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Huw Higginson
Born (1964-02-21) 21 February 1964 (age 59)
OccupationActor
Spouse
(m. 2022)
Children3
Parent

Huw Higginson (born 21 February 1964) is an English actor, best known for playing PC George Garfield in The Bill from 1989 to 1999.

Higginson has also appeared in Heartbeat, EastEnders, Casualty, By Any Means and Jessica. He appeared as Mr Cunningham in two stories of The Sarah Jane Adventures entitled The Day of the Clown and The Mark of the Berserker.[1]

After relocating to Australia in 2014, Higginson has appeared in numerous Australian television programmes and stage productions.

Some of the roles he has played since moving to Australia include General Birdwood in Deadline Gallipoli, Malcolm Hammill in Rake, Wayne Page in Janet King, Gus Reardon in Secret City and Dr. Samuels in A Place to Call Home.[1]

On stage in Australia, Higginson has appeared in Love Letters, The House on the Lake and Tom Wells' The Kitchen Sink.[2][3][4]

In 2016, Higginson adopted an Australian accent to play a commander in Meat and Livestock Australia's controversial[5] "Operation Boomerang" We Love Lamb Australia Day commercial, part of the organisation's annual campaign to promote the consumption of lamb.[6]

In 2017, it was announced Higginson would appear in Picnic at Hanging Rock, a six-part Foxtel television series produced by FremantleMedia Australia, adapted from Joan Lindsay's novel of the same name.[7]

In 2019 he appeared in a featured role in the Australian Broadcasting Corporation mini-series Total Control and in the film Top End Wedding.

In 2021 he made appearances in Wentworth.

In 2023 Higginson was announced for 2024 ABC Series Ladies in Black[8].

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2024 Ladies in Black In Production
2019-2024 Total Control (TV series)[9][10] Peter Solomon 12 episodes
202? A Bird on a Balcony Handler Pre Prod
2023 The Artful Dodger [11] 1 episode
Mercy Road
Gold Diggers Fergus 6 episodes
2022 Barons Mr Lockwood 3 episodes
2020-21 Wentworth (TV series) Gavin Thompson 9 episodes
2019 Lambs of God Mr Colquin 2 episodes
Top End Wedding Trevor Ford
2018 The Nightingale Magistrate
Picnic at Hanging Rock (TV series)[12] Jasper Cosgrove 2 episodes
Chosen Truck Driver 1 episode
2017 A Place to Call Home (TV series) Dr Samuels 3 episodes
Janet King (TV series)[13] Wayne Page 6 episodes
The Leftovers The Pastor 1 episode
2016 Secret City (TV series)[14] Reardon 6 episodes
Rake (Australian TV series) Malcolm Hammil 1 episode
2015 Mary: The Making of a Princess Esben Anderson TV Novie
The Secret River (TV series) Alexander King 2 episodes
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries George Greeves 1 episode
Deadline Gallipoli General Birdwood 1 episode
Hiding Irvin Blake 3 episodes
2014 Da Vinci's Demons Vezzi 1 episode
Home and Away Dr Matthews 2 episodes
2013 Full Time Paul Short
By Any Means DS Grant 1 episode
2012 Peep Show Dave Franks 1 episode
2006-12 Doctors Henry/Peter/David 3 episodes
2012 Inspector Lewis Stephen Pettle 1 episode
2001-09 Heartbeat Ted/Barry 2 episodes
2008 The Sarah Jane Adventures Mr Cunningham 2 episodes
2001-06 Casualty (TV series) Ian Bradshaw/ Brian Todd 2 episodes
2005 Blessed Builder 5 episodes
The Giblet Boys Jed
2004 The Basil Brush Show Charlotte's Father 1 episode
Holby City Roger Russell 1 episode
The Bill @ 21 PC George Garfield TV Movie
Jessica Prosecutor TV Movie
2001 Witness of Truth David Mulchay (adult) TV Movie
EastEnders John Davis 13 episodes
The Hunt Terry TV Movie
1989-99 The Bill PC George Garfield 682 episodes
1996 The Bill: Target PC Garfield
1989 Screen Two Phil 1 episode
1988 How We Used to Live Roger Brady 6 episodes
1986 Big Deal Colin 1 episode
1978 Will Shakespeare Sampson TV Movie
1976 Jumbo Spencer Mike 5 episodes

Personal life

Higginson is married to Hannah Waterman. They relocated to Australia with their son Jack in 2014.

Prior to his relationship with Waterman, Higginson was married to Geraldine Dove.[citation needed]

Higginson currently lives in the Sydney suburb of Balmain.[4]

Higginson is the son of actors Tim Wylton and Ann Curthoys. Wylton was born Timothy Higginson and is best known for his roles in As Time Goes By and My Hero.[15]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Filmography: Huw Higginson, IMDb website. Accessed 9 November 2017.
  2. ^ Hook, Chris Hannah Waterman's having a whale of a time in Sydney stage debut, The Daily Telegraph, 27 January 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  3. ^ Blake, Jason The House on the Lake review: The Bill's Huw Higginson soars as legal eagle in gripping stage thriller, The Sydney Morning Herald, 21 May 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  4. ^ a b Fortescue, Elizabeth Careers of Huw Higginson and Hannah Waterman finally in sink, The Daily Telegraph, 12 October 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  5. ^ Calligeros, Marissa Operation Boomerang: Anti-vegan Australia Day lamb ad featuring Lee Lin Chin gets the all-clear, The Sydney Morning Herald, 20 January 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  6. ^ MLA looks past Australia for actors to fit The Bill, Mumbrella website, 11 January 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  7. ^ Press Release: Foxtel announces cast gathering for Picnic at Hanging Rock, Foxtel website, 8 August 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  8. ^ https://www.safilm.com.au/latest-news/sa-lands-new-abc-series-ladies-in-black/
  9. ^ https://tvtonight.com.au/2019/03/filming-underway-on-black-btch-for-abc.html
  10. ^ https://tvtonight.com.au/2023/05/total-control-filming-third-and-final-series.html
  11. ^ https://tvtonight.com.au/2022/12/cameras-roll-on-the-artful-dodger-for-disney.html
  12. ^ https://tvtonight.com.au/2017/02/picnic-at-hanging-rock-cast-announced.html
  13. ^ https://tvtonight.com.au/2016/11/don-hany-susie-porter-join-janet-king.html
  14. ^ https://tvtonight.com.au/2016/04/airdate-secret-city.html
  15. ^ As Time Goes By's Tim Wylton, Afternoon Tea: Tea Time Tidbits, Maryland Public Television, 18 August 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2017.