Robert Higden
ActingAlso Known As
Robert Hidgen
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.
Movies
(35 total)
mother!
as Drunkard
Upside Down
as Amnesiac
On the Road
as Sam Pharmacy
The Human Stain
as Jeff Silk
Dead Like Me: Life After Death
as Veterinarian
My Salinger Year
as Bookkeeper
It Must Be Heaven
as Policeman #2
French Exit
as Mr. Baker
WarGames: The Dead Code
as Mr. Baron
The Secret
as Waiter
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
as Writer #3
Love & Human Remains
as The Editor
Black Swarm
as Father Francis
The High Cost of Living
as Urban Husband
Evil Breed: The Legend of Samhain
as Sawney Bean
Swamp Devil
as Jones
Salt on Our Skin
as Souvenir Salesman
The Legend of Sarila
as Arlok (voice)
Savage Messiah
as Grocery Store Owner / Clerk
Dead Awake
as Polygraph Technician
TV Shows
(5 total)
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
as Master Raymond
Blue Mountain State
as Rogers
The Hunger
as Motel Manager
More Tales of the City
as Valued Costumer
Radio Active
as Mr. Noseworthy