Acting
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.
Titles
Midsomer Murders
1997
Doctor Who
2005
Death in Paradise
2011
Casualty
1986
Shetland
2013
Spooks
2002
Ripper Street
2012
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
2008
Industry
2020
Waterloo Road
2006
Ugly Betty
2006
Dalziel and Pascoe
1996
Taggart
1983
Law & Order: UK
2009
Happy Valley
2014
M.I. High
2007
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
2018
Bodies
2023
Gentleman Jack
2019
The Village
2013
No Angels
2004
Five Days
2007
Crime
2021
W1A
2014
Boarders
2024
Urban Gothic
2000
A Confession
2019
Garrow's Law
2009
Gunpowder
2017
Trust Me
2009
The Virgin Queen
2006
Mary Shelley
2017
Undercover
2016
Payback
2023
ShakespeaRe-Told
2005
Hard Sun
2018