Derek Riddell
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1967-01-11
Place of birth: Glasgow, Scotland
Biography
Derek Riddell (born 11 January 1967) is a Scottish television and theatre actor. He is best known for the portrayal of Richard Cawood in the BBC One television series Happy Valley. He is also known for Gentleman Jack, Industry and The Missing. He has guest-starred in Doctor Who, Ugly Betty, Silent Witness, Waterloo Road, and Shetland. Riddell was born in Glasgow, the son of teacher and former actress Hope Ross and former St Mirren and Berwick Rangers footballer Ian Riddell. He graduated from the University of Strathclyde with a degree in business, before training at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, graduating in 1990.
Known for
A Previous Engagement
2009Hotel Desk Clerk
Forgiven
2007StephenThe Project
2002Richard Loach
Much Ado About Nothing
2005Don
Micro Men
2009Nigel Searle
Bad Sugar
2012Father Rodrigo
National Theatre Live: Till The Stars Come Down
2024John
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
2018Torquil Travers
Mary Shelley
2017William Baxter
The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey
2007ParsonTumshie McFadgen's Bid for Ultimate Bliss
2004Tumshie McFadgen
Meat the Campbells
2005Mr. Campbell