Born in Columbus, Ohio, Biggs attended the University of Southern California on scholarship, studying theatre. He briefly taught at a Los Angeles high school before landing his first major television role, that of Dr. Marcus Hunter on the soap opera Days of our Lives. Biggs played Hunter from 1987 to 1992. Biggs' stage credits include The Tempest, Cymbeline and The Taming of the Shrew. He and Lori Gerber were married on from August 1, 1998 until Biggs' death in 2004. They have two children, RJ and Hunter.