Cast & creator
Richard Ridings
Best known for Peppa Pig, Casualty, Casualty
Richard John Ridings (born September 19, 1958) is an English actor. He portrayed Alan Ashburn in the ITV television drama Fat Friends, Bernard Green in the BBC One comedy-drama Common as Muck, Mr. Bumble in the BBC series Dickensian, and is the voice of Daddy Pig in Peppa Pig. He trained as an actor at Bretton Hall College, then the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. He is the father of singer-songwriter Freya Ridings.
Also known as: Richard Riding
49
film credits
41
television credits
89
1979–2026 · acting roles
6.8
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (90)
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Peppa Pig
Daddy Pig (voice)
2004
Casualty
Kevin
1986Casualty
Jack
1986
Matlock
Nicky
1986
Highlander: The Series
Silas
1992
The Bill
1984
Heartbeat
Thorpe
1992
Minder
Warren
1979
Merlin
Halig
2008
New Tricks
2004
Endeavour
DI Chesney Finch
2013
Red Dwarf
DNA Ship Computer (voice)
1988Red Dwarf
Crazed Astro
1988
Relic Hunter
Johnny the Jackhammer
1999
Dalziel and Pascoe
Trevor Nesbitt
1996
The Comic Strip Presents...
Yob 1
1982
Pie in the Sky
Gary Bourne
1994
The Pianist
Mr. Lipa
2002
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Buck
2011
Timewatch
Elder Sextus
1982
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Andre
1992
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Angelo
1988
Comics
Tommy Karr
1993
Dempsey and Makepeace
Tulley's Sidekick
1985
The Brothers Grimm
Bunst
2005
Murder in Mind
DCI Quarry
2001
Born and Bred
Horace Trubshaw
2002
Reilly: Ace of Spies
Vanderberg
1983
Fat Friends
Alan Ashburn
2000
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
Reverend Thwackum
1997
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
Mr. Monza
2003
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
La Hire
1999
The Physician
Tough Guy
2013
The Worst Week of My Life
PC Tait
2004
ShakespeaRe-Told
2005
Home to Roost
Millwall
1985
Oliver Twist
Warder
2005
Erik the Viking
Thorfinn Skullsplitter
1989
Common As Muck
Bernard Green
1994
Mayo
Mark Castello
2006
The Fourth Protocol
Skinhead
1987The Ritz
Mad Mick
1987
Six Wives with Lucy Worsley
Henry VIII
2016Fairly Secret Army
Ron Boat
1984
Nature Boy
Ted
2000
Clockwise
Policeman at Crash
1986
Fierce Creatures
Hugh
1997
The Castle of Adventure
Nico
1990
Roman Mysteries
Venalicius
2007
The Wind in the Willows
The Guard
1996
Gummibär & Friends: The Gummy Bear Show
Grumpy McCrab
2016
Amazing Grace
Speaker of the House
2007
Lassiter
German Guard
1984
Creation
Thatcher
2009
The Carer
Landlord
2016The Carer
Pub Landlord
2016
The Princess and the Pea
King Windham/Button (voice)
2002
Peppa Meets the Baby Cinema Experience
Daddy Pig (voice)
2025
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper
Det. Supt. Dick Holland
2000
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Trenches of Hell
André
1999
Peppa's Cinema Party
Daddy Pig (voice)
2024
Peppa Pig: Wedding Party!
Daddy Pig (voice)
2024
Peppa Pig: The Golden Boots
Daddy Pig (voice)
2015
Peppa Pig: My First Cinema Experience
Daddy Pig (voice)
2017
The Ink Thief
Aloysius
1994
Faintheart
Collin
2009
The Scapegoat
Landlord
2012
King of the Wind
Jailer
1990
A Pinch of Snuff
Brian Burkhill
1994
Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire
Egyptian
1985
ShakespeaRe-Told: Macbeth
Maurice
2005
Peppa Pig: Festival of Fun
Daddy Pig (voice)
2019
The Royal
Malcolm Hogg
2003
Frozen
Lorry Driver
2005
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper
Det. Supt. Dick Holland
2000
Dogboy
Diner Cook #1
1992
On Dangerous Ground
Thomas Borga
1996
Margery and Gladys
Terry Mason
2003
Up 'n' Under
Frank
1998
Cruel Train
Percy Cotton
1995
Peppa Pig: A Christmas Compilation
Vocals
2013
Sorry About Last Night
Greg
1995
Peppa Pig: The Holiday
Daddy Pig (voice)
2013
Peppa Pig: Peppa's Christmas Visit
Daddy Pig (voice)
2020Festive Fun with Peppa
2026
Peppa Celebrates Chinese New Year
Daddy Pig
2019
Puckoon
Alex Walker
2002
The Yob
Yob 1
1988
Out of Town
Labourer
1988
Isle of Spagg
Bob / Mel (voice)
2011