Known For
Acting
Born
Jan 11, 1967
Place of Birth
Glasgow, Scotland
Credits
52 titles
Derek Riddell
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
Filmography
The Christmas Quest
Victor Grimes
National Theatre Live: Till The Stars Come Down
John
Boarders
Bernard
Bodies
Chief Inspector Calloway
Payback
DCI Adam Guthrie
Crime
Richie Gulliver
Industry
Clement Cowan
A Confession
Pete
Gentleman Jack
Captain Sutherland
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
Torquil Travers
Hard Sun
DCS Roland Bell
Gunpowder
King James I
Mary Shelley
William Baxter
Undercover
Paul Brightman
Happy Valley
Richard Cawood
W1A
Clive Cook
Frankie
Andy Peat
The Village
Bill Gibby
Shetland
Chris Brooks
Ripper Street
Constantine
Bad Sugar
Father Rodrigo
Secrets and Words
John Jones
Death in Paradise
Patrick Knight
The Field of Blood
DS Patterson
Garrow's Law
Matthew Bambridge
A Previous Engagement
Hotel Desk Clerk
Micro Men
Nigel Searle
Law & Order: UK
Trust Me
Dan
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Lachlan Weaver
The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey
Parson
Forgiven
Stephen
State of Mind
James LeCroix, PhD
Five Days
Nick Durden
M.I. High
Edward Dixon Halliday
Ugly Betty
Stuart
Waterloo Road
Joe Mulgrew
The Virgin Queen
Sir Walter Raleigh
ShakespeaRe-Told
Don
Much Ado About Nothing
Don
Meat the Campbells
Mr. Campbell
Doctor Who
Sir Robert
Tumshie McFadgen's Bid for Ultimate Bliss
Tumshie McFadgen
No Angels
Dr Jamie Patterson
The Project
Richard Loach
Spooks
Steven
The Book Group
Rab
Urban Gothic
Billings
Midsomer Murders
Des McCordell
Strathblair
Alec Ritchie