Derek Riddell
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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PHOTOS
TV Series
Taggart
6.3
The Book Group
7.063
No Angels
6
Five Days
5.7
Ugly Betty
6.3
Law & Order: UK
6.9
Clocking Off
7.4
ShakespeaRe-Told
7.5
Payback
6.2
Trust Me
6.125
A Confession
6.89
Doctor Who
7.549
Happy Valley
7.9
Spooks
7.665
Garrow's Law
7.286
Undercover
6.6
Crime
6.409
The Village
7.529
Urban Gothic
5.3
Strathblair
0
Ripper Street
7.401
Casualty
6.1
Bodies
7.2
Hard Sun
6.5
The Virgin Queen
6.25
W1A
7.8
Gunpowder
6.773
Frankie
7.3
The Field of Blood
6
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
7.513
Gentleman Jack
7.797
State of Mind
7
Midsomer Murders
7.5
Secrets and Words
0
Death in Paradise
7.439
Shetland
7.494
Industry
6.8
Movies
A Previous Engagement
4.143
Forgiven
4.7
The Project
0
Much Ado About Nothing
8
Micro Men
7.1
Bad Sugar
6
National Theatre Live: Till The Stars Come Down
10
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
6.845
Mary Shelley
7.006
The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey
5.642
Tumshie McFadgen's Bid for Ultimate Bliss
0
Meat the Campbells
0
The Christmas Quest
7.5