Paul Higgins

Biography

Paul Higgins is a Scottish actor, best known for appearing in the British television series The Thick of It, Utopia and Line of Duty. Higgins was born in Lanarkshire, Scotland. He was raised as a Roman Catholic, but now he considers himself a lapsed Catholic. As a teenager, he trained to be a priest, but gave his training up aged 17 when he began dating. Higgins has appeared onstage in Paul and Black Watch, and in the film Complicity. He played Alan in Staying Alive, a hospital drama on ITV. He has also played Jamie McDonald, an aggressive press officer, in the BBC show The Thick of It and its spin-off feature-length film, In the Loop. In 2009, he appeared as Gil Cameron on the BBC drama Hope Springs. He played Michael Dugdale in Channel 4's acclaimed conspiracy thriller Utopia. In 2013 he appeared in series 1 of the BBC series Line of Duty and returned for season 4 in 2017. He wrote a play titled Nobody Will Ever Forgive Us, which was performed at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh in a co-production with the National Theatre of Scotland in November 2008.

Filmografi

Apostle2018 · FrankBirthday Girl2002 · DrewCharlie Cloudhead2016 · CharlieMeat Puppet2024 · University Dean (voice)In the Loop2009 · Jamie McDonaldVictoria & Abdul2017 · Dr. James ReidThe Negotiator1994 · Det. Sergeant Andrew CoyneBedrooms and Hallways1998 · JohnGreed2019 · Jim McBrideBeing Human1994 · SoldierA Hartley Story2007 · HartleyThe Party's Just Beginning2018 · Luisaidh's DadRed Road2006 · AveryKill2024 · DonRiot1996 · Gang MemberBeautiful Creatures2000 · AidanRik Mayall Presents: Micky Love1993 · WriterCouple in a Hole2016 · JohnComplicity2000 · AndyTumbledown1988 · SaltemarshSpinners and Losers2007 · JamieLow Winter Sun2006 · David WestwoodNo Holds Bard2009 · Struan RobertsonA Wholly Healthy Glasgow1988 · Murdo Caldwell