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
Midsomer Murders
Des McCordell
Doctor Who
Sir Robert
Death in Paradise
Patrick Knight
Casualty
Jeff Marriot
Shetland
Chris Brooks
Waterloo Road
Joe Mulgrew
Spooks
Steven
Industry
Clement Cowan
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Lachlan Weaver
Ugly Betty
Stuart
Ripper Street
Constantine
Law & Order: UK
Happy Valley
Richard Cawood
Dalziel and Pascoe
Mark Croft
Gentleman Jack
Captain Sutherland
Taggart
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
Torquil Travers
Bodies
Chief Inspector Calloway
M.I. High
Edward Dixon Halliday
Five Days
Nick Durden
No Angels
Dr Jamie Patterson
The Village
Bill Gibby
Crime
Richie Gulliver
The Virgin Queen
Sir Walter Raleigh
Garrow's Law
Matthew Bambridge
A Confession
Pete
Gunpowder
King James I
Boarders
Bernard
Hard Sun
DCS Roland Bell
Mary Shelley
William Baxter
Payback
DCI Adam Guthrie
Urban Gothic
Billings
W1A
Clive Cook
ShakespeaRe-Told
Don
Trust Me
Dan
The Book Group
Rab
Undercover
Paul Brightman
The Field of Blood
DS Patterson
State of Mind
James LeCroix, PhD
Strathblair
Alec Ritchie