7.4
Movie
Acting
Richard Ridings
- Born
- (age 68)
- Birthplace
- Henley-on-Thames, England, UK
- Credits
- 86 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
7.4
Movie
8.4
Movie
The Pianist
7.5
Movie
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
5.8
Movie
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
5.9
Movie
The Brothers Grimm
6.4
Movie
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
6.8
Movie
Oliver Twist
7.3
Movie
The Physician
7.8
TV
Merlin
6.5
TV
Peppa Pig
8.1
TV
Red Dwarf
7.4
TV
Highlander: The Series
6.2
Movie
Fierce Creatures
6.9
Movie
Amazing Grace
8.1
TV
Endeavour
5.9
Movie
Erik the Viking
6.4
Movie
Creation
6.2
Movie
Clockwise
Acting credits 85
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Festive Fun with Peppa Film | |
| 2025 | Peppa Meets the Baby Cinema Experience Film | Daddy Pig (voice) |
| 2024 | Peppa Pig: Wedding Party! Film | Daddy Pig (voice) |
| 2024 | Peppa's Cinema Party Film | Daddy Pig (voice) |
| 2020 | Peppa Pig: Peppa's Christmas Visit Film | Daddy Pig (voice) |
| 2019 | Peppa Pig: Festival of Fun Film | Daddy Pig (voice) |
| 2017 | Peppa Pig: My First Cinema Experience Film | Daddy Pig (voice) |
| 2016 | Six Wives with Lucy Worsley TV | Henry VIII (1 ep) |
| 2016 | The Carer Film | Landlord, Pub Landlord |
| 2016 | Gummibär & Friends: The Gummy Bear Show TV | Grumpy McCrab (39 ep) |
| 2015 | Peppa Pig: The Golden Boots Film | Daddy Pig (voice) |
| 2013 | The Physician Film | Tough Guy |
| 2013 | Endeavour TV | DI Chesney Finch (1 ep) |
| 2013 | Peppa Pig: The Holiday Film | Daddy Pig (voice) |
| 2012 | The Scapegoat Film | Landlord |
| 2011 | Isle of Spagg Film | Bob / Mel (voice) |
| 2011 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes Film | Buck |
| 2009 | Creation Film | Thatcher |
| 2009 | Faintheart Film | Collin |
| 2008 | Merlin TV | Halig (1 ep) |
| 2007 | Roman Mysteries TV | Venalicius (3 ep) |
| 2007 | Amazing Grace Film | Speaker of the House |
| 2006 | Mayo TV | Mark Castello (1 ep) |
| 2005 | ShakespeaRe-Told: Macbeth Film | Maurice |
| 2005 | ShakespeaRe-Told TV | (1 ep) |
| 2005 | Oliver Twist Film | Warder |
| 2005 | The Brothers Grimm Film | Bunst |
| 2005 | Frozen Film | Lorry Driver |
| 2004 | Peppa Pig TV | Daddy Pig (voice) (490 ep) |
| 2004 | The Worst Week of My Life TV | PC Tait (2 ep) |
| 2004 | New Tricks TV | (1 ep) |
| 2003 | Margery and Gladys Film | Terry Mason |
| 2003 | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life Film | Mr. Monza |
| 2003 | The Royal TV | Malcolm Hogg (1 ep) |
| 2002 | The Pianist Film | Mr. Lipa |
| 2002 | The Princess and the Pea Film | King Windham/Button (voice) |
| 2002 | Born and Bred TV | Horace Trubshaw (1 ep) |
| 2002 | Puckoon Film | Alex Walker |
| 2001 | Murder in Mind TV | DCI Quarry (1 ep) |
| 2000 | Fat Friends TV | Alan Ashburn (14 ep) |
| 2000 | Nature Boy TV | Ted (1 ep) |
| 2000 | This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper Film | Det. Supt. Dick Holland |
| 2000 | This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper TV | Det. Supt. Dick Holland (3 ep) |
| 1999 | The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc Film | La Hire |
| 1999 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Trenches of Hell Film | André |
| 1999 | Relic Hunter TV | Johnny (1 ep) |
| 1998 | Up 'n' Under Film | Frank |
| 1997 | The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling TV | Reverend Thwackum (5 ep) |
| 1997 | Fierce Creatures Film | Hugh |
| 1996 | The Wind in the Willows Film | The Guard |
| 1996 | On Dangerous Ground Film | Thomas Borga |
| 1996 | Dalziel and Pascoe TV | Trevor Nesbitt (1 ep) |
| 1995 | Sorry About Last Night Film | Greg |
| 1995 | Cruel Train Film | Percy Cotton |
| 1994 | Common As Muck TV | Bernard Green (12 ep) |
| 1994 | The Ink Thief TV | Aloysius (7 ep) |
| 1994 | A Pinch of Snuff Film | Brian Burkhill |
| 1994 | Pie in the Sky TV | Gary Bourne (1 ep) |
| 1993 | Comics TV | Tommy Karr (2 ep) |
| 1992 | Highlander: The Series TV | Silas (2 ep) |
Crew credits 1
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Peppa Pig: A Christmas Compilation Film | Vocals |