Richard Ridings
Known for Acting · 81 credits
- Born
- 1958-09-19 (age 67)
- Place of birth
- Henley-on-Thames, England, UK
- Also known as
- Richard Riding
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
TV Shows (35)
Peppa Pig
2004
as Daddy Pig (voice)
Casualty
1986
as Kevin / Jack
Highlander: The Series
1992
as Silas
Heartbeat
1992
as Thorpe
Minder
1979
as Warren
Merlin
2008
as Halig
Endeavour
2013
as DI Chesney Finch
Matlock
1986
as Nicky
The Bill
1984
New Tricks
2004
Relic Hunter
1999
as Johnny the Jackhammer
Red Dwarf
1988
as DNA Ship Computer (voice) / Crazed Astro
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Yob 1
Pie in the Sky
1994
as Gary Bourne
Timewatch
1982
as Elder Sextus
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
1992
as Andre
Murder in Mind
2001
as DCI Quarry
Dempsey and Makepeace
1985
as Tulley's Sidekick
Born and Bred
2002
as Horace Trubshaw
Reilly: Ace of Spies
1983
as Vanderberg
Fat Friends
2000
as Alan Ashburn
ShakespeaRe-Told
2005
Home to Roost
1985
as Millwall
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
1997
as Reverend Thwackum
Common As Muck
1994
as Bernard Green
Mayo
2006
as Mark Castello
Nature Boy
2000
as Ted
Six Wives with Lucy Worsley
2016
as Henry VIII
Roman Mysteries
2007
as Venalicius
Fairly Secret Army
1984
as Ron Boat
The Royal
2003
as Malcolm Hogg
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper
2000
as Det. Supt. Dick Holland
Comics
1993
as Tommy Karr
The Ink Thief
1994
as Aloysius
The Castle of Adventure
1990
as Nico
Movies (46)
The Pianist
2002
as Mr. Lipa
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2011
as Buck
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
1988
as Angelo
The Brothers Grimm
2005
as Bunst
The Physician
2013
as Tough Guy
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
1999
as La Hire
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
2003
as Mr. Monza
Oliver Twist
2005
as Warder
The Fourth Protocol
1987
as Skinhead
Amazing Grace
2006
as Speaker of the House
Erik the Viking
1989
as Thorfinn Skullsplitter
Creation
2009
as Thatcher
Fierce Creatures
1997
as Hugh Primates
Lassiter
1984
as German Guard
The Scapegoat
2012
as Landlord
The Wind in the Willows
1996
as The Guard
The Princess and the Pea
2002
as King Windham/Button (voice)
The Carer
2016
as Landlord / Pub Landlord
Peppa Pig: My First Cinema Experience
2017
as Daddy Pig (voice)
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Trenches of Hell
1999
as André
Clockwise
1986
as Policeman at Crash
Frozen
2005
as Lorry Driver
Puckoon
2002
as Alex Walker
Peppa Celebrates Chinese New Year
2019
as Daddy Pig
The Yob
1988
as Yob 1
Peppa Meets the Baby Cinema Experience
2025
as Daddy Pig (voice)
King of the Wind
1990
as Jailer
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper
2000
as Det. Supt. Dick Holland
Faintheart
2009
as Collin
Up 'n' Under
1998
as Frank
Peppa Pig: Wedding Party!
2024
as Daddy Pig (voice)
Margery and Gladys
2003
as Terry Mason
On Dangerous Ground
1996
as Thomas Borga
ShakespeaRe-Told: Macbeth
2005
as Maurice
Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire
1985
as Egyptian
Sorry About Last Night
1995
as Greg
Peppa Pig: The Golden Boots
2015
as Daddy Pig (voice)
Peppa's Cinema Party
2024
as Daddy Pig (voice)
Cruel Train
1995
as Percy Cotton
A Pinch of Snuff
1994
as Brian Burkhill
Peppa Pig: The Holiday
2013
as Daddy Pig (voice)
Peppa Pig: Festival of Fun
2019
as Daddy Pig (voice)
Out of Town
1988
as Labourer
Dogboy
1992
as Diner Cook #1
Peppa Pig: Peppa's Christmas Visit
2020
as Daddy Pig (voice)
Isle of Spagg
2011
as Bob / Mel (voice)
About Richard Ridings
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. With 81 credits spanning from 1979 to 2025, Richard Ridings has appeared in 46 films and 35 TV shows.
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- The Pianist (2002) — as Mr. Lipa
- Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) — as Buck
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) — as Angelo
- The Brothers Grimm (2005) — as Bunst
- The Physician (2013) — as Tough Guy
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