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name: "David Anthony Higgins"
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born: "9 December 1961"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:16:20.280678+00:00"
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# David Anthony Higgins

Actor. Born 9 December 1961 in Des Moines, Iowa, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 9 December 1961, Des Moines, Iowa, USA
- **Also known as:** Dave Higgins, David Higgins

## Biography

David Anthony Higgins is an American actor and writer. Born on 9 December 1961 in Des Moines, Iowa, he began his career in comedy as a member of the troupe Don't Quit Your Day Job and later co-founded the Higgins Boys and Gruber, which had its own series on The Comedy Channel.

He gained wider recognition for his role as barista Joe on the sitcom *Ellen* (1994–1998). Higgins is best known for playing Craig Feldspar on *Malcolm in the Middle* (2000–2006), reprising the part in the 2026 miniseries *Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair*. Other television roles include Reginald Bitters on *Big Time Rush* (2009–2013) and Harry on *Mike & Molly* (2011–2016). He co-wrote the 1997 film *The Wrong Guy*.

Higgins is the brother of comedian Steve Higgins.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, themoviedb.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair* (2026), Fi1m 71, as Craig Feldspar — [page](https://film.one/tv/malcolm-in-the-middle-lifes-still-unfair.md)

## Also known for

- *American Horror Story* (2011), Stan
- *Malcolm in the Middle* (2000), Craig Feldspar
- *Big Time Rush* (2009), Reginald Bitters
- *Snake Eyes* (1998), Ned Campbell
- *Californication* (2007), John
- *Mom* (2013), George
- *My Wife and Kids* (2001)
- *Last Man Standing* (2011), Bill Calhoun

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