis Potter (1989)
• Frankenstein's Baby (1990)
• The Naked Actor/Masterclass (1991-1992)
• The Magic Roundabout (English adaptation and narrator on previously unseen episodes)
• Two Lumps of Ice
• Bonjour La Classe
• Sherlock Holmes (1993)
• Let's Get Divorced (1994)
• Blackadder the Third
• The Lenny Henry Show
• French & Saunders
• The Tube
• Saturday Live
• Jonathan Creek.

He has published several books including novels - The Right Man (2000) (ISBN 009927227X) and Faking It (2003) (ISBN 0099409860) - and written several plays including I, An Actor and most recently On The Ceiling (2005) .

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Novels - Plays

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He has also performed the audiobooks for many of the Discworld novels by prolific British author Terry Pratchett, giving voice to the many characters, races, and other anthromorphic personifications.

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Audiobooks - Discworld - Terry Pratchett - Anthromorphic personifications

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