About
Richard Ridings
Overview
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
Acting |
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| 2024 | Peppa's Cinema Party | Actor | