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.
Filmography (52)
National Theatre Live: Till The Stars Come Down
The Christmas Quest
Boarders
Bodies
Payback
Crime
Industry
Gentleman Jack
A Confession
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
Hard Sun
Mary Shelley
Gunpowder
Undercover
Happy Valley
W1A
Shetland
Frankie
The Village
Ripper Street
Bad Sugar
Secrets and Words
Death in Paradise
The Field of Blood
Garrow's Law
Micro Men
Law & Order: UK
Trust Me
A Previous Engagement
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
State of Mind
M.I. High
Five Days
The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey
Forgiven
Waterloo Road
The Virgin Queen
Ugly Betty
Much Ado About Nothing
Doctor Who
ShakespeaRe-Told
Meat the Campbells
No Angels- Tumshie McFadgen's Bid for Ultimate Bliss
Spooks
The Book Group- The Project
Urban Gothic
Midsomer Murders
Strathblair
Casualty
Taggart