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.
Birthday: 11 January 1967
Birth place: Glasgow, Scotland
Known for: Acting
Movies known for
A Previous Engagement
Forgiven
The Project
Much Ado About Nothing
Micro Men
Bad Sugar
National Theatre Live: Till The Stars Come Down
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
Mary Shelley
The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey
Tumshie McFadgen's Bid for Ultimate Bliss
Meat the Campbells
The Christmas Quest
Related TV Shows
Taggart
The Book Group
No Angels
Five Days
Ugly Betty
Law & Order: UK
Clocking Off
ShakespeaRe-Told
Payback
Trust Me
A Confession
Doctor Who
Happy Valley
Spooks
Garrow's Law
Undercover
Crime
The Village
Urban Gothic
Strathblair
Ripper Street
Casualty
Bodies
Hard Sun
The Virgin Queen
W1A
Gunpowder
Frankie
The Field of Blood
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Gentleman Jack
State of Mind
Midsomer Murders
Secrets and Words
Death in Paradise
Shetland
Industry