Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

80

Gender

Male

Birthday

1958-09-19 (67 years old)

Place of Birth

Henley-on-Thames, England, UK

Also Known As

Richard Riding

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

The Pianist

The Pianist

Margery and Gladys

Margery and Gladys

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Macbeth

Macbeth

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Acting

The Pianist

2002

The Pianist

as

Mr. Lipa

The Brothers Grimm

2005

The Brothers Grimm

as

Bunst

Peppa Pig: My First Cinema Experience

2017

Peppa Pig: My First Cinema Experience

as

Daddy Pig (voice)

Lassiter

1984

Lassiter

as

German Guard

Peppa Pig: Peppa's Christmas Visit

2020

Peppa Pig: Peppa's Christmas Visit

as

Daddy Pig (voice)

Creation

2009

Creation

as

Thatcher

The Yob

1988

The Yob

as

Yob 1

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

1999

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

as

La Hire

Dogboy

1992

Dogboy

as

Diner Cook #1

Up 'n' Under

1998

Up 'n' Under

as

Frank

Erik the Viking

1989

Erik the Viking

as

Thorfinn Skullsplitter

Peppa's Cinema Party

2024

Peppa's Cinema Party

as

Daddy Pig (voice)

Peppa Pig: Festival of Fun

2019

Peppa Pig: Festival of Fun

as

Daddy Pig (voice)

Cruel Train

1995

Cruel Train

as

Percy Cotton

Fierce Creatures

1997

Fierce Creatures

as

Hugh Primates

Peppa Pig: The Golden Boots

2015

Peppa Pig: The Golden Boots

as

Daddy Pig (voice)

This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper

2000

This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper

as

Det. Supt. Dick Holland

Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire

1985

Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire

as

Egyptian

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Trenches of Hell

1999

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Trenches of Hell

as

André

Sorry About Last Night

1995

Sorry About Last Night

as

Greg

The Carer

2016

The Carer

as

Landlord

Faintheart

2009

Faintheart

as

Collin

The Wind in the Willows

1996

The Wind in the Willows

as

The Guard

The Scapegoat

2012

The Scapegoat

as

Landlord

Margery and Gladys

2003

Margery and Gladys

as

Terry Mason

Oliver Twist

2005

Oliver Twist

as

Warder

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

2011

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

as

Buck

Amazing Grace

2006

Amazing Grace

as

Speaker of the House

Puckoon

2002

Puckoon

as

Alex Walker

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life

2003

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life

as

Mr. Monza

A Pinch of Snuff

1994

A Pinch of Snuff

as

Brian Burkhill

Peppa Celebrates Chinese New Year

2019

Peppa Celebrates Chinese New Year

as

Daddy Pig

Frozen

2005

Frozen

as

Lorry Driver

Macbeth

2005

Macbeth

as

Maurice

The Fourth Protocol

1987

The Fourth Protocol

as

Skinhead

Isle of Spagg

2011

Isle of Spagg

as

Bob / Mel (voice)

The Carer

2016

The Carer

as

Pub Landlord

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

1988

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

as

Angelo

Peppa Pig: The Holiday

2013

Peppa Pig: The Holiday

as

Daddy Pig (voice)

King of the Wind

1990

King of the Wind

as

Jailer

Out of Town

1988

Out of Town

as

Labourer

On Dangerous Ground

1996

On Dangerous Ground

as

Thomas Borga

Peppa Pig: Wedding Party!

2024

Peppa Pig: Wedding Party!

as

Daddy Pig (voice)

Peppa Meets the Baby Cinema Experience

2025

Peppa Meets the Baby Cinema Experience

as

Daddy Pig (voice)

Fat Friends

Fat Friends

as

Alan

The Bill

The Bill

as

Matlock

Matlock

as

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

as

Andre

The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling

The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling

as

Reverend Thwackum

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

as

Thorpe

Dalziel & Pascoe

Dalziel & Pascoe

as

Red Dwarf

Red Dwarf

as

DNA Ship Computer (voice)

Peppa Pig

Peppa Pig

as

Daddy Pig (voice)

Born and Bred

Born and Bred

as

New Tricks

New Tricks

as

Mayo

Mayo

as

Mark Castello

Timewatch

Timewatch

as

Elder Sextus

This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper

This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper

as

Det. Supt. Dick Holland

Fairly Secret Army

Fairly Secret Army

as

Ron Boat

Merlin

Merlin

as

Halig

Relic Hunter

Relic Hunter

as

Johnny the Jackhammer

Roman Mysteries

Roman Mysteries

as

Venalicius

ShakespeaRe-Told

ShakespeaRe-Told

as

The Royal

The Royal

as

Malcolm Hogg

Casualty

Casualty

as

Kevin

Casualty

Casualty

as

Jack

Minder

Minder

as

Warren

Pie in the Sky

Pie in the Sky

as

Gary Bourne

Red Dwarf

Red Dwarf

as

Crazed Astro

Six Wives with Lucy Worsley

Six Wives with Lucy Worsley

as

Henry VIII

The Ink Thief

The Ink Thief

as

Aloysius

Highlander: The Series

Highlander: The Series

as

Silas

Endeavour

Endeavour

as

DI Chesney Finch

Common As Muck

Common As Muck

as

Bernard Green

The Comic Strip Presents...

The Comic Strip Presents...

as

Yob 1

Dempsey and Makepeace

Dempsey and Makepeace

as

Tulley's Sidekick

Home to Roost

Home to Roost

as

Millwall

Reilly: Ace of Spies

Reilly: Ace of Spies

as

Vanderberg

Murder in Mind

Murder in Mind

as

DCI Quarry

Production

Crew

Directing