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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
The Pianist
as Mr. Lipa
2002
The Brothers Grimm
as Bunst
2005
Peppa Pig: My First Cinema Experience
as Daddy Pig (voice)
2017
Lassiter
as German Guard
1984
Peppa Pig: Peppa's Christmas Visit
as Daddy Pig (voice)
2020
Creation
as Thatcher
2009
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
as La Hire
1999
The Yob
as Yob 1
1988
Dogboy
as Diner Cook #1
1992
Up 'n' Under
as Frank
1998
Erik the Viking
as Thorfinn Skullsplitter
1989
Peppa's Cinema Party
as Daddy Pig (voice)
2024
Peppa Pig: Festival of Fun
as Daddy Pig (voice)
2019
Cruel Train
as Percy Cotton
1995
Fierce Creatures
as Hugh Primates
1997
Peppa Pig: The Golden Boots
as Daddy Pig (voice)
2015
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper
as Det. Supt. Dick Holland
2000
Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire
as Egyptian
1985
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Trenches of Hell
as André
1999
Sorry About Last Night
as Greg
1995
TV Appearances
The Bill
1984
Matlock
as Nicky
1986
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
as Andre
1992
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
as Reverend Thwackum
1997
Heartbeat
as Thorpe
1992
Dalziel & Pascoe
1996
Red Dwarf
as DNA Ship Computer (voice)
1988
Peppa Pig
as Daddy Pig (voice)
2004
New Tricks
2004
Mayo
as Mark Castello
2006
Timewatch
as Elder Sextus
1982
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper
as Det. Supt. Dick Holland
2000