
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.
35
Films
5
TV Shows
Known For
40 Credits
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
as Master Raymond
1992

Blue Mountain State
as Rogers
2010

The Hunger
as Motel Manager
1997

mother!
as Drunkard
2017

Upside Down
as Amnesiac
2012

Radio Active
as Mr. Noseworthy
1998

More Tales of the City
as Valued Costumer
1998

The Human Stain
as Jeff Silk
2003

Dead Like Me: Life After Death
as Veterinarian
2009

On the Road
as Sam Pharmacy
2012

WarGames: The Dead Code
as Mr. Baron
2008

Monsieur Pug
as Monsieur Pug (voice)
2014