Michael Higgs (born 14 February 1962) is an English actor best known for prominent roles in two long-running television series: Eddie Santini in ITV1's The Bill, and Andy Hunter in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, in addition to an 8-episode stretch as Dr. Thomas Waugh in Bad Girls.
In 2012–2014, Higgs played Michael Clarke in the BBC sci-fi fantasy series Wizards vs Aliens.
Personal life
Higgs is married to actress Caroline Catz, whom he met on the set of The Bill. They have a son born in 2001 and a daughter who was born in 2006.
Filmography
Film
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! Year
! Film
! Role
! Notes
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| 1999
| Notting Hill
| Man at Market
| Uncredited role
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| rowspan="2"| 2000
| Wilfred
| Wilfred Owen
| Short film
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| Relative Values
| Film Director
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| 2001
| All Forgotten
| Vasya
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| rowspan="2"| 2004
| Deadlines
| Wilmington Journal
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| The Lodge
| Alex
| Short film
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| rowspan="3"| 2011
| Assassination Games
| Godfrey
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| Fetch!
| Luca
| Short film
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| The Shoelace
| Man Arriving
| Short video
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| rowspan="4"| 2013
| Beat Girl
| Tom
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| L'Assenza
| Piero
| Short film
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| Prisoners of the Sun
| Peter Levitz
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| Land of Giants
| Looter
| Short film
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| 2016
| Letters from Baghdad
| General Sir Gilbert Clayton
| Documentary film
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| 2017
| Amoc
| Colin
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| 2018
| The Marine 6: Close Quarters
| Graham Torrence
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| 2019
| Avengement
| Mr. Norton
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| 2020
| Delia Derbyshire: The Myths and Legendary Tapes
| The Men Behind Desks
| Documentary film
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| rowspan="3"| 2021
| Dark Ditties Presents 'Dad
| Dr. Edward Brunner
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| Code of Silence
| Du Rose
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| Dark Ditties Presents 'Stained
| Dr. Edward Brunner
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| 2022
| Wilfred 2022
| Wilfred Owen
| Short film
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| 2023
| The Three Musketeers
| Jussac
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| rowspan="2"| TBA
| Benoit
| Dr. Edward Brunner
| In production
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| Black Angel
| King Luther
| Pre-production
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Television
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! Year
! Show
! Role
! Notes
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| 1991
| Chalkface
| Paul Moon
| Series regular; Episodes 1–10
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| rowspan="2"| 1993
| EastEnders
| Sean
| 2 episodes
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| Between the Lines
| Det. Sgt. Luke
| Series 2; Episode 10: "What's the Strength of This?"
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| 1998–2000
| The Bill
| P.C. Eddie Santini
| Series 14–16 (60 episodes)
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| rowspan="2"| 2001
| Agatha Christie's Poirot
| Patrick Redfern
| Series 8; Episode 1: "Evil Under the Sun"
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| Bad Girls
| Dr. Thomas Waugh
| Recurring role; Series 3 (8 episodes)
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| 2003–2005
| EastEnders
| Andy Hunter
| Series regular; 177 episodes
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| rowspan="2"| 2006
| Eros Unleashed
| Phillip
| Television film
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| Double Time
| Barry
| Television film
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| 2008
| Silent Witness
| Inspector Russell King
| Series 12; Episodes 5 & 6: "Terror: Parts 1 & 2"
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| 2009
| Trinity
| Dr. Gabriel Lloyd
| Episodes 1–8
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| rowspan="3"| 2010
| Casualty
| Jack Greenwood
| Series 25; Episode 1: "Entry Wounds"
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| Material Girl
| Scott
| Episode 2
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| Identity
| Malcolm Calshaw
| Episode 2: "Chelsea Girl"
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| 2011
| Frankenstein's Wedding... Live in Leeds
| Detective
| Television film
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| 2012–2014
| Wizards vs Aliens
| Michael Clarke
| Series 1–3 (33 episodes)
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| 2014
| WPC 56
| Lenny Powell
| Series 2; Episodes 1–5
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| rowspan="2"| 2015
| New Tricks
| Mikey Bishop
| Series 12; Episode 6: "The Fame Game"
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| Midsomer Murders
| Butch Nevins
| Series 18; Episode 6: "Harvest of Souls"
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| rowspan="3"| 2016
| Hetty Feather
| Mr. McCartney
| Series 2; Episode 2: "The Haunting"
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| We the Jury
| Bradley the Lawyer
| Pilot episode
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| Casualty
| Henry Nichols
| Series 31; Episode 6: "Party Pooper"
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| 2017
| Broken
| Senior Police Officer
| Episode 3: "Andrew"
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| 2019
| The Feed
| Alec
| Episode 10
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| 2020
| Pan Tau
| King
| Episodes 1 & 2: "Fantasy Novel: Parts 1 & 2"
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| 2021
| Whitstable Pearl
| Frank Matheson
| Series 1; Episode 1: "The Free Waters"
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| rowspan="2"| 2022
| Sister Boniface Mysteries
| Dick Lansky
| Series 1; Episode 2: "Lights, Camera, Murder!"
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| Agatha Raisin
| George Selby
| Series 4; Episode 3: "A Spoonful of Poison"
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| 2024
| Shetland
| Rob Harding
| Series 9; Episodes 4 & 5
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| TBA
| A Study in Red Trilogy
| Robert Cavendish
| Mini-series. Pre-production
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Stage
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! Year
! Production
! Role
! Notes
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| 1989
|Veterans Day
|Actor
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| 1996
|The Woman in Black
|Actor
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| rowspan="3"| 1997
|Measure for Measure
|Angelo
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|A Midsummer Night's Dream
|Demetrius
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|All's Well That Ends Well
|Bertram
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| 1999
|One Life and Counting
|Aaron
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| rowspan="1"| 2000
|The Blue Room
|Various roles
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| 2002
|The Homecoming
|Teddy
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| 2018
|Broken Glass
|Harry
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Video games
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! Year
! Production
! Role
! Notes
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| 2009
| Risen
| Sam / Cole / Cyrus (voice)
| English version
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| 2010
| Kinect Sports
| (Additional voices)
| English version
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