Biography
Paul Higgins is a Scottish actor and writer. He was born on 3 December 1964 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, and trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London.
Higgins is best known for playing the aggressive press officer Jamie McDonald in the BBC series The Thick of It (2005–2012) and its 2009 feature film spin-off In the Loop. His other television credits include Michael Dugdale in Utopia (2013–2014) and ACC Derek Hilton in Line of Duty (2012–2017). Film roles include appearances in Red Road (2006), Victoria & Abdul (2017) and Apostle (2018).
On stage he has appeared in productions including Black Watch. He wrote the play Nobody Will Ever Forgive Us, first performed in 2008. He is married to actress Amelia Bullmore.
