Actor
Derek Riddell
Born January 11, 1967 in Glasgow, Scotland
13 films
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.
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13 films as actor- 2024The Christmas QuestVictor Grimes
- 2024National Theatre Live: Till The Stars Come DownJohn
- 2018Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of GrindelwaldTorquil Travers
- 2017Mary ShelleyWilliam Baxter
- 2012Bad SugarFather Rodrigo
- 2009A Previous EngagementHotel Desk Clerk
- 2009Micro MenNigel Searle
- 2007The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan ToomeyParson
- 2007ForgivenStephen
- 2005Much Ado About NothingDon
- 2005Meat the CampbellsMr. Campbell
- 2004Tumshie McFadgen's Bid for Ultimate BlissTumshie McFadgen
- 2002The ProjectRichard Loach