Biography
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.
Filmography36 titles
Happy Valley
Gentleman Jack
W1A
Spooks
Doctor Who
Shetland
Death in Paradise
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Midsomer Murders
Ripper Street
Garrow's Law
ShakespeaRe-Told
The Village
The Book Group
Bodies
A Confession
Mary Shelley
Law & Order: UK
The Christmas Quest
Industry
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
Gunpowder
Undercover
The Virgin Queen
Crime
Hard Sun
The Field of Blood
Ugly Betty
Taggart
Boarders
Payback
Casualty
M.I. High
The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey
Five Days
Secrets and Words