Actor
Derek Riddell
Born 1967 · 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.
Acting
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
Torquil Travers · 2018
Doctor Who
Sir Robert · 2005
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Lachlan Weaver · 2008
Mary Shelley
William Baxter · 2017
Happy Valley
Richard Cawood · 2014
Bodies
Chief Inspector Calloway · 2023
Midsomer Murders
Des McCordell · 1997
Death in Paradise
Patrick Knight · 2011
Gentleman Jack
Captain Sutherland · 2019
Shetland
Chris Brooks · 2013
Ripper Street
Constantine · 2012
Spooks
Steven · 2002
Industry
Clement Cowan · 2020
Gunpowder
King James I · 2017
Ugly Betty
Stuart · 2006
A Confession
Pete · 2019
W1A
Clive Cook · 2014
Casualty
Jeff Marriot · 1986
Hard Sun
DCS Roland Bell · 2018
Micro Men
Nigel Searle · 2009
Crime
Richie Gulliver · 2021
The Christmas Quest
Victor Grimes · 2024
The Virgin Queen
Sir Walter Raleigh · 2006
The Village
Bill Gibby · 2013