Acting, 1967
Derek Riddell
Born Jan 11, 1967, 59 years old, 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.
Filmography
40 titles- 2024
BoardersBernardIMDb 5.6Show - 2023
BodiesChief Inspector CallowayIMDb 7.1Show - 2023
PaybackDCI Adam GuthrieIMDb 6.5Show - 2021
CrimeRichie GulliverIMDb 6.5Show - 2020
IndustryClement CowanIMDb 6.9Show - 2019
Gentleman JackCaptain SutherlandIMDb 7.9Show - 2019
A ConfessionPeteIMDb 7.1Show - 2018
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of GrindelwaldTorquil TraversIMDb 6.8Movie - 2018
Hard SunDCS Roland BellIMDb 6.4Show - 2017
GunpowderKing James IIMDb 6.8Show - 2017
Mary ShelleyWilliam BaxterIMDb 7.0Movie - 2016
UndercoverPaul BrightmanIMDb 6.5Show - 2014
Happy ValleyRichard CawoodIMDb 8.0Show - 2014
W1AClive CookIMDb 7.7Show - 2013
ShetlandChris BrooksIMDb 7.5Show - 2013
The VillageBill GibbyIMDb 7.3Show - 2012
Ripper StreetConstantineIMDb 7.4Show - 2011
Death in ParadisePatrick KnightIMDb 7.4Show - 2011
The Field of BloodDS PattersonIMDb 6.3Show - 2009
Law & Order: UKIMDb 7.0Show - 2009
Garrow's LawMatthew BambridgeIMDb 7.7Show - 2009
Trust MeDanIMDb 6.1Show - 2008
Terminator: The Sarah Connor ChroniclesLachlan WeaverIMDb 7.5Show - 2007
M.I. HighEdward Dixon HallidayIMDb 6.1Show - 2007
Five DaysNick DurdenIMDb 5.8Show - 2007
State of MindJames LeCroix, PhDIMDb 7.0Show - 2006
Waterloo RoadJoe MulgrewIMDb 7.1Show - 2006
Ugly BettyStuartIMDb 6.4Show - 2006
The Virgin QueenSir Walter RaleighIMDb 6.6Show - 2005
Doctor WhoSir RobertIMDb 7.6Show - 2005
ShakespeaRe-ToldDonIMDb 7.4Show - 2004
No AngelsDr Jamie PattersonIMDb 5.9Show - 2002
SpooksStevenIMDb 7.7Show - 2002
The Book GroupRabIMDb 7.2Show - 2000
Urban GothicBillingsIMDb 4.8Show - 1997
Midsomer MurdersDes McCordellIMDb 7.5Show - 1996
Dalziel and PascoeMark CroftIMDb 6.4Show - 1992
StrathblairAlec RitchieIMDb 7.0Show - 1986
CasualtyJeff MarriotIMDb 6.2Show - 1983
TaggartIMDb 6.6Show