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