Actor profile

Richard Ridings

19th September 1958 Henley-on-Thames, England, UK 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.

47 Movies 37 TV Shows 85 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Peppa Meets the Baby Cinema Experience poster

Peppa Meets the Baby Cinema Experience 30th May 2025 as Daddy Pig (voice)

Peppa Pig: Wedding Party! poster

Peppa Pig: Wedding Party! 27th March 2024 as Daddy Pig (voice)

Peppa's Cinema Party poster

Peppa's Cinema Party 7th February 2024 as Daddy Pig (voice)

Peppa Pig: Peppa's Christmas Visit poster

Peppa Pig: Peppa's Christmas Visit 16th December 2020 as Daddy Pig (voice)

Peppa Pig: Festival of Fun poster

Peppa Pig: Festival of Fun 5th April 2019 as Daddy Pig (voice)

Peppa Celebrates Chinese New Year poster

Peppa Celebrates Chinese New Year 5th February 2019 as Daddy Pig

Peppa Pig: My First Cinema Experience poster

Peppa Pig: My First Cinema Experience 7th April 2017 as Daddy Pig (voice)

The Carer poster

The Carer 5th August 2016 as Landlord

The Carer poster

The Carer 5th August 2016 as Pub Landlord

Peppa Pig: The Golden Boots poster

Peppa Pig: The Golden Boots 14th February 2015 as Daddy Pig (voice)

The Physician poster

The Physician 25th December 2013 as Tough Guy

Peppa Pig: The Holiday poster

Peppa Pig: The Holiday 25th March 2013 as Daddy Pig (voice)

The Scapegoat poster

The Scapegoat 9th September 2012 as Landlord

Isle of Spagg poster

Isle of Spagg 29th October 2011 as Bob / Mel (voice)

Rise of the Planet of the Apes poster

Rise of the Planet of the Apes 3rd August 2011 as Buck

Creation poster

Creation 25th September 2009 as Thatcher

Faintheart poster

Faintheart 27th January 2009 as Collin

Amazing Grace poster

Amazing Grace 16th September 2006 as Speaker of the House

ShakespeaRe-Told: Macbeth poster

ShakespeaRe-Told: Macbeth 14th November 2005 as Maurice

Oliver Twist poster

Oliver Twist 23rd September 2005 as Warder

The Brothers Grimm poster

The Brothers Grimm 26th August 2005 as Bunst

Frozen poster

Frozen 12th March 2005 as Lorry Driver

Margery and Gladys poster

Margery and Gladys 21st September 2003 as Terry Mason

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life poster

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life 21st July 2003 as Mr. Monza

The Pianist poster

The Pianist 17th September 2002 as Mr. Lipa

The Princess and the Pea poster

The Princess and the Pea 16th August 2002 as King Windham/Button (voice)

Puckoon poster

Puckoon 1st January 2002 as Alex Walker

This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper poster

This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper 26th January 2000 as Det. Supt. Dick Holland

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc poster

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc 27th October 1999 as La Hire

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Trenches of Hell poster

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Trenches of Hell 24th October 1999 as André

Up 'n' Under poster

Up 'n' Under 23rd January 1998 as Frank

Fierce Creatures poster

Fierce Creatures 23rd January 1997 as Hugh

The Wind in the Willows poster

The Wind in the Willows 16th October 1996 as The Guard

On Dangerous Ground poster

On Dangerous Ground 13th May 1996 as Thomas Borga

Sorry About Last Night poster

Sorry About Last Night 27th December 1995 as Greg

Cruel Train poster

Cruel Train 22nd December 1995 as Percy Cotton

A Pinch of Snuff poster

A Pinch of Snuff 9th April 1994 as Brian Burkhill

Dogboy poster

Dogboy 24th September 1992 as Diner Cook #1

King of the Wind poster

King of the Wind 25th May 1990 as Jailer

Erik the Viking poster

Erik the Viking 1st September 1989 as Thorfinn Skullsplitter

Who Framed Roger Rabbit poster

Who Framed Roger Rabbit 22nd June 1988 as Angelo

The Yob poster

The Yob 12th March 1988 as Yob 1

Out of Town poster

Out of Town 1st January 1988 as Labourer

The Fourth Protocol poster

The Fourth Protocol 20th March 1987 as Skinhead

Clockwise poster

Clockwise 1st March 1986 as Policeman at Crash

Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire poster

Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire 25th November 1985 as Egyptian

Lassiter poster

Lassiter 17th February 1984 as German Guard

Six Wives with Lucy Worsley poster

Six Wives with Lucy Worsley 7th December 2016 as Henry VIII

Endeavour poster

Endeavour 14th April 2013 as DI Chesney Finch

Merlin poster

Merlin 20th September 2008 as Halig

Roman Mysteries poster

Roman Mysteries 8th May 2007 as Venalicius

Mayo poster

Mayo 12th March 2006 as Mark Castello

ShakespeaRe-Told poster

ShakespeaRe-Told 7th November 2005

Peppa Pig poster

Peppa Pig 31st May 2004 as Daddy Pig (voice)

The Worst Week of My Life poster

The Worst Week of My Life 12th March 2004 as PC Tait

New Tricks poster

New Tricks 1st January 2004

The Royal poster

The Royal 19th January 2003 as Malcolm Hogg

Born and Bred poster

Born and Bred 21st April 2002 as Horace Trubshaw

Murder in Mind poster

Murder in Mind 22nd April 2001 as DCI Quarry

Fat Friends poster

Fat Friends 12th October 2000 as Alan Ashburn

Nature Boy poster

Nature Boy 14th February 2000 as Ted

This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper poster

This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper 26th January 2000 as Det. Supt. Dick Holland

Relic Hunter poster

Relic Hunter 25th September 1999 as Johnny the Jackhammer

The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling poster

The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling 9th November 1997 as Reverend Thwackum

Common As Muck poster

Common As Muck 7th September 1994 as Bernard Green

The Ink Thief poster

The Ink Thief 20th July 1994 as Aloysius

Pie in the Sky poster

Pie in the Sky 13th March 1994 as Gary Bourne

Comics poster

Comics 6th July 1993 as Tommy Karr

Highlander: The Series poster

Highlander: The Series 3rd October 1992 as Silas

Heartbeat poster

Heartbeat 10th April 1992 as Thorpe

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles poster

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles 4th March 1992 as Andre

The Castle of Adventure poster

The Castle of Adventure 19th April 1990 as Nico

Red Dwarf poster

Red Dwarf 15th February 1988 as DNA Ship Computer (voice)

Red Dwarf poster

Red Dwarf 15th February 1988 as Crazed Astro

Casualty poster

Casualty 6th September 1986 as Kevin

Casualty poster

Casualty 6th September 1986 as Jack

Matlock poster

Matlock 3rd March 1986 as Nicky

Home to Roost poster

Home to Roost 19th April 1985 as Millwall

Dempsey and Makepeace poster

Dempsey and Makepeace 11th January 1985 as Tulley's Sidekick

The Bill poster

The Bill 16th October 1984

Reilly: Ace of Spies poster

Reilly: Ace of Spies 5th September 1983 as Vanderberg

The Comic Strip Presents... poster

The Comic Strip Presents... 2nd November 1982 as Yob 1

Timewatch poster

Timewatch 29th September 1982 as Elder Sextus

Minder poster

Minder 29th October 1979 as Warren