Robert Higden
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.
Filmography
EVERGREEN$
as Baby boomer
EVERGREEN$
as Baby boomer
French Exit
as Mr. Baker
French Exit
as Mr. Baker
My Salinger Year
as Bookkeeper
My Salinger Year
as Bookkeeper
It Must Be Heaven
as Policeman #2
It Must Be Heaven
as Policeman #2
mother!
as Drunkard
mother!
as Drunkard
Monsieur Pug
as Monsieur Pug (voice)
Monsieur Pug
as Monsieur Pug (voice)
The Legend of Sarila
as Arlok (voice)
The Legend of Sarila
as Arlok (voice)
Upside Down
as Amnesiac
Upside Down
as Amnesiac
On the Road
as Sam Pharmacy
On the Road
as Sam Pharmacy
The High Cost of Living
as Urban Husband
The High Cost of Living
as Urban Husband
Lick
Lick
Dead Like Me: Life After Death
as Veterinarian
Dead Like Me: Life After Death
as Veterinarian
WarGames: The Dead Code
as Mr. Baron
WarGames: The Dead Code
as Mr. Baron
Swamp Devil
as Jones
Swamp Devil
as Jones
Black Swarm
as Father Francis
Black Swarm
as Father Francis
The Secret
as Waiter
The Secret
as Waiter
Fatal Trust
as Skip
Fatal Trust
as Skip
Slow Burn
as Forensics Tech #1
Slow Burn
as Forensics Tech #1
Bad Apple
as Tuckman's Guard
Bad Apple
as Tuckman's Guard
The Human Stain
as Jeff Silk
The Human Stain
as Jeff Silk
Student Seduction
as Mr. Fiske
Student Seduction
as Mr. Fiske
Evil Breed: The Legend of Samhain
as Sawney Bean
Evil Breed: The Legend of Samhain
as Sawney Bean
Jack & Ella
as Ted
Jack & Ella
as Ted
Savage Messiah
as Grocery Store Owner / Clerk
Savage Messiah
as Grocery Store Owner / Clerk
Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher
Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher
Dead Awake
as Polygraph Technician
Dead Awake
as Polygraph Technician
Wilder
as NRC Official
Wilder
as NRC Official
The Long Winter
as Foule (tribunal)
The Long Winter
as Foule (tribunal)
Hysteria
as Man at piano bar
Hysteria
as Man at piano bar
Shadow of the Bear
as Joe
Shadow of the Bear
as Joe
Strip Search
as Customer
Strip Search
as Customer
Vanished
as Unemployed Man (uncredited)
Vanished
as Unemployed Man (uncredited)
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
as Writer #3
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
as Writer #3
Love & Human Remains
as The Editor
Love & Human Remains
as The Editor
Salt on Our Skin
as Souvenir Salesman
Salt on Our Skin
as Souvenir Salesman
The First Circle
as Kagan
The First Circle
as Kagan