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.
Known for
★6.8Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
★7.6Doctor Who
★7.0Mary Shelley
★7.5Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
★7.1Bodies
★8.0Happy Valley
★7.5Midsomer Murders
★7.4Death in Paradise
★6.4Ugly Betty
★6.8Industry
★6.8Gunpowder
★7.5Shetland
★7.9Gentleman Jack
★7.4Ripper Street
★7.7Spooks
★7.1A Confession
★6.2Casualty
★6.3Hard Sun
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