David Anthony Higgins

David Anthony Higgins (born December 9, 1961) is an American actor. He is known for his television roles as Craig Feldspar on Malcolm in the Middle, Joe on Ellen, and Reginald Bitters on Big Time Rush. He also had a recurring role as Harry on the television series Mike & Molly.

Early life and education Higgins was born on December 9, 1961, in Des Moines, Iowa, one of five children (including brothers Steve and Alan) of Marian Higgins (née Coppola; 1932–2011) and Harold Higgins (1934–1979), the latter of whom was a janitor at West Des Moines schools who was also a broadcaster who did high school plays. After receiving encouragement from a fourth-grade teacher, he won a scholarship to the Des Moines Playhouse and performed in several summer operettas. He was raised in Des Moines and graduated from Theodore Roosevelt High School in 1980. He attended the University of Iowa, where he studied liberal arts until he realized he wanted to pursue a career in entertainment.

Career Higgins, along with his brother Steve and Dave Gruber Allen, performed in a comedy troupe, Don't Quit Your Day Job, and performed at notable places, including Des Moines' Hotel Kirkwood. Eventually they toured in other states, including California, and were so well received that they were offered their own show, The Higgins Boys and Gruber, on HBO's The Comedy Channel in 1989. After the show ended in 1991, they each pursued separate careers in comedy.

Higgins received his big break when cast as outspoken barista Joe in the sitcom Ellen in 1994. In 1997, he appeared in the Dave Foley film The Wrong Guy, which he also co-wrote with Foley and The Simpsons writer Jay Kogen.

Higgins is perhaps most well recognized for his roles as Craig Feldspar in Malcolm in the Middle and Mr. Bitters in Big Time Rush. He also guest starred on Nickelodeon's True Jackson, VP as Dave. He later appeared in three episodes of American Horror Story: Murder House as minor character Stan. He began a recurring role as Harry in season two of the CBS series Mike & Molly, and was eventually upgraded to a series regular in season three.

Personal life In 2000, he married his wife Julia, and they have two children. They live in Studio City, California. He is a fan of Laurel and Hardy and Buster Keaton.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1987 Hiding Out Student as David Higgins 1988 Tapeheads Visual Aplomb as Dave Higgins 1995 Coldblooded Lance Payback Jim Koval 1996 The Moravian Massacre William Irvine Documentary film 1997 The Wrong Guy Detective Arlen Also executive producer and writer 1998 Snake Eyes Ned Campbell 2004 Three Blind Mice Bruce Atkins / DMV Manager Short film 2005 The Paperboy Evil Project Manager #2 Short film; as David Higgins 2006 Venti Vice Chip House Short film; as David Higgins 2007 The Mediocre Samartan Richard Paul Risvold Short film When You Wish Upon a Fish Shannon Short film; as David Higgins 2008 The Great Buck Howard Mark Simpson as David Higgins 2010 Miss Nobody Morty 2014 State of Bacon Bacon Dreamer

Television Year Title Role Notes 1989–1991 The Higgins Boys and Gruber Self Aired on The Comedy Channel, HBO's precursor to Comedy Central 1990 After the Shock Lieutenant Rich Allen Television film 1994–1998 Ellen Joe Farrell Main role; 102 episodes 1994 Trashed Shane Gray1 episode 1995–1998 NewsRadio Manager / Santa Guest role; 3 episodes 1996 Malcolm & Eddie Bill Fontaine Episode: "Pilot" 1998 The Pretender Kidnapper Episode: "Stolen"; as Dave Higgins The Army Show Master Sgt. Dave Hopkins Main role; 13 episodes 1999 Judging Amy Detective Bob Redlich Episode: "Last Tango in Hartford" 2000–2006 Malcolm in the Middle Craig Feldspar Recurring role; 39 episodes 2003 My Wife and Kids Alexander Burns Episode: "Graduation: Part 1" 2006 Misconceptions Recurring role; 4 episodes, as Dave Higgins Help Me Help You Dr. Al "Big Beat" Higgins Guest role; 2 episodes American Men Tyler Television film 2007 Big Day Francis Guest role; 2 episodes 2008 Outsourced Ronny Unaired pilot True Jackson, VP Dave Episode: "Ryan on Wheels" 2009 In the Motherhood Iceman Episode: "Bully" 2009–2013 Big Time Rush Reginald Bitters Recurring role; 41 episodes 2011–2016 Mike & Molly Harry Recurring role; 27 episodes 2011 The Council of Dads Troupe Leader Television film Last Man Standing Bill Calhoun Episode: "Last Halloween Standing" American Horror Story: Murder House Stan Guest role; 3 episodes 2012 Californication John Episode: "JFK to LAX" 2013 Wendell & Vinnie Ray Episode: "Baseball and Bad Dates" 2014–2015 International Ghost Investigators Dave Main role; 11 episodes, also writer and creator 2015 Comedy Bang! Bang! Janitor Episode: "Mark Duplass Wears a Striped Sweater and Jeans" 2017 Mom George Episode: "Lockjaw and a Liquid Diet" School of Rock Gooch Episode: "Leader of the Band" Stan Against Evil Sheriff Episode: "Curse of the Werepony" 2020–2022 B Positive Jerry Recurring role (season 1); Main role (season 2) 2023 Call Me Kat Jeff 3 episodes 2026 Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair Craig Feldspar Miniseries (2 episodes)