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Derek Riddell

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: Acting

Born: Glasgow, Scotland, 1967-01-11

Died: null

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	2002	The Project	Richard Loach	0
2	2004	Tumshie McFadgen's Bid for Ultimate Bliss	Tumshie McFadgen	0
3	2005	Meat the Campbells	Mr. Campbell	0
4	2005	Much Ado About Nothing	Don	80
5	2007	Forgiven	Stephen	47
6	2007	The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey	Parson	56
7	2009	Micro Men	Nigel Searle	71
8	2009	A Previous Engagement	Hotel Desk Clerk	41
9	2012	Bad Sugar	Father Rodrigo	60
10	2017	Mary Shelley	William Baxter	70
11	2018	Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald	Torquil Travers	68
12	2024	National Theatre Live: Till The Stars Come Down	John	100
13	2024	The Christmas Quest	Victor Grimes	75

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1983	Taggart		63
2	1986	Casualty	Jeff Marriot	61
3	1992	Strathblair	Alec Ritchie	0
4	1997	Midsomer Murders	Des McCordell	75
5	2000	Clocking Off	Jamie Campbell	74
6	2000	Urban Gothic		53
7	2002	The Book Group	Rab	71
8	2002	Spooks	Steven	77
9	2004	No Angels		60
10	2005	Doctor Who	Sir Robert	76
11	2005	ShakespeaRe-Told	Don	75
12	2006	The Virgin Queen	Sir Walter Raleigh	63
13	2006	Ugly Betty	Stuart	63
14	2007	Five Days	Nick Durden	57
15	2007	State of Mind	James LeCroix, PhD	70
16	2008	Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles	Lachlan Weaver	75
17	2009	Trust Me	Dan	61
18	2009	Law & Order: UK		69
19	2009	Garrow's Law	Matthew Bambridge	73
20	2011	The Field of Blood	DS Patterson	60
21	2011	Death in Paradise	Patrick Knight	74
22	2012	Secrets and Words	John Jones	0
23	2012	Ripper Street	Constantine	74
24	2013	Shetland	Chris Brooks	75
25	2013	The Village		75
26	2013	Frankie	Andy Peat	73
27	2014	W1A	Clive Cook	78
28	2014	Happy Valley	Richard Cawood	79
29	2016	Undercover	Paul Brightman	66
30	2017	Gunpowder	King James I	68
31	2018	Hard Sun	DCS Roland Bell	65
32	2019	Gentleman Jack	Captain Sutherland	78
33	2019	A Confession	Pete	69
34	2020	Industry	Clement Cowan	68
35	2021	Crime	Richie Gulliver	64
36	2023	Payback	DCI Adam Guthrie	62
37	2023	Bodies	Chief Inspector Calloway	72