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Paul Higgins (actor)

Paul Higgins is a Scottish actor, best known for appearing in the British television series The Thick of It, Utopia and Line of Duty.

Paul Higgins
Born (1964-12-03) 3 December 1964 (age 61)
Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland
OccupationsActor, Writer
Spouse
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(m. 1993)​
Children2

Early life

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Higgins was born in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland. He was raised as a Roman Catholic, but now he considers himself a lapsed Catholic.[1] As a teenager, he trained to be a priest, but gave his training up aged 17 when he began dating.[2]

Career

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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.[3]

Personal life

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Higgins is married to actress Amelia Bullmore, whom he met in 1992 while co-starring with her in A View from the Bridge in Manchester.[2] Since December 2019 he has been Chair of ACT, the Actors' Children's Trust, and since September 2021 a Trustee of The Vegan Society.

Filmography

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Year Film Role Notes
1986-90TaggartAlastair Finn/ David CrawfordTV series: 4 episodes
1988 A Very Peculiar Practice Adie Shaw TV series: 1 Episode
1988The Play on OneMurdo CaldwellTV series: 1 Episode ("A Wholly Healthy Glasgow")
1990BoonSimonTV series: 1 Episode
1994Being HumanSoldier
1996-1997Staying AliveAlan McPhersonTV series: 12 episodes
1998Bedrooms and HallwaysJohn
2000ComplicityAndy
Beautiful CreaturesAidan
2005-2007The Thick of ItJamie McDonaldTV series: 3 episodes
2006Red RoadAvery
2008The Last EnemyProfessor Lawrence CooperTV series: 3 episodes
2009Hope SpringsGil CameronTV series: 8 episodes
In the LoopJamie McDonald
Silent WitnessDS Nick WallaceTV series: 2 episodes ("Safe")
2011VeraClive StringerTV series: 1 Episode
2013The Wrong MansPC HennessyTV series: 1 Episode
2012-2017Line of DutyACC Derek HiltonTV series: 11 episodes
2013-2014UtopiaMichael DugdaleTV series: 11 episodes
2015Couple in a HoleJohn
2016Raised by WolvesSeanTV series: 4 episodes
2017Victoria & AbdulSir James Reid
Decline and FallPrison OfficerTV series: 1 Episode
2018ApostleFrank
The Party's Just BeginningLiusaidh's Dad
2019Cold CallKirk WileyTV series: 4 episodes
GreedJim McBride
2021BeepFather SydneyTV movie
2022 Slow HorsesStruan LoyTV series: 3 episodes
2023 Betrayal Don
2025Brian and MaggieGeoffrey HoweTV series: 2 episodes[4]

References

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  1. ↑ English, Paul (27 November 2008). "Paul Higgins: Priesthood just wasn't for me – so I chose acting". Glasgow: Daily Record. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
  2. 1 2 Higgins, Paul (15 August 2007). "Stuart Jeffries meets The Thick of It actor Paul Higgins". The Guardian. London.
  3. ↑ "No One Will Ever Forgive Us". National Theatre of Scotland. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "Brian and Maggie Press Pack". Channel 4. 21 January 2025. Archived from the original on 24 January 2025. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
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