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Derek Riddell

Cast & creator

Derek Riddell

1967-01-11 (age 59) Glasgow, Scotland Website IMDb

Best known for Midsomer Murders, Doctor Who, Death in Paradise

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.

Movies

13

film credits

Series

40

television credits

Career

53

1983–2024 · acting roles

Credit score

6.8

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

Des McCordell · 1997

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

Sir Robert · 2005

Death in Paradise

Death in Paradise

Patrick Knight · 2011

Casualty

Casualty

Jeff Marriot · 1986

Shetland

Shetland

Chris Brooks · 2013

Across film & television

Filmography (53)

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Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

Des McCordell

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

Sir Robert

Death in Paradise

Death in Paradise

Patrick Knight

Casualty

Casualty

Jeff Marriot

Shetland

Shetland

Chris Brooks

Spooks

Spooks

Steven

Ugly Betty

Ugly Betty

Stuart

Waterloo Road

Waterloo Road

Joe Mulgrew

Industry

Industry

Clement Cowan

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Lachlan Weaver

Dalziel and Pascoe

Dalziel and Pascoe

Mark Croft

Ripper Street

Ripper Street

Constantine

Law & Order: UK

Law & Order: UK

Taggart

Taggart

Happy Valley

Happy Valley

Richard Cawood

M.I. High

M.I. High

Edward Dixon Halliday

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

Torquil Travers

Gentleman Jack

Gentleman Jack

Captain Sutherland

Bodies

Bodies

Chief Inspector Calloway

The Village

The Village

Bill Gibby

Garrow's Law

Garrow's Law

Matthew Bambridge

Five Days

Five Days

Nick Durden

No Angels

No Angels

Dr Jamie Patterson

Crime

Crime

Richie Gulliver

W1A

W1A

Clive Cook

Boarders

Boarders

Bernard

Payback

Payback

DCI Adam Guthrie

Urban Gothic

Urban Gothic

Billings

Gunpowder

Gunpowder

King James I

ShakespeaRe-Told

ShakespeaRe-Told

Don

The Virgin Queen

The Virgin Queen

Sir Walter Raleigh

Trust Me

Trust Me

Dan

A Confession

A Confession

Pete

Undercover

Undercover

Paul Brightman

Mary Shelley

Mary Shelley

William Baxter

Hard Sun

Hard Sun

DCS Roland Bell

Strathblair

Strathblair

Alec Ritchie

The Book Group

The Book Group

Rab

The Field of Blood

The Field of Blood

DS Patterson

Secrets and Words

Secrets and Words

John Jones

State of Mind

State of Mind

James LeCroix, PhD

The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey

The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey

Parson

Frankie

Frankie

Andy Peat

Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing

Don

National Theatre Live: Till The Stars Come Down

National Theatre Live: Till The Stars Come Down

John

Bad Sugar

Bad Sugar

Father Rodrigo

Tumshie McFadgen's Bid for Ultimate Bliss

Tumshie McFadgen

The Christmas Quest

The Christmas Quest

Victor Grimes

Micro Men

Micro Men

Nigel Searle

Meat the Campbells

Meat the Campbells

Mr. Campbell

Forgiven

Forgiven

Stephen

The Project

Richard Loach

A Previous Engagement

A Previous Engagement

Hotel Desk Clerk