
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