He was born in Oldham, Lancashire, the son of William and Pamela Biggins. He was brought up in Salisbury, Wiltshire, attended St Probus school where he took elocution lessons and participated in local drama groups. His first lead stage role was at the age of 17 in a Stage '65 production of Molière's Le Médecin malgré lui, leading to work with a local repertory theatre company.

Filmography

• Laughter Class
• 2017Who Shot Simon Cowell? — Party Guest
• 2016Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie — Christopher Biggins
• Plebs — Zeno
• 2012Run For Your Wife — Bobby Franklin
• Celebrity Pressure Cooker
• Mongrels — God
• As Seen on TV
• Celebrity Shock List 2009
• Psychoville — Christopher Biggins
• 2008Rocky Horror Tribute Show — Narrator
• Are You Smarter Than a Ten Year Old?
• The F Word
• Hell's Kitchen
• I'm Famous and Frightened!
• 2004The Phoenix and the Carpet — Mr. Tonks
• 2003Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher — Lukewarm
• 2001Blow Dry — President of the British Hair Federation
• 2001Cold Fish — Roland
• Victoria Died in 1901 and is Still Alive Today — Queen Victoria
• tv-ssfbm ehkl Surreal Film
• 2001tvSSFBM EHKL — Quiz Master / Lop Ears/ Various
• 2000Circus — Arnie
• Bad Girls — Christopher Biggins
• 1999Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat — The Baker
• 1998Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh
• 1997Caught in the Act — Alfonso
• Operation Good Guys
• The Phoenix and the Carpet — Mr Tonks
• 1996Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout — Christopher Biggins
• 1994Decadence — The Entourage
• Sooty & Co.
• Cluedo — Reverend Green
• Dramarama — Arnold
• Brendon Chase — Reverend Whiting
• On Safari
• 1982The Critic — Interpreter
• Dark Towers
• Masada — Albinus
• 1981The Best of the Adventures — Robin (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 1980High Rise Donkey — Uncredited
• Watch this Space
• Kidnapped — Prince Charlie
• Minder — Harold
• Murder at the Wedding — Clive
• Shoestring — Mal Kenrick
• 1979The Tempest — Stephano, a drunken mariner
• 1978Adventures of a Plumber's Mate — Robin
• 1978This Is Love — Father Christmas
• 1977A Christmas Carol — Topper
• 1976It Could Happen to You — Apothecary
• Rentaghost — Adam Painting
• 1976Romeo and Juliet — Servant to Capulet
• The Duchess of Duke Street — Nelson
• 1975Eskimo Nell — Jeremy Longhorn
• Poldark — Reverend Osborne Whitworth
• 1975Porridge: No Way Out — Lukewarm
• 1975The Rocky Horror Picture Show — The Transylvanians
• Porridge — Lukewarm
• The Fortunes of Nigel — Sir Ewes Haldimund
• Armchair 30 — Flub
• Seven of One — Sir Laurence
• Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
• 1973The Sex Thief — Porky Prescott
• Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? — Podge
• 1972Ben Spray — Man #2
• Upstairs, Downstairs — Mr. Donaldson
• ITV Saturday Night Theatre — Second Man
• Paul Temple
• BBC Play of the Month — Interpreter, Lord of the Court

Appearances as themselves (53)

• Joe & David's Magical Sitcom Tour — Self
• 2025Sane Inside Insanity — Self
• I'm a Celebrity... Unpacked — Self
• Celebrity Escape to the Country — Self
• 2023The Greatest TV Of The '80s — Self
• Remembers… — Self
• 2021Cameron Mackintosh - The First 50 Years — Self
• 2021Our Cilla: The One and Only — Self
• The Weakest Link — Self - Participant
• 2020Ant and Dec's 30 Greatest Moments — Self
• I'm A Celebrity... The Daily Drop — Self - Guest
• Michael McIntyre's The Wheel — Self - Expert
• The Savoy — Self
• 2018When Eurovision Goes Horribly Wrong — Self
• Gone to Pot — Self
• 2017The Paul O'Grady Story — Self
• Harry Hill's Tea Time — Self
• 2015Most Shocking Celebrity Moments 2015 — Self
• 2015Our Cilla — Self
• 2014Most Shocking Celebrity Moments 2014 — Self
• Catchphrase — Self - Contestant
• Through the Keyhole — Self - Guest
• Tipping Point: Lucky Stars — Self - Contestant
• Big Brother's Bit on the Side — Self
• Celebrity Antiques Road Trip — Self - Participant
• Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side — Self
• 2010Harry Hill's TV Burp Gold 3 — Self (archive footage)
• The Michael Ball Show — Self
• Alan Carr: Chatty Man — Self
• Heads or Tails — Self - Celebrity Supporter
• 2009Late Night with the Loose Women — Self
• Let's Dance for Comic Relief — Self
• Live from Studio Five — Self
• 2009What Has 'The Romans' Ever Done For Us? — Self
• Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong — Self
• Celebrity Juice — Self
• The Alan Titchmarsh Show — Self
• The Big Questions — Self
• The Graham Norton Show — Self
• The One Show — Self - Guest
• 8 Out of 10 Cats — Self
• Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway — Self
• I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! — Self
• Celebrity Big Brother — Self
• 1999Behind the Music: The Rocky Horror Picture Show — Self
• Where Are They Now? — Self
• 1996An Evening with Lily Savage — Self - Audience Member
• Never Mind the Buzzcocks — Self
• Ready, Steady, Cook — Self - Guest
• 1990The Children's Royal Variety Performance — Self
• This Morning — Self
• Going Live! — Self
• Surprise, Surprise — Self - Presenter