Derek Riddell

ActingBorn 1967-01-11 (59)Glasgow, Scotland

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.

Derek Riddell

Known For

National Theatre Live: Till The Stars Come Down

Much Ado About Nothing

Happy Valley

W1A

Gentleman Jack

Spooks

Doctor Who

Shetland

ShakespeaRe-Told

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Filmography

The Christmas Quest

National Theatre Live: Till The Stars Come Down

Bodies

Payback

Crime

Industry

A Confession

Gentleman Jack

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

Hard Sun

Gunpowder

Mary Shelley

Undercover

Happy Valley

W1A

Frankie

The Village

Shetland

Ripper Street

Bad Sugar

Secrets and Words

Death in Paradise

The Field of Blood

Garrow's Law

A Previous Engagement

Micro Men

Law & Order: UK

Trust Me

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey

Forgiven

State of Mind

Five Days

Ugly Betty

The Virgin Queen

Much Ado About Nothing

ShakespeaRe-Told

Meat the Campbells

Doctor Who

No Angels

Spooks

The Book Group

Urban Gothic

Midsomer Murders

Strathblair

Casualty

Taggart