Robert Higden
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 13, 1958 (age 68)
- Birthplace
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Biography
Robert Higden is a Canadian actor best known for his portrayal of the absent-minded vice-principal, Mr. Noseworthy, on the popular YTV series Radio Active. He has appeared in over 30 feature films including: The Reagans opposite Judy Davis, Battlefield Earth opposite John Travolta, Gleason opposite Brad Garrett, The Human Stain opposite Gary Sinise, and Taking Lives, opposite Angelina Jolie. As a founding member of Montreal’s On the Spot, Robert has been performing improv for well over a decade. He was even chosen to compete on the Montreal team in the Just For Laughs Improv Tournament for several years running. As a director, he has received a Gemini nomination for his work on the CBC series Edible Incredible, as well as a Canadian Comedy Award nomination for his work on Radio Active. (He often stage directed episodes he wasn’t in.) As for writing, much of Robert’s work has been for sketch comedy shows and for his own stand up routines, but he has also written for TV, and has 4 feature length screenplays under his belt, which he is currently shopping around. And of course, he continues to make his own films which have won him best short in the Actra shorts festival two years in a row, and best film in ASM’s 48 Hour Film Festival, 3 out of the 6 times he has entered.
Known For
Filmography
EVERGREEN$
Movie · as Baby boomer
French Exit
Movie · as Mr. Baker
My Salinger Year
Movie · as Bookkeeper
Coda
Movie · as Customer
It Must Be Heaven
Movie · as Policeman #2
mother!
Movie · as Drunkard
Monsieur Pug
Movie · as Monsieur Pug (voice)
The Legend of Sarila
Movie · as Arlok (voice)
Upside Down
Movie · as Amnesiac
On the Road
Movie · as Sam Pharmacy
The High Cost of Living
Movie · as Urban Husband
Lick
Movie
Blue Mountain State
TV · as Rogers · 1 ep
Dead Like Me: Life After Death
Movie · as Veterinarian
Swamp Devil
Movie · as Jones
WarGames: The Dead Code
Movie · as Mr. Baron
Black Swarm
Movie · as Father Francis
The Secret
Movie · as Waiter
Fatal Trust
Movie · as Skip
Slow Burn
Movie · as Forensics Tech #1
Bad Apple
Movie · as Tuckman's Guard
Student Seduction
Movie · as Mr. Fiske
The Human Stain
Movie · as Jeff Silk
Evil Breed: The Legend of Samhain
Movie · as Sawney Bean
Jack & Ella
Movie · as Ted
Savage Messiah
Movie · as Grocery Store Owner / Clerk
Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher
Movie
Gleason
Movie · as Arnie
Dead Awake
Movie · as Polygraph Technician
Wilder
Movie · as NRC Official
The Long Winter
Movie · as Foule (tribunal)
More Tales of the City
TV · as Valued Costumer · 1 ep
Radio Active
TV · as Mr. Noseworthy · 78 eps
Hysteria
Movie · as Man at piano bar
Shadow of the Bear
Movie · as Joe
Strip Search
Movie · as Customer
The Hunger
TV · as Motel Manager · 1 ep
Vanished
Movie · as Unemployed Man (uncredited)
Love & Human Remains
Movie · as The Editor
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
Movie · as Writer #3
Salt on Our Skin
Movie · as Souvenir Salesman
The First Circle
Movie · as Kagan
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
TV · as Master Raymond · 1 ep