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