Acting
Derek Riddell
EN cinema · 13 credits
Born
11 January 1967 (age 59)
Birthplace
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
Filmography
The Christmas Quest
as Victor Grimes
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
as Torquil Travers
Mary Shelley
as William Baxter
Bad Sugar
as Father Rodrigo
A Previous Engagement
as Hotel Desk Clerk
Micro Men
as Nigel Searle
Forgiven
as Stephen
Meat the Campbells
as Mr. Campbell
Tumshie McFadgen's Bid for Ultimate Bliss
2004
Tumshie McFadgen's Bid for Ultimate Bliss
as Tumshie McFadgen
The Project
2002
The Project
as Richard Loach