Robert Higden
Known For
Acting
Born
1958-04-13 in 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.
Most Known For
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
as Master Raymond
Blue Mountain State
as Rogers
The Hunger
as Motel Manager
mother!
as Drunkard
More Tales of the City
as Valued Costumer
Upside Down
as Amnesiac
On the Road
as Sam Pharmacy
Radio Active
as Mr. Noseworthy
The Human Stain
as Jeff Silk
Dead Like Me: Life After Death
as Veterinarian
French Exit
as Mr. Baker
Monsieur Pug
as Monsieur Pug (voice)
Bad Apple
as Tuckman's Guard
My Salinger Year
as Bookkeeper
The Secret
as Waiter
WarGames: The Dead Code
as Mr. Baron
It Must Be Heaven
as Policeman #2
The Legend of Sarila
as Arlok (voice)
Student Seduction
as Mr. Fiske
Love & Human Remains
as The Editor