Derek Riddell

Actor

Born: January 11, 1967 (59 years old)

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.

Filmography (40)

• Micro Men (2009, ★ 7.1)
• Happy Valley (2014, ★ 7.9)
• Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018, ★ 6.8)
• Mary Shelley (2017, ★ 7)
• The Christmas Quest (2024, ★ 6.8)
• The Book Group (2002, ★ 7.1)
• Law & Order: UK (2009, ★ 7)
• ShakespeaRe-Told (2005, ★ 7.5)
• Doctor Who (2005, ★ 7.6)
• Spooks (2002, ★ 7.7)
• Garrow's Law (2009, ★ 7.4)
• Ripper Street (2012, ★ 7.4)
• W1A (2014, ★ 7.8)
• Frankie (2013, ★ 7.3)
• Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008, ★ 7.5)
• Gentleman Jack (2019, ★ 7.8)
• Midsomer Murders (1997, ★ 7.5)
• Death in Paradise (2011, ★ 7.5)
• Shetland (2013, ★ 7.5)
• The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey (2007, ★ 5.7)
• Taggart (1983, ★ 6.3)
• Five Days (2007, ★ 5.8)
• Ugly Betty (2006, ★ 6.4)
• Payback (2023, ★ 6.3)
• Trust Me (2009, ★ 6.1)
• A Confession (2019, ★ 7)
• Undercover (2016, ★ 6.5)
• Crime (2021, ★ 6.3)
• Bodies (2023, ★ 7.1)
• Hard Sun (2018, ★ 6.3)