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Michael Higgs

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Michael Higgs
Born (1962-02-14) 14 February 1962 (age 62)[1]
Birmingham, England
OccupationActor
Years active1989–present
Spouse
(m. 1997)
Children2

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 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

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He 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.[2]

Filmography

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Films

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Year Film Role Notes
1999 Notting Hill Man at Market Uncredited
2000 Wilfred Wilfred Owen Short film
Relative Values Film director
2001 All Forgotten Vasya
2004 Deadlines Wilmington Journal
The Lodge Alex Short film
2011 Fetch! Luca Short film
The Shoelace Man Arriving Short film
Assassination Games Godfrey
2012 Beat Girl Tom
2013 Prisoners of the Sun Peter Levitz
2018 The Marine 6: Close Quarters Graham Torrence

TV

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Year Show Role Notes
1991 Chalkface Paul Moon Series regular; 10 episodes
1993 EastEnders Sean 2 episodes
Between the Lines Det. Sgt. Luke 1 episode: What's the Strength of This?
1998–2000 The Bill PC Eddie Santini Series regular; 60 Episodes
2001 Agatha Christie's Poirot Patrick Redfern 1 episode: Evil Under the Sun
Bad Girls Dr. Thomas Waugh Recurring; 8 episodes
2003–2005 EastEnders Andy Hunter/Sean Series regular; 177 episodes
2006 Eros Unleashed Phillip
Double Time Barry
2008 Silent Witness Inspector Russell King 2 episodes: Terror (Parts 1 & 2)
2009 Trinity Dr. Gabriel Lloyd TV series, 8 episodes
2010 Material Girl Scott 1 episode
Identity Malcolm Calshaw 1 episode: Chelsea Girl
Casualty Jack Greenwood 1 episode: Entry Wounds
2011 Frankenstein's Wedding Detective live musical drama
2012–2014 Wizards vs Aliens Michael Clarke Series regular; 33 episodes
2014 WPC 56 Lenny Powell Series 2 regular; 6 episodes
2015 New Tricks Mikey Bishop TV series, episode: The Fame Game
2015 Midsomer Murders Butch Nevins S18E6: Harvest of Souls (aired 2016 in UK)
2016 Hetty Feather Mr McCartney 1 episode: The Haunting
2016 Casualty Henry Nichols 1 episode: Party Pooper

Stage

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Year Production Role Notes
1989 Veterans Day Actor
1996 The Woman in Black Actor
1997 Measure for Measure Angelo
A Midsummer Night's Dream Demetrius
All's Well That Ends Well Bertram
1999 One Life And Counting Aaron
2000 The Blue Room Various roles
2002 The Homecoming Teddy
2018 Broken Glass Harry

References

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  1. ^ Researcha[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "DCI Banks star Caroline Catz: 'Juggling work and family life is difficult'". Daily and Sunday Express. 15 February 2015.
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