Oli Higginson has just finished filming the fourth season of BRIDGERTON, which will see his fan-favourited role of 'John', the Bridgerton's Footman, take the spotlight as a new leading role. He has just been awarded the Ian Charleson Award for his role in OTHELLO at the Sam Wanamaker. Oli will next be seen on stage at the RSC in Stratford-upon-Avon in MEASURE FOR MEASURE.
Oli starred as the lead in the West End transfer of Southwark Playhouse’s critically acclaimed production of THE LAST FIVE YEARS, for which he was nominated for a Stage Debut Award and an Offie Award. Other theatre work includes; Cassio in OTHELLO at The Globe's Sam Wanamaker Playhouse; SMOKE at Southwark Playhouse, Soho Theatre's touring production of LAVA; A CHRISTMAS CAROL (The Old Vic); THE HAYSTACK (Hampstead Theatre); MAGGIE & TED (Garrick Theatre), and Brutus in JULIUS CAESAR for the Sam Wanamaker Festival at The Globe.
| Title | Role | Production | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIDGERTON (SEASONS 1-4) | John Higgins | Netflix/Shondaland | Various Directors |
| THE CHELSEA DETECTIVE SEASON 2 | Jack Felton | Amazon / Expectation TV | Sarah Esdaile |
| JULIA SEASON 2 | Jaques Brel | HBO | Melanie Mayron |
| THIS ENGLAND | Saul | Sky Atlantic | Michael Winterbottom |
| THE PURSUIT OF LOVE | Colin | BBC | Emily Mortimer |
| CURSED | Tobias | Netflix | Various Directors |
| Title | Role | Production | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEASURE FOR MEASURE | Claudio | RSC | Emily Burns |
| OTHELLO | Cassio | Shakespeare’s Globe | Ola Ince |
| AFTER SEX BY SIOFRA DROMGOOLE | Him | Arcola Theatre | Izzy Parriss |
| SMOKE | John | Southwark Playhouse | Polina Kalinina & Júlia Levai |
| LAVA | Jamie | Soho Theatre | Angharad Jones |
| A CHRISTMAS CAROL | Fred | The Old Vic | Matthew Warchus |
| THE LAST FIVE YEARS WEST END TRANSFER | Jamie | Garrick Theatre | Jonathan O'Boyle |
| MAGGIE & TED WEST END | Ted's Private Secretary | Garrick Theatre | Michael Kingsbury |
| THE LAST FIVE YEARS | Jamie | Southwark Playhouse | Jonathan O'Boyle |
| THE HAYSTACK | Rob | Hampstead Theatre | Roxana Silbert |
| JULIUS CAESAR | Brutus | Sam Wanamaker Festival at the Globe | Richard Goulding |
| THE ASSASSINATION OF MARCUS GARVEY | J. Edgar Hoover | Theatre503 | Laura Clifford |
| MAGGIE & TED | Private Secretary | White Bear Theatre | Michael Kingsbury |
| MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG | Franklin Shepard | Guildhall School of Music and Drama | Martin Connor |
| MEASURE FOR MEASURE | Angelo | Guildhall School of Music and Drama | Mariah Gale |
| NAPOLEON BLOWN APART | Randall | Arcola Theatre | Alex Brown |
| MERCURY FUR | The Party Guest | Guildhall School of Music and Drama | John Haidar |
| DETROIT | Ben | Guildhall School of Music and Drama | Charlotte Westenra |
| THE CHERRY ORCHARD | Lopakhin | Guildhall School of Music and Drama | Christian Burgess |
| A DOLL'S HOUSE | Nils Krogstad | Guildhall School of Music and Drama | Wyn Jones |
| ORPHANS | Liam | Guildhall School of Music and Drama | Brodie Ross |
| OTHELLO | Cassio | HT Theatre | Jo Greaves |
| THE 12TH DISCIPLE | Alex | Bristol Old Vic Studio | Max Kirk |
| Title | Role | Production | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONVERSATIONS WITH MY THERAPIST | Richard | Clara Butler | Misha Seresin |
| IT'S NOT A SCAM | Teddy | Dover Street Productions | Danny Chan |
| PIPE DREAM | Danny | Pleasure Pier Productions | Misha Seresin |
| PAPER CUTS | Podcaster | Zoe Papadopoulou/Paper Cut Films | Laura Clifford |
| TREADMILL | Atlas | LFS & Nabil Muzayyin | Pierluigi Campa |
| BEFORE SEVEN | Man | Ray Sisters Film | Austin Ray & Westin Ray |
| FAMILY REUNION | Pete | Met Film | Elie-Pierre Bassil |
| ADAM | Adam | Peacock Films | Kelly Rembalski |
| SNAP | Black Beret | Fitzherbert Inc. | Jane Hazelgrove |
| Title | Role | Production | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEY BROTHER | Patrick | GBA Live / Pophouse | Jesse Jones |
| I DON'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE | Francis Dunbar | Entertainment Business | Ian Talbot |
| (THIS IS NOT A) HAPPY ROOM | Charles | Kings Head Theatre / Katy Galloway Productions | Hannah Price |
| A FISH CALLED WANDA | Otto | Theatrical Rights Worldwide Ltd | Jonathan O'Boyle |
| A KNIGHT'S TALE | William | Runaway Entertainment | Rachel Kavanaugh |
| GIRL, WOMAN, OTHER | Freddy | National Theatre Studio | Ola Ince |
| PERKIN WARBECK | Various | Theatre Royal Stratford East | Oscar Toeman |
| ENTERTAINING MURDER | Freddy Bywaters | Lambco Productions | Steve Edis |
| DEAR OCTOPUS | Various | National Theatre Studio | Emily Burns |
| THE ADMIRABLE CRIGHTON | Lord Brocklehurst | National Theatre Studio | Emily Burns |
| TANDLE HILL | Guy Allmen | National Theatre Studio | Ola Ince |
| THE WITCHES | Mr Jenkins | National Theatre Studio | Lyndsey Turner |
| SMOKE | John | Arcola Theatre / 3 hearts canvas | Polina Kalinin & Júlia Levai |
| Title | Role | Production | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOUND (FEATURE FILM) | Karl Johnson | Kalungi Ssebandeke | |
| THAT BASTARD, PUCCINI | Puccini | RJG Productions | Daniel Slater |
| THE LIDO (FEATURE FILM) | Phil | Catalyst | Ola Ince |
| WE’RE NOT A BOYBAND (TELEVISION PILOT) | Ollie | Gaslight Films | Louis Souyave |
| LOVE IS TIME | Seamus | Sheila Atim / Jamael Westman / Ché Walker | Ché Walker |
| THE CRACKS | Ben Macfarlane | Criterion Theatre | Madeleine Moore |
| Title | Role | Production | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAREWELL MISTER HAFFMAN | Mr Laville | Park Theatre | Oscar Toeman |
| CASSIE AND THE LIGHTS | Mark | Theatre Royal Plymouth / Southwark Playhouse | Alex Howarth |
| Title | Role | Production | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUSTENLAND | Henry Nobley | Savoy Theatre | Jonathan O’Boyle |
| I WISH YOU WELL: THE GWYNETH PALTROW SKI TRIAL MUS | Terry Sightworsens | Turbine Theatre / Ben Lockwood | Shriv Rabheru |
| Title | Role | Production | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| IF WE ARE MOSES | Jake | Hear First Productions | Craig Busek |
| DOCTOR WHO - EARLY ADVENTURES: AFTER THE DALEKS | Victor | Big Finish Productions | Lisa Bowerman |
