Paul Higgins

Paul Higgins

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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Paul Higgins Movies

  • 2006
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    Red Road

    Red Road

    6.5 2006 HD

    Jackie is a CCTV operator. One day, a man shows his face on her monitor, a man she hoped never to see again. Now she has no choice and is compelled...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Kate Dickie

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  • 2000
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    Complicity

    Complicity

    5.9 2000 HD

    Local journalist, Cameron Colley writes articles that are idealistic, from the viewpoint of the underdog. A twisted serial killer seems to have some...

    Genre: Thriller

    Cast: Jonny Lee Miller

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  • 2024
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    Kill

    Kill

    5.7 2024 HD

    The story centres on three brothers and their violent father who live in a remote forest. The brothers attempt to kill their father while on a...

    Genre: Thriller

    Cast: Daniel Portman

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  • 2009
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    In the Loop

    In the Loop

    7 2009 HD

    The US President and the UK Prime Minister are planning on launching a war in the Middle East, but—behind the scenes—government officials...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Peter Capaldi

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  • 1996
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    Riot

    Riot

    5.3 1996 HD

    An heiress is kidnapped during the chaos of a riot on Christmas Eve.

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Gary Daniels

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  • 2000
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    Beautiful Creatures

    Beautiful Creatures

    5.7 2000 HD

    When Petula and Dorothy cover up the accidental murder of one jerk boyfriend, they hatch a hilarious scheme to collect a huge ransom.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Rachel Weisz

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  • 2016
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    Charlie Cloudhead

    Charlie Cloudhead

    1 2016 HD

    A tragic comedy drama about a man who bottles up his problems into a cloud floating above his head. A tense birthday dinner with his wife forces...

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    Cast: Paul Higgins

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  • 2007
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    A Hartley Story

    A Hartley Story

    1 2007 HD

    A short film about an agoraphobic poet who lives all alone with his loving goldfish, when a taxidermist comes in to rock the boat.

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    Cast: Paul Higgins

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  • 1994
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    The Negotiator

    The Negotiator

    1 1994 HD

    A serious heart condition puts an end to Charlie King's job as a "street copper", but he refuses the offer of a desk job and a promotion. When a...

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    Cast: Brian Cox

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  • 2009
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    No Holds Bard

    No Holds Bard

    10 2009 HD

    Comedy following the lives of five people as they prepare to vie for the 2009 Cup O'Kindness, the trophy awarded to the champion in Robert Burns...

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    Cast: Tony Curran

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  • 2006
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    Low Winter Sun

    Low Winter Sun

    6.6 2006 HD

    Frank Agnew is a police detective who kills for revenge and naively believes he's engineered the perfect crime.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Mark Strong

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  • 1994
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    Being Human

    Being Human

    5 1994 HD

    One man must learn the meaning of courage across four lifetimes centuries apart.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Robin Williams

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  • 1998
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    Bedrooms and Hallways

    Bedrooms and Hallways

    6.2 1998 HD

    At the suggestion of a straight friend, gay man Leo joins a men’s group, where he causes some upsets by declaring his attraction to one of its...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Kevin McKidd

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  • 2007
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    The Rise of the Nutters

    The Rise of the Nutters

    8.1 2007 HD

    With Hugh in Australia and Glenn in Wales, Ollie is left in charge, feeding policies to junior minister Ben Swain. He is one of the 'Nutters', the...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Peter Capaldi

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  • 2007
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    Shell

    Shell

    1 2007 HD

    A roadside movie about a teenage girl who feels trapped by her life in a remote petrol station in the Scottish Highlands.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Lorna Craig

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  • 1988
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    A Wholly Healthy Glasgow

    A Wholly Healthy Glasgow

    1 1988 HD

    A fresh-faced gym instructor, Murdo Caldwell, threatens the cosy lifestyle established in the seedy Adonis Health Club in Glasgow, where, up until...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Gerard Kelly

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  • 2002
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    Birthday Girl

    Birthday Girl

    1 2002 HD

    A woman decides to celebrate her recovery from leukaemia by throwing a party. But before the big night, she discovers that the illness has returned....

    Genre: TV Movie

    Cast: Sarah Lancashire

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  • 2018
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    The Party's Just Beginning

    The Party's Just Beginning

    6.3 2018 HD

    In a bleak Inverness midwinter, Luisaidh is careening off the rails after the suicide of her best friend. She medicates her misery with joyless sex,...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Karen Gillan

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  • 1988
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    Tumbledown

    Tumbledown

    5.9 1988 HD

    The film centers on the experiences of Robert Lawrence MC, an officer of the Scots Guards during the Falklands War of 1982. While fighting at the...

    Genre: TV Movie

    Cast: Colin Firth

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  • 2016
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    Couple in a Hole

    Couple in a Hole

    5.3 2016 HD

    A middle-aged couple who have renounced civilization to live in a cave in the woods are befriended by a local farmer with mysterious ulterior motives.

    Genre: Thriller

    Cast: Paul Higgins

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  • 2017
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    Victoria & Abdul

    Victoria & Abdul

    6.91 2017 HD

    Queen Victoria strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Judi Dench

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  • 2002
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    Murder

    Murder

    1 2002 HD

    Chris Maurer is killed the day after his 21st birthday and his grieving mother, Angela Maurer, is unable to come to grips with that fact. She is...

