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
ITV1 (formerly known as ITV) is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the British media company ITV plc. It provides the ITV (TV network), Channel 3 ...
's ''
The Bill
''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, broadcast on ITV (TV network), ITV from 16 October 1984 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, "Woodentop (The Bill), Woodentop" (part of the ''Storyb ...
'', and
Andy Hunter in the
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England. Originally established in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company, it evolved into its current sta ...
soap opera ''
EastEnders
''EastEnders'' is a British television soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the East End of London, the ...
'', 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
''Wizards vs Aliens'' is a British science fantasy television programme produced by BBC Cymru Wales and FremantleMedia Enterprises for CBBC and created by Russell T Davies and Phil Ford. The series focuses on the exploits of 16-year-old wizar ...
''.
Personal life
Higgs is married to actress
Caroline Catz
Caroline Catz (born Caroline Caplan; 19 October 1969) is a British film, television, and theatre actress and narrator. She is best known for her role as Louisa Glasson in ''Doc Martin'' (2004–2022). Her other major roles have included August ...
, 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
Television
Stage
Video games
References
External links
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1962 births
Living people
Male actors from Birmingham, West Midlands
English male soap opera actors
English male stage actors
21st-century English male actors
British male actors