Derek Riddell

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

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

as Torquil Travers

Doctor Who

as Sir Robert

Mary Shelley

as William Baxter

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

as Lachlan Weaver

Bodies

as Chief Inspector Calloway

Happy Valley

as Richard Cawood

Midsomer Murders

as Des McCordell

Death in Paradise

as Patrick Knight

Ugly Betty

as Stuart

Industry

as Clement Cowan