Richard Ridings

Richard Ridings

Richard John Ridings (born September 19, 1958) is an English actor. He portrayed Alan Ashburn in the ITV television drama Fat Friends, Bernard Green in the BBC One comedy-drama Common as Muck, Mr. Bumble in the BBC series Dickensian, and is the voice of Daddy Pig in Peppa Pig. He trained as an actor at Bretton Hall College, then the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. He is the father of singer-songwriter Freya Ridings.

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TV Series

Fat Friends

Fat Friends

7.7
The Bill

The Bill

6.646
Matlock

Matlock

7.108
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

6.5
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling

The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling

7
Heartbeat

Heartbeat

7.125
Dalziel & Pascoe

Dalziel & Pascoe

6.5
Red Dwarf

Red Dwarf

8.052
Peppa Pig

Peppa Pig

6.6
New Tricks

New Tricks

7.357
Mayo

Mayo

4.2
Timewatch

Timewatch

6.9
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper

This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper

7.6
Fairly Secret Army

Fairly Secret Army

5
Merlin

Merlin

7.8
Relic Hunter

Relic Hunter

6.73
Roman Mysteries

Roman Mysteries

5
ShakespeaRe-Told

ShakespeaRe-Told

7.5
The Royal

The Royal

7.6
Casualty

Casualty

6.139
Casualty

Casualty

6.139
Minder

Minder

6.833
Pie in the Sky

Pie in the Sky

8.308
Red Dwarf

Red Dwarf

8.052
Six Wives with Lucy Worsley

Six Wives with Lucy Worsley

6.786
The Ink Thief

The Ink Thief

0
Highlander: The Series

Highlander: The Series

7.389
Endeavour

Endeavour

8.1
Common As Muck

Common As Muck

7.5
The Comic Strip Presents...

The Comic Strip Presents...

7.4
Dempsey and Makepeace

Dempsey and Makepeace

6.4
Home to Roost

Home to Roost

6.3
Reilly: Ace of Spies

Reilly: Ace of Spies

7.048
Murder in Mind

Murder in Mind

8.4
Born and Bred

Born and Bred

8.5

Movies

The Pianist

The Pianist

8.38
The Brothers Grimm

The Brothers Grimm

5.842
Peppa Pig: My First Cinema Experience

Peppa Pig: My First Cinema Experience

8.8
Lassiter

Lassiter

5.347
Peppa Pig: Peppa's Christmas Visit

Peppa Pig: Peppa's Christmas Visit

0
Creation

Creation

6.417
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

6.392
The Yob

The Yob

0
Dogboy

Dogboy

5
Up 'n' Under

Up 'n' Under

5.1
Erik the Viking

Erik the Viking

5.87
Peppa's Cinema Party

Peppa's Cinema Party

4
Peppa Pig: Festival of Fun

Peppa Pig: Festival of Fun

7.6
Cruel Train

Cruel Train

4.5
Fierce Creatures

Fierce Creatures

6.177
Peppa Pig: The Golden Boots

Peppa Pig: The Golden Boots

10
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper

This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper

0
Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire

Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire

5.923
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Trenches of Hell

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Trenches of Hell

5.5
Sorry About Last Night

Sorry About Last Night

6
The Carer

The Carer

6.7
Faintheart

Faintheart

6.3
The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows

5.7
The Scapegoat

The Scapegoat

6.457
Margery and Gladys

Margery and Gladys

7.4
Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

6.7
Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

7.335
Amazing Grace

Amazing Grace

6.904
Puckoon

Puckoon

6.2
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life

5.8
A Pinch of Snuff

A Pinch of Snuff

0
Peppa Celebrates Chinese New Year

Peppa Celebrates Chinese New Year

3
Frozen

Frozen

5.7
Macbeth

Macbeth

7.6
The Fourth Protocol

The Fourth Protocol

6.29
Isle of Spagg

Isle of Spagg

0
The Carer

The Carer

6.7
Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

7.532
Peppa Pig: The Holiday

Peppa Pig: The Holiday

1
King of the Wind

King of the Wind

6.4
Out of Town

Out of Town

6
On Dangerous Ground

On Dangerous Ground

4.8
Peppa Pig: Wedding Party!

Peppa Pig: Wedding Party!

10
Peppa Meets the Baby Cinema Experience

Peppa Meets the Baby Cinema Experience

10
Clockwise

Clockwise

6.244