Derek Riddell
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.
51 acting credits
Acting · 51
Midsomer Murders
1997
Doctor Who
2005
Death in Paradise
2011
Casualty
1986
Spooks
2002
Ugly Betty
2006
Shetland
2013
Industry
2020
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
2008
Ripper Street
2012
Taggart
1983
Law & Order: UK
2009
Happy Valley
2014
M.I. High
2007
Bodies
2023
Gentleman Jack
2019
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
2018
Five Days
2007
The Village
2013
Garrow's Law
2009
W1A
2014
Crime
2021
The Virgin Queen
2006
Urban Gothic
2000
Undercover
2016
ShakespeaRe-Told
2005
A Confession
2019
Trust Me
2009
Gunpowder
2017
Payback
2023
Boarders
2024
No Angels
2004
Hard Sun
2018
The Book Group
2002
Strathblair
1992
The Field of Blood
2011
Mary Shelley
2017
State of Mind
2007
Secrets and Words
2012
Frankie
2013
Micro Men
2009
Forgiven
2007
The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey
2007
Bad Sugar
2012
The Project
2002
The Christmas Quest
2024
Much Ado About Nothing
2005
Meat the Campbells
2005
A Previous Engagement
2009
National Theatre Live: Till The Stars Come Down
2024
Tumshie McFadgen's Bid for Ultimate Bliss
2004