
Acting
Derek Riddell
Birth Date
January 11, 1967
(59 years old)
Place of Birth
Glasgow, Scotland
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Biography
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.
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Midsomer Murders
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1997 • 1 episode

Doctor Who
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2005 • 1 episode

Death in Paradise
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2011 • 1 episode

Casualty
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1986 • 1 episode

Shetland
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2013 • 5 episodes

Spooks
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2002 • 1 episode

Ugly Betty
Stuart
2006 • 7 episodes

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
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2008 • 1 episode

Waterloo Road
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2006 • 1 episode

Industry
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2020 • 2 episodes

Ripper Street
Constantine
2012 • 2 episodes

Dalziel and Pascoe
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1996 • 2 episodes

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2014 • 6 episodes

Law & Order: UK
2009 • 1 episode

Taggart
1983 • 1 episode

Bodies
Chief Inspector Calloway
2023 • 5 episodes

Gentleman Jack
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2019 • 3 episodes

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
Torquil Travers
2018

M.I. High
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2007 • 1 episode

The Village
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2013 • 6 episodes