Nigel Planer

Nigel Planer plays the Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

Nigel Planer is an original member of London’s Comedy Store and a founder member of The Comic Strip. His West End appearances include Evita (original London cast and theatrical debut); ‘Amos Hart’ in the original 1997 London cast of Chicago at the Adelphi Theatre; ‘George’ in Feelgood at Hampstead and the Garrick Theatre; Alan Ayckbourn’s Man of the Moment at the Gielgud Theatre; ‘Pop’ in the original London cast of the Queen/Ben Elton musical We Will Rock You at the Dominion Theatre and ‘Frosch’ in Die Fledermaus for English National Opera at the London Coliseum. Nigel has made numerous television and film appearances including ‘Neil’ in The Young Ones (plus a number 2 chart hit with ‘Hole in My Shoe’); three series of The Grimleys; three series of Shine On Harvey Moon; two series of King and Castle; Dennis Potter’s Blackeyes; ‘Ralph Filthy’ in Filthy, Rich and Catflap; ‘The Comic Strip Presents…’; Brazil; Yellowbeard; Land Girls; Clockwork Mice; The Supergrass and Eat The Rich. Nigel first created his infamous alter-ego, ‘Nicholas Craig: The Naked Actor’, in 1990. He has published several books, including The Right Man and Faking It, and also scripted, and is all the voices for, The New Magic Roundabout. This year he will be appearing in Hogfather for Sky TV; The Flood for Power TV and the Dino de Laurentiis Decameron movie.