Derek Riddell

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

49

Gender

Male

Birthday

1967-01-11 (58 years old)

Place of Birth

Glasgow, Scotland

Derek Riddell

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

    Midsomer Murders

  • Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

  • Death in Paradise

    Death in Paradise

  • Shetland

    Shetland

  • Spooks

    Spooks

  • Casualty

    Casualty

  • Taggart

    Taggart

  • Ugly Betty

    Ugly Betty

  • Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

    Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

  • Industry

    Industry

  • Ripper Street

    Ripper Street

  • Bodies

    Bodies

  • Happy Valley

    Happy Valley

  • Law & Order: UK

    Law & Order: UK

  • Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

    Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

  • Gentleman Jack

    Gentleman Jack

  • Bad Sugar

    Bad Sugar

  • Forgiven

    Forgiven

  • Crime

    Crime

  • W1A

    W1A

  • A Confession

    A Confession

  • The Project

    The Project

  • Five Days

    Five Days

  • Gunpowder

    Gunpowder

  • The Village

    The Village

  • Garrow's Law

    Garrow's Law

  • The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey

    The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey

  • Undercover

    Undercover

  • No Angels

    No Angels

  • The Virgin Queen

    The Virgin Queen

  • ShakespeaRe-Told

    ShakespeaRe-Told

  • Payback

    Payback

  • Hard Sun

    Hard Sun

  • Mary Shelley

    Mary Shelley

  • The Christmas Quest

    The Christmas Quest

  • A Previous Engagement

    A Previous Engagement

  • The Book Group

    The Book Group

  • Trust Me

    Trust Me

  • National Theatre Live: Till The Stars Come Down

    National Theatre Live: Till The Stars Come Down

  • Urban Gothic

    Urban Gothic

  • The Field of Blood

    The Field of Blood

  • Much Ado About Nothing

    Much Ado About Nothing

  • Strathblair

    Strathblair

  • Frankie

    Frankie

  • Secrets and Words

    Secrets and Words

  • State of Mind

    State of Mind

  • Micro Men

    Micro Men

  • Tumshie McFadgen's Bid for Ultimate Bliss

    Tumshie McFadgen's Bid for Ultimate Bliss

  • Meat the Campbells

    Meat the Campbells