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.
Known for
Death in Paradise
Patrick Knight
Midsomer Murders
Des McCordell
Casualty
Jeff Marriot
Doctor Who
Sir Robert
Shetland
Chris Brooks
Law & Order: UK
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Lachlan Weaver
Bodies
Chief Inspector Calloway
Ripper Street
Constantine
Industry
Clement Cowan
Crime
Richie Gulliver
Spooks
Steven
Ugly Betty
Stuart
Gentleman Jack
Captain Sutherland
Five Days
Nick Durden
The Village
A Confession
Pete
W1A
Clive Cook
Happy Valley
Richard Cawood
Strathblair
Alec Ritchie
Gunpowder
King James I
Hard Sun
DCS Roland Bell
No Angels
Taggart
Urban Gothic
Undercover
Paul Brightman
Garrow's Law
Matthew Bambridge
The Virgin Queen
Sir Walter Raleigh
Payback
DCI Adam Guthrie
The Book Group
Rab
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
Torquil Travers
Clocking Off
Jamie Campbell
Frankie
Andy Peat
ShakespeaRe-Told
Don
Trust Me
Dan
Mary Shelley
William Baxter
State of Mind
James LeCroix, PhD
The Field of Blood
DS Patterson
Secrets and Words
John Jones
The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey
Parson
Much Ado About Nothing
Don
The Christmas Quest
Victor Grimes
Micro Men
Nigel Searle
National Theatre Live: Till The Stars Come Down
John
Bad Sugar
Father Rodrigo
Forgiven
Stephen
The Project
Richard Loach
A Previous Engagement
Hotel Desk Clerk
Tumshie McFadgen's Bid for Ultimate Bliss
Tumshie McFadgen
Meat the Campbells
Mr. Campbell