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Derek Riddell

Derek Riddell

Acting · Born 1967-01-11 · 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.

Known For

movie 6.8 Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
2018
tv 7.6 Doctor Who
Doctor Who
2005
movie 7.0 Mary Shelley
Mary Shelley
2017
tv 7.5 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
2008
tv 7.1 Bodies
Bodies
2023
tv 7.9 Happy Valley
Happy Valley
2014
tv 7.5 Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
1997
tv 7.4 Death in Paradise
Death in Paradise
2011
tv 6.4 Ugly Betty
Ugly Betty
2006
tv 6.8 Industry
Industry
2020
tv 6.8 Gunpowder
Gunpowder
2017
tv 7.8 Gentleman Jack
Gentleman Jack
2019
tv 7.5 Shetland
Shetland
2013
tv 7.4 Ripper Street
Ripper Street
2012
tv 7.7 Spooks
Spooks
2002
tv 6.2 Casualty
Casualty
1986
tv 7.0 A Confession
A Confession
2019
tv 6.3 Hard Sun
Hard Sun
2018