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Richard Ridings

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Richard Ridings

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Sep 19, 1958 (68 years old)

Place of Birth

Henley-on-Thames, England, UK

Biography

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.

Known For

Acting
2025Peppa Meets the Baby Cinema ExperienceDaddy Pig (voice)
2024Peppa's Cinema PartyDaddy Pig (voice)
2024Peppa Pig: Wedding Party!Daddy Pig (voice)
2020Peppa Pig: Peppa's Christmas VisitDaddy Pig (voice)
2019Peppa Pig: Festival of FunDaddy Pig (voice)
2019Peppa Celebrates Chinese New YearDaddy Pig
2017Peppa Pig: My First Cinema ExperienceDaddy Pig (voice)
2016The CarerLandlord
2016The CarerPub Landlord
2016Six Wives with Lucy WorsleyHenry VIII
2015Peppa Pig: The Golden BootsDaddy Pig (voice)
2013Peppa Pig: The HolidayDaddy Pig (voice)
2013EndeavourDI Chesney Finch
2012The ScapegoatLandlord
2011Rise of the Planet of the ApesBuck
2011Isle of SpaggBob / Mel (voice)
2009CreationThatcher
2009FaintheartCollin
2008MerlinHalig
2007Roman MysteriesVenalicius
2006Amazing GraceSpeaker of the House
2006MayoMark Castello
2005The Brothers GrimmBunst
2005Oliver TwistWarder
2005FrozenLorry Driver
2005ShakespeaRe-Told: MacbethMaurice
2005ShakespeaRe-Told
2004Peppa PigDaddy Pig (voice)
2004New Tricks
2003Margery and GladysTerry Mason
2003Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of LifeMr. Monza
2003The RoyalMalcolm Hogg
2002The PianistMr. Lipa
2002PuckoonAlex Walker
2002The Princess and the PeaKing Windham/Button (voice)
2002Born and BredHorace Trubshaw
2001Murder in MindDCI Quarry
2000This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire RipperDet. Supt. Dick Holland
2000This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire RipperDet. Supt. Dick Holland
2000Fat FriendsAlan Ashburn
2000Nature BoyTed
1999The Messenger: The Story of Joan of ArcLa Hire
1999The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Trenches of HellAndré
1999Relic HunterJohnny the Jackhammer
1998Up 'n' UnderFrank
1997Fierce CreaturesHugh Primates
1997The History of Tom Jones: A FoundlingReverend Thwackum
1996The Wind in the WillowsThe Guard
1996On Dangerous GroundThomas Borga
1996Dalziel & Pascoe
1995Cruel TrainPercy Cotton
1995Sorry About Last NightGreg
1994A Pinch of SnuffBrian Burkhill
1994Pie in the SkyGary Bourne
1994The Ink ThiefAloysius
1994Common As MuckBernard Green
1993ComicsTommy Karr
1992DogboyDiner Cook #1
1992The Young Indiana Jones ChroniclesAndre
1992HeartbeatThorpe
1992Highlander: The SeriesSilas
1990King of the WindJailer
1990The Castle of AdventureNico
1989Erik the VikingThorfinn Skullsplitter
1988The YobYob 1
1988Who Framed Roger RabbitAngelo
1988Out of TownLabourer
1988Red DwarfDNA Ship Computer (voice)
1988Red DwarfCrazed Astro
1987The Fourth ProtocolSkinhead
1986ClockwisePoliceman at Crash
1986MatlockNicky
1986CasualtyKevin
1986CasualtyJack
1985Billy the Kid and the Green Baize VampireEgyptian
1985Dempsey and MakepeaceTulley's Sidekick
1985Home to RoostMillwall
1984LassiterGerman Guard
1984The Bill
1984Fairly Secret ArmyRon Boat
1983Reilly: Ace of SpiesVanderberg
1982TimewatchElder Sextus
1982The Comic Strip Presents...Yob 1
1979MinderWarren
-ShakespeaRe-Told: MacbethMaurice