Robert Higden
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.
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- EVERGREEN$ (2023) as Baby boomer
- French Exit (2021) as Mr. Baker
- My Salinger Year (2020) as Bookkeeper
- It Must Be Heaven (2019) as Policeman #2
- mother! (2017) as Drunkard
- 2149: The Aftermath (2016) Executive Producer
- 2149: The Aftermath (2016) Screenplay
- Monsieur Pug (2014) as Monsieur Pug (voice)
- The Legend of Sarila (2013) as Arlok (voice)
- Upside Down (2012) as Amnesiac
- On the Road (2012) as Sam Pharmacy
- The High Cost of Living (2011) as Urban Husband
- Blue Mountain State (2010) as Rogers
- Lick (2010)
- Dead Like Me: Life After Death (2009) as Veterinarian
- WarGames: The Dead Code (2008) as Mr. Baron
- Swamp Devil (2008) as Jones
- The Secret (2007) as Waiter
- Black Swarm (2007) as Father Francis
- Fatal Trust (2006) as Skip
- Slow Burn (2005) as Forensics Tech #1
- Bad Apple (2004) as Tuckman's Guard
- The Human Stain (2003) as Jeff Silk
- Student Seduction (2003) as Mr. Fiske
- Evil Breed: The Legend of Samhain (2003) as Sawney Bean
- Savage Messiah (2002) as Grocery Store Owner / Clerk
- Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher (2002)
- Jack & Ella (2002) as Ted
- Dead Awake (2001) as Polygraph Technician
- Wilder (2000) as NRC Official
- The Long Winter (1999) as Foule (tribunal)
- Radio Active (1998) as Mr. Noseworthy
- More Tales of the City (1998) as Valued Costumer
- The Hunger (1997) as Motel Manager
- Hysteria (1997) as Man at piano bar
- Strip Search (1997) as Customer
- Shadow of the Bear (1997) as Joe
- Vanished (1995) as Unemployed Man (uncredited)
- Love & Human Remains (1994) as The Editor
- Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994) as Writer #3
- Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1992) as Master Raymond
- Salt on Our Skin (1992) as Souvenir Salesman
- The First Circle (1992) as Kagan