Derek Riddell
Acting
Born: 1967-01-11 in 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
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
Torquil Travers
Doctor Who
Sir Robert
Mary Shelley
William Baxter
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Lachlan Weaver
Bodies
Chief Inspector Calloway
Happy Valley
Richard Cawood
Midsomer Murders
Des McCordell
Death in Paradise
Patrick Knight
Ugly Betty
Stuart
Industry
Clement Cowan
Gunpowder
King James I
Shetland
Chris Brooks
Gentleman Jack
Captain Sutherland
Ripper Street
Constantine
Spooks
Steven
A Confession
Pete
Casualty
Jeff Marriot
Hard Sun
DCS Roland Bell
W1A
Clive Cook
Law & Order: UK
Crime
Richie Gulliver
The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey
Parson
Five Days
Nick Durden
The Virgin Queen
Sir Walter Raleigh
Waterloo Road
Joe Mulgrew
Payback
DCI Adam Guthrie
Micro Men
Nigel Searle
The Christmas Quest
Victor Grimes
Dalziel and Pascoe
Mark Croft
Undercover
Paul Brightman
Taggart
Boarders
Bernard
The Village
Bill Gibby
M.I. High
Edward Dixon Halliday
The Field of Blood
DS Patterson
The Book Group
Rab
ShakespeaRe-Told
Don
A Previous Engagement
Hotel Desk Clerk
Garrow's Law
Matthew Bambridge
No Angels
Dr Jamie Patterson