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