
Derek Riddell
Acting
- Born:
- 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
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

Much Ado About Nothing

ShakespeaRe-Told

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