Paul Higgins

Paul Higgins

ActorWriter
Born
1964

Born in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Paul Higgins had a childhood interest in becoming a missionary and,at the age of twelve, started training as a priest with the Xaverian brotherhood. Some five years later, however, he discovered girls and gave up the priesthood by mutual consent. He became interested in…

Biography

Born in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Paul Higgins had a childhood interest in becoming a missionary and,at the age of twelve, started training as a priest with the Xaverian brotherhood. Some five years later, however, he discovered girls and gave up the priesthood by mutual consent. He became interested in acting and, after attending a drama class in Motherwell, successfully auditioned for London's Central School of Speech and Drama. He has lived in London since 1983, and has two daughters with actress Amelia Bullmore.

Writer

Table 12Table 12(2001)

Actor

Brian and MaggieBrian and Maggie(2025)as Geoffrey Howe
Meat PuppetMeat Puppet(2024)as University Dean
The SimpsonsThe Simpsons(1989)as Hamish MacWeldon
BetrayalBetrayal(2023)as Don
Slow HorsesSlow Horses(2022)as Struan Loy

Self

Paltrocast with Darren PaltrowitzPaltrocast with Darren Paltrowitz(2020)as Self
Celebrity MastermindCelebrity Mastermind(2002)as Self - Contestant
Late ReviewLate Review(1994)as Self - Panelist

Archive Footage

ScreenwipeScreenwipe(2006)as Jamie

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Paul Higgins, Steven Waddington, Christopher Chung, Jack Lowden, and Olivia Cooke in Failure's Contagious (2022)Paul Higgins in Line of Duty (2012)Judi Dench, Paul Higgins, Tim Pigott-Smith, Olivia Williams, and Fenella Woolgar in Victoria & Abdul (2017)Paul Higgins in Line of Duty (2012)Paul Higgins in Couple in a Hole (2015)Kate Dickie and Paul Higgins in Couple in a Hole (2015)

Credit Score: Paul Higgins

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#NameScoreYearWinNomKnownWinsNomsVotes
1The Thick of It75.0020058.751329388
2Line of Duty25.0020128.701380678
3Utopia16.2520138.40155788
4Raised by Wolves10.0020138.2001956
5Vera10.0020118.20024396
6In the Loop3.7520097.40164230
7Apostle3.2520186.30066174
8Victoria & Abdul2.5020176.80240069
9Hope Springs2.5020097.000379
10Red Road2.0020066.81114305