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Derek Riddell
ActorBorn January 11, 1967 (58 years)
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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Filmography
| 2024 | The Christmas Quest · as Victor Grimes |
| 2024 | Till the Stars Come Down · as John |
| 2024 | Boarders (TV Series) · as Bernard |
| 2023 | Bodies (2023) (TV Series) · as Chief Inspector Calloway |
| 2023 | Payback (2023) (TV Series) · as Dci Adam Guthrie |
| 2021 | Irvine Welsh's Crime (TV Series) · as Richie Gulliver |
| 2020 | Industry (TV Series) · as Clement Cowan |
| 2019 | A Confession (TV Series) · as Pete |
| 2019 | Gentleman Jack (TV Series) · as Captain Sutherland |
| 2018 | Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald · as Torquil Travers |
| 2018 | Action Team (TV Series) · as Anne |
| 2018 | Hard Sun (TV Series) · as Dcs Roland Bell |
| 2017 | Gunpowder (TV Series) · as King James I |
| 2017 | Mary Shelley · as William Baxter |
| 2016 | Undercover (2016) (TV Series) · as Paul Brightman |
| 2014 | The Missing (TV Series) · as Adam Gettrick |
| 2014 | Happy Valley (TV Series) · as Richard Cawood |
| 2014 | W1A (TV Series) · as Clive Cook |
| 2013 | Frankie (TV Series) · as Andy Peat |
| 2013 | The Village (TV Series) |
| 2013 | Shetland (TV Series) · as Chris Brooks |
| 2013 | Bob Servant Independent (TV Series) · as Reverend Thomson |
| 2013 | Unoriginal · as Dante |
| 2012 | Ripper Street (TV Series) · as Constantine |
| 2012 | Twenty8k · as Di Mellis |
| 2012 | Bad Sugar · as Father Rodrigo |
| 2012 | Secrets and Words (TV Series) · as John Jones |
| 2011 | Death in Paradise (TV Series) · as Patrick Knight |
| 2011 | The Field of Blood (TV Series) · as Ds Patterson |
| 2010 | DCI Banks (TV Series) · as Simon Harris |
| 2009 | Garrow's Law - Tales from the Old Bailey (TV Series) · as Matthew Bambridge |
| 2009 | Micro Men · as Nigel Searle |
| 2009 | Law & Order: UK (TV Series) |
| 2009 | Trust Me (2009) (TV Series) · as Dan |
| 2008 | A Previous Engagement · as Hotel Desk Clerk |
| 2008 | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (TV Series) · as Lachlan Weaver |
| 2007 | |
| 2007 | Forgiven · as Stephen |
| 2007 | State of Mind (TV Series) · as James Lecroix, Phd |
| 2007 | Inspector George Gently (TV Series) · as Walter Nunn |
| 2007 | Five Days (TV Series) · as Nick Durden |
| 2007 | M.I. High (TV Series) · as Edward Dixon Halliday |
| 2006 | Ugly Betty (TV Series) · as Stuart |
| 2006 | Waterloo Road (TV Series) · as Joe Mulgrew |
| 2005 | The Virgin Queen (TV Series) · as Sir Walter Raleigh |
| 2005 | ShakespeaRe-Told (TV Series) · as Don |
| 2005 | Vincent (TV Series) · as Martin Downing |
| 2005 | Doctor Who (2005) (TV Series) · as Sir Robert |
| 2004 | No Angels (TV Series) |
| 2003 | New Tricks (TV Series) · as Craig Bentham |
| 2002 | The Project · as Richard Loach |
| 2002 | Spooks (TV Series) · as Steven |
| 2002 | The Book Group (TV Series) · as Rab |
| 2000 | Urban Gothic (TV Series) |
| 2000 | Clocking Off (TV Series) · as Jamie Campbell |
| 1997 | Where the Heart Is (TV Series) · as Ray Wilson |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murders (TV Series) · as Des Mccordell |
| 1996 | Dalziel and Pascoe (TV Series) · as Mark Croft |
| 1996 | Silent Witness (TV Series) · as Michael Trenter |
| 1986 | Casualty (TV Series) · as Jeff Marriot |
| 1984 | The Bill (TV Series) · as Rspca Insp. Goodman |
| 1983 | Taggart (TV Series) |
| 1960 | Coronation Street (TV Series) · as Adam Newbould |