Where to watch Derek Riddell in the UK
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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…
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- Midsomer Murders (1997) as Des McCordell
- Doctor Who (2005) as Sir Robert
- Death in Paradise (2011) as Patrick Knight
- Casualty (1986) as Jeff Marriot
- Shetland (2013) as Chris Brooks
- Spooks (2002) as Steven
- Ugly Betty (2006) as Stuart
- Industry (2020) as Clement Cowan
- Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008) as Lachlan Weaver
- Ripper Street (2012) as Constantine
- Taggart (1983) Cast
- Law & Order: UK (2009) Cast
- Happy Valley (2014) as Richard Cawood
- Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) as Torquil Travers
- Bodies (2023) as Chief Inspector Calloway
- M.I. High (2007) as Edward Dixon Halliday
- Gentleman Jack (2019) as Captain Sutherland
- The Village (2013) as Bill Gibby
- Five Days (2007) as Nick Durden
- W1A (2014) as Clive Cook
- Crime (2021) as Richie Gulliver
- Garrow's Law (2009) as Matthew Bambridge
- ShakespeaRe-Told (2005) as Don
- Trust Me (2009) as Dan
- Boarders (2024) as Bernard
- A Confession (2019) as Pete
- Undercover (2016) as Paul Brightman
- The Virgin Queen (2006) as Sir Walter Raleigh
- Payback (2023) as DCI Adam Guthrie
- Gunpowder (2017) as King James I
- No Angels (2004) as Dr Jamie Patterson
- Urban Gothic (2000) as Billings
- Mary Shelley (2017) as William Baxter
- Hard Sun (2018) as DCS Roland Bell
- Strathblair (1992) as Alec Ritchie
- The Book Group (2002) as Rab
- State of Mind (2007) as James LeCroix, PhD
- The Field of Blood (2011) as DS Patterson
- Secrets and Words (2012) as John Jones
- The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey (2007) as Parson
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Most-watched Derek Riddell films currently: Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018), Mary Shelley (2017), The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey (2007), The Christmas Quest (2024), The Project (2002).
What TV shows has Derek Riddell appeared in?
Selected TV credits: Midsomer Murders (1997), Doctor Who (2005), Death in Paradise (2011), Casualty (1986), Shetland (2013).
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