Oli Higginson
{{Short description|English actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox actor
| name = Oli Higginson
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|4|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = England
| alma_mater = Guildhall School of Music and Drama
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2019–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Meaghan Martin|2016}}
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Oli Higginson (born 26 April 1994) is an English actor. He is best known for his role on the Netflix period drama Bridgerton and the West End production of the The Last Five Years.
Early life and education
Higginson grew up in London, where he participated in school plays and sang in rock-bands as a teenager.
He studied Theology at the University of Bristol, and then attended the Guildhall School of Music and Drama where he graduated in 2019.{{Cite web |last=Understudy |first=The |date=2023-01-27 |title=Interview: Oli Higginson, “My school’s careers department recommended I be a lawyer or hairdresser.” |url=https://www.theartsdispatch.com/interview-oli-higginson-my-schools-careers-department-recommended-i-be-a-lawyer-or-hairdresser/ |access-date=2025-04-01 |language=en-GB}}
Career
Higginson played in a critically acclaimed production of The Last Five Years, a two-person-play, together with Molly Lynch, performing 2020 in the Southwark Playhouse and 2021 in the Garrick Theatre. He was nominated for a Stage Debut Award and an Offie Award.
In 2023 he returned to the Southwark Playhouse, doing the two-person-play Smoke together with his wife Meaghan Martin. In 2024 he played Cassio in Ola Ince's modern-dress production of Othello, for which he was nominated for an Ian Charleson Award.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/romeo-and-juliets-francesca-amewudah-rivers-nominated-for-ian-charleson-award |title=Francesca Amewudah-Rivers nominated for Ian Charleson award |website=The Stage |first=Katie|last=Chambers |date=14 April 2025 |accessdate=16 April 2025}}
On television, he has appeared since 2020 in Bridgerton in the recurring role of John, a footman working for the eponymous family.
Personal life
He has been married to American actress and musician Meaghan Martin since 2016.
Filmography
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! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes |
| 2020
|Tobias | |
| 2021
|Colin |1 episode |
| 2022
|Saul | |
| 2023
|Jack Felton | |
| 2024
|Guest Star |
| 2025
|Pipe Dream |Danny |Short |
| 2020–present
|Footman John |Recurring Role |
Selected stage credits
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Theater ! Ref. |
|---|
| 2020
|The Haystack |Rob | |
| 2020
| rowspan="2" | The Last Five Years | rowspan="2" | Jamie |
| 2021 |
| 2021
|Fred | |
| 2022
|LAVA |Jamie | |
| 2023
| Smoke | John |
| 2024
|After Sex |Him | |
| 2024
| Othello | Cassio |{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2024/jan/31/othello-review-shakespeare-sam-wanamaker-playhouse-london |title=Othello review – Shakespeare’ tragedy interrogated in New Scotland Yard |website=The Guardian |first=Arifa|last=Akbar |date=31 January 2024 |accessdate=16 April 2025}} |
Awards and nominations
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|+ {{sronly|Awards and nominations received by Oli Higginson}} |
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Award ! scope="col" | Category ! scope="col" | Nominated work ! scope="col" | Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Ref heading}} |
|---|
| 2020
| Best Performer in a Musical | rowspan="2" | The Last Five Years | {{nom}} |
| 2021
| Best Lead Performance (Musical) | {{nom}} |
| 2025
| | Othello | {{pending}} |