

1967-01-1159 years, 9 months, and 27 days old
Glasgow, Scotland
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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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A Previous Engagement | Hotel Desk Clerk | 4.3 | 2009-10-22 | 0.4175 | ||
Forgiven | Stephen | 4 | 2007-08-15 | 0.4742 | ||
The Project | Richard Loach | 0 | 2002-11-10 | 0.5892 | ||
Much Ado About Nothing | Don | 8.2 | 2005-11-07 | 0.7242 | ||
Micro Men | Nigel Searle | 7.1 | 2009-10-08 | 0.6246 | ||
Bad Sugar | Father Rodrigo | 6 | 2012-08-26 | 0.4856 | ||
National Theatre Live: Till The Stars Come Down | John | 10 | 2024-06-11 | 0.6975 | ||
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald | Torquil Travers | 6.825 | 2018-11-14 | 7.2984 | ||
Mary Shelley | William Baxter | 6.979 | 2017-08-06 | 2.5267 | ||
The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey | Parson | 6 | 2007-10-06 | 1.1963 |