Derek Riddell
Known for: Actor
Born: 11 January 1967 (age 59), Glasgow, Scotland
Credits: 53 titles
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.
Filmography
The Christmas Quest
National Theatre Live: Till The Stars Come Down
Boarders
Bodies
Payback
Crime
Industry
A Confession
Gentleman Jack
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
Hard Sun
Gunpowder
Mary Shelley
Undercover
Happy Valley
W1A
Frankie
The Village
Shetland
Ripper Street
Bad Sugar
Secrets and Words
Death in Paradise
The Field of Blood
Garrow's Law
A Previous Engagement
Micro Men
Law & Order: UK
Trust Me
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey
Forgiven
State of Mind
Five Days
M.I. High
Ugly Betty
Waterloo Road
The Virgin Queen
ShakespeaRe-Told
Much Ado About Nothing
Meat the Campbells
Doctor Who
Tumshie McFadgen's Bid for Ultimate Bliss
No Angels
The Project
Spooks
The Book Group
Urban Gothic
Midsomer Murders
Dalziel and Pascoe
Strathblair
Casualty
Taggart