Derek Riddell
Acting
Born: January 11, 1967 (age 59) · Glasgow, Scotland
Highest Rated
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
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
2018
Doctor Who
2005
Mary Shelley
2017
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
2008
Bodies
2023
Happy Valley
2014
Midsomer Murders
1997
Death in Paradise
2011
Ugly Betty
2006
Industry
2020
Gunpowder
2017
Gentleman Jack
2019
Photos (2)
Movies (11)
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
Torquil Travers
Mary Shelley
William Baxter
Much Ado About Nothing
Don
Micro Men
Nigel Searle
The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey
Parson
The Christmas Quest
Victor Grimes
Bad Sugar
Father Rodrigo
National Theatre Live: Till The Stars Come Down
John
Meat the Campbells
Mr. Campbell
Forgiven
Stephen
A Previous Engagement
Hotel Desk Clerk
TV Shows (40)
Midsomer Murders
Des McCordell · 1 eps
Doctor Who
Sir Robert · 1 eps
Death in Paradise
Patrick Knight · 1 eps
Casualty
Jeff Marriot · 1 eps
Shetland
Chris Brooks · 5 eps
Spooks
Steven · 1 eps
Ugly Betty
Stuart · 7 eps
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Lachlan Weaver · 1 eps
Waterloo Road
Joe Mulgrew · 1 eps
Industry
Clement Cowan · 2 eps
Ripper Street
Constantine · 2 eps
Dalziel and Pascoe
Mark Croft · 2 eps
Happy Valley
Richard Cawood · 6 eps
Law & Order: UK
1 eps
Taggart
1 eps
Bodies
Chief Inspector Calloway · 5 eps
Gentleman Jack
Captain Sutherland · 3 eps
M.I. High
Edward Dixon Halliday · 1 eps
The Village
Bill Gibby · 6 eps
No Angels
Dr Jamie Patterson · 20 eps
Five Days
Nick Durden · 10 eps
Crime
Richie Gulliver · 2 eps
A Confession
Pete · 6 eps
Gunpowder
King James I · 3 eps
Payback
DCI Adam Guthrie · 6 eps
Urban Gothic
Billings · 1 eps
W1A
Clive Cook · 2 eps
Boarders
Bernard · 6 eps
Garrow's Law
Matthew Bambridge · 1 eps
The Virgin Queen
Sir Walter Raleigh · 4 eps
Trust Me
Dan · 1 eps
Hard Sun
DCS Roland Bell · 6 eps
Undercover
Paul Brightman · 6 eps
ShakespeaRe-Told
Don · 1 eps
The Field of Blood
DS Patterson · 1 eps
The Book Group
Rab · 12 eps
Strathblair
Alec Ritchie · 20 eps
Secrets and Words
John Jones · 1 eps
State of Mind
James LeCroix, PhD · 8 eps
Frankie
Andy Peat · 6 eps