    Genre: TV Movie

    Cast: Jason Done

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  • 2013
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    Lawless

    Lawless

    10 2013 HD

    It's Lila Pettitt's first day as the youngest female judge the British court system's ever seen. Fiercely ambitious, Lila's determined to dispense...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Suranne Jones

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  • 2018
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    Apostle

    Apostle

    6.112 2018 HD

    In 1905, a man travels to a remote island in search of his missing sister who has been kidnapped by a mysterious religious cult.

    Genre: Horror

    Cast: Dan Stevens

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  • 2009
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    New Town

    New Town

    1 2009 HD

    Starry architects Purves and Pekkala are offered the chance to redesign a Georgian church, but when the head of Scottish Heritage falls from the...

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    Cast: Daniela Nardini

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  • 2019
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    Greed

    Greed

    5.651 2019 HD

    A retail billionaire's 60th birthday party is celebrated in an exclusive hotel on the Greek island of Mykonos.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Steve Coogan

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  • 2007
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    Spinners and Losers

    Spinners and Losers

    8 2007 HD

    Peter Mannion's speech on immigration, leaking the PM's policy, did not have the effect Tucker desired and now the PM is resigning, leaving the way...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Peter Capaldi

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  • 1993
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    Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Love

    Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Love

    6.5 1993 HD

    Mickey Love is an aging television quiz show host who after climbing his way back to the top after conquering alcoholism has hosted the highly rated...

    Genre:

    Cast: Rik Mayall

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  • 2014
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    Hangar 10

    Hangar 10

    4.2 2014 HD

    Genre: Thriller

    Cast: Danny Shayler

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  • 2008
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    The Last Enemy

    The Last Enemy

    6.8 2008 HD

    Stephen Ezard's search for the truth about the death of his brother Michael catapults him into an international conspiracy and a passionate love...

    Genre: Mystery

    Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch

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  • 2009
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    Hope Springs

    Hope Springs

    8 2009 HD

    Ellie finds herself in hiding in a remote Scottish village called Hope Springs along with fellow ex-cons Hannah, Josie and Shoo after plans to start...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Alex Kingston

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  • 2014
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    Utopia

    Utopia

    8.001 2014 HD

    The Utopia Experiments is a legendary graphic novel shrouded in mystery. When a group of strangers find themselves in possession of an original ...

    Genre: Mystery

    Cast: Adeel Akhtar

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  • 2024
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    Vera

    Vera

    7.355 2024 HD

    A sharp detective with a messy life, DCI Vera Stanhope patrols her “patch” of northeast England, pursuing the truth in cases of murder,...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Brenda Blethyn

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  • 2014
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    The Wrong Mans

    The Wrong Mans

    7.294 2014 HD

    Comedy thriller about two well-meaning idiots who become entangled in a hideous world of crime, conspiracy and corruption.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Mathew Baynton

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  • 1995
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    Rik Mayall Presents

    Rik Mayall Presents

    7.333 1995 HD

    Showcasing the talent and versatility of its star, Rik Mayall Presents comprises six episodes of dark humour spread over two series, where he plays...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Rik Mayall

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  • 2021
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    Line of Duty

    Line of Duty

    8.3 2021 HD

    A drama about the investigations of AC-12, a controversial police anticorruption unit.

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Martin Compston

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  • 2022
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    The Ipcress File

    The Ipcress File

    7.1 2022 HD

    As the Cold War rages, ex-smuggler turned reluctant spy Harry Palmer finds himself at the centre of a dangerous undercover mission, on which he must...

    Genre: Action & Adventure

    Cast: Joe Cole

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  • 2024
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    Slow Horses

    Slow Horses

    7.9 2024 HD

    Follow a dysfunctional team of MI5 agents—and their obnoxious boss, the notorious Jackson Lamb—as they navigate the espionage world's...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Gary Oldman

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  • 2016
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    Raised by Wolves

    Raised by Wolves

    7.844 2016 HD

    Set on a Wolverhampton council estate, Raised By Wolves is modern day reimagining of the childhood of Caitlin Moran and her brothers and...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Helen Monks

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  • 2024
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    The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

    8.018 2024 HD

    Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa...

    Genre: Family

    Cast: Dan Castellaneta

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  • 2002
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    Murder

    Murder

    4 2002 HD

    Julie Walters stars as a mother dealing with the impact of the sudden murder of her 21 year old son. Each episode follows her story and also focuses...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Jason Done

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  • 2012
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    The Thick of It

    The Thick of It

    8 2012 HD

    Set in the corridors of power and spin, the Minister for Social Affairs is continually harassed by Number 10's policy enforcer and dependent on his...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Peter Capaldi

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  • 2024
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    Silent Witness

    Silent Witness

    7.5 2024 HD

    Silent Witness is a British crime thriller series focusing on a team of forensic pathology experts and their investigations into various crimes.

    Genre: Crime

    Cast:

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  • 2013
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    Case Histories

    Case Histories

    7.9 2013 HD

    Case Histories is a British drama television series based on the Jackson Brodie detective novels by Kate Atkinson. It stars Jason Isaacs as Jackson...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Jason Isaacs

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