Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 11, 1967 (age 59)
Place of Birth
Glasgow, Scotland
Derek Riddell
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.
Known For - Movies
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
as Torquil Travers
Mary Shelley
as William Baxter
The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey
as Parson
The Project
as Richard Loach
Micro Men
as Nigel Searle
Forgiven
as Stephen
Bad Sugar
as Father Rodrigo
Much Ado About Nothing
as Don
The Christmas Quest
as Victor Grimes
A Previous Engagement
as Hotel Desk Clerk
