
Acting
Born April 13, 1958 · Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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.

EVERGREEN$
2023

French Exit
2021

My Salinger Year
2020

It Must Be Heaven
2019

mother!
2017

Monsieur Pug
2014

The Legend of Sarila
2013

Upside Down
2012

On the Road
2012

The High Cost of Living
2011

Lick
2010

Dead Like Me: Life After Death
2009

WarGames: The Dead Code
2008

Swamp Devil
2008

Black Swarm
2007

The Secret
2007

Fatal Trust
2006

Bad Apple
2004

The Human Stain
2003

Student Seduction
2003

Evil Breed: The Legend of Samhain
2003

Jack & Ella
2002

Savage Messiah
2002

Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher
2002

Dead Awake
2001

Wilder
2000

The Long Winter
1999

Hysteria
1997

Shadow of the Bear
1997

Strip Search
1997

Vanished
1995

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
1994

Love & Human Remains
1994

Salt on Our Skin
1992

The First Circle
1992