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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1958-09-19 (66 years old)

Place of Birth

Henley-on-Thames, England, UK

Richard Ridings

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

2024

Peppa's Cinema Party as Daddy Pig (voice)

2020

2019

Peppa Pig: Festival of Fun as Daddy Pig (voice)

2017

2016

The Carer as Landlord
The Carer as Pub Landlord

2015

Peppa Pig: The Golden Boots as Daddy Pig (voice)

2013

Peppa Pig: The Holiday as Daddy Pig (voice)
Endeavour as DI Chesney Finch

2012

The Scapegoat as Landlord

2011

Isle of Spagg as Bob / Mel (voice)

2009

Creation as Thatcher
Faintheart as Collin

2008

Merlin as Halig

2007

Roman Mysteries as Venalicius

2006

Amazing Grace as Speaker of the House
Mayo as Mark Castello

2005

Oliver Twist as Warder
Frozen as Lorry Driver
Macbeth as Maurice

2004

Peppa Pig as Daddy Pig (voice)

2003

Margery and Gladys as Terry Mason
The Royal as Malcolm Hogg

2002

The Pianist as Mr. Lipa
Puckoon as Alex Walker

2001

Murder in Mind as DCI Quarry

2000

Fat Friends as Alan

1999

Relic Hunter as Johnny the Jackhammer

1998

Up 'n' Under as Frank

1997

Fierce Creatures as Hugh Primates

1996

On Dangerous Ground as Thomas Borga

1995

Cruel Train as Percy Cotton

1994

A Pinch of Snuff as Brian Burkhill
Pie in the Sky as Gary Bourne
The Ink Thief as Aloysius
Common As Muck as Bernard Green

1992

Dogboy as Diner Cook #1
Heartbeat as Thorpe

1990

1989

Erik the Viking as Thorfinn Skullsplitter

1988

The Yob as Yob 1
Out of Town as Labourer
Red Dwarf as DNA Ship Computer (voice)
Red Dwarf as Crazed Astro

1987

1986

Casualty as Kevin
Casualty as Jack

1985

Dempsey and Makepeace as Tulley's Sidekick
Home to Roost as Millwall

1984

Lassiter as German Guard
Fairly Secret Army as Ron Boat

1983

Reilly: Ace of Spies as Vanderberg

1982

Timewatch as Elder Sextus

1979

Minder as Warren

Sound