Paul Higgins

Paul Higgins

Acting
Scotland, UK 50 credits
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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.
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Filmography
Acting 47 credits
The Simpsons
The Simpsons
1989 · ★ 8.0 · Hamish (voice)
Slow Horses
Slow Horses
2022 · ★ 8.0 · Struan Loy
Silent Witness
Silent Witness
1996 · ★ 7.6 · Det Sgt Nick Wallace
Vera
Vera
2011 · ★ 7.4 · Clive Stringer
Line of Duty
Line of Duty
2012 · ★ 8.2 · ACC Derek Hilton, CS Derek Hilton
The Thick of It
The Thick of It
2005 · ★ 8.0 · Jamie
Utopia
Utopia
2013 · ★ 7.9 · Michael Dugdale
The Play on One
The Play on One
1988 · Murdo Caldwell
The Ipcress File
The Ipcress File
2022 · ★ 7.1 · Minister
Case Histories
Case Histories
2011 · Ian Kelso
Apostle
Apostle
2018 · ★ 6.1 · Frank
Staying Alive
Staying Alive
1996 · Alan McPherson
Victoria & Abdul
Victoria & Abdul
2017 · ★ 6.9 · Dr. James Reid
A Very Peculiar Practice
A Very Peculiar Practice
1986 · Adie Shaw
In the Loop
In the Loop
2009 · ★ 7.0 · Jamie McDonald
The Last Enemy
The Last Enemy
2008 · Professor Lawrence Cooper
The Wrong Mans
The Wrong Mans
2013 · ★ 7.3 · PC Hennessy
Greed
Greed
2019 · ★ 5.6 · Jim McBride
Brian and Maggie
Brian and Maggie
2025 · Geoffrey Howe
Being Human
Being Human
1994 · ★ 5.1 · Soldier
Raised by Wolves
Raised by Wolves
2015 · Sean Garry
Bedrooms and Hallways
Bedrooms and Hallways
1998 · ★ 6.1 · John
Hope Springs
Hope Springs
2009 · Gil Cameron
Meat Puppet
Meat Puppet
2024 · University Dean (voice)
Red Road
Red Road
2006 · ★ 6.5 · Avery
Kill
Kill
2024 · Don
Beautiful Creatures
Beautiful Creatures
2000 · ★ 5.6 · Aidan
Murder
Murder
2002 · Lee Finch
Birthday Girl
Birthday Girl
2002 · Drew
The Negotiator
The Negotiator
1994 · Det. Sergeant Andrew Coyne
The Party's Just Beginning
The Party's Just Beginning
2018 · ★ 6.2 · Luisaidh's Dad
Utopia
Utopia
2013 · Dugdale
Riot
Riot
1996 · Gang Member
Tumbledown
Tumbledown
1988 · Saltemarsh
Charlie Cloudhead
Charlie Cloudhead
2016 · Charlie
Complicity
Complicity
2000 · Andy
The Rise of the Nutters
The Rise of the Nutters
2007 · Jamie
Spinners and Losers
Spinners and Losers
2007 · Jamie
New Town
New Town
2009 · Hamish
Couple in a Hole
Couple in a Hole
2016 · John
Low Winter Sun
Low Winter Sun
2006 · David Westwood
Lawless
Lawless
2013 · Simon Harding
A Hartley Story
A Hartley Story
2007 · Hartley
11th Hour
11th Hour
2017 · Drunk
No Holds Bard
No Holds Bard
2009 · Struan Robertson
A Wholly Healthy Glasgow
A Wholly Healthy Glasgow
1988 · Murdo Caldwell
Shell
Shell
2007 · The Salesman
Writing 2 credits
Rik Mayall Presents
Rik Mayall Presents
1993 · Writer
Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Love
Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Love
1993 · Writer
Producing 1 credit
Hangar 10
Hangar 10
2014 · ★ 4.1 · Producer
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