Personal Info
Derek Riddell
Acting
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…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
The Christmas Quest
as Victor Grimes
National Theatre Live: Till The Stars Come Down
as John
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
as Torquil Travers
Mary Shelley
as William Baxter
Bad Sugar
as Father Rodrigo
Micro Men
as Nigel Searle
A Previous Engagement
as Hotel Desk Clerk
The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey
as Parson
Forgiven
as Stephen
Much Ado About Nothing
as Don
TV Shows
Boarders
as Bernard · 6 ep.
Bodies
as Chief Inspector Calloway · 5 ep.
Payback
as DCI Adam Guthrie · 6 ep.
Crime
as Richie Gulliver · 2 ep.
Industry
as Clement Cowan · 2 ep.
Gentleman Jack
as Captain Sutherland · 3 ep.
A Confession
as Pete · 6 ep.
Hard Sun
as DCS Roland Bell · 6 ep.
Gunpowder
as King James I · 3 ep.
Undercover
as Paul Brightman · 6 ep.
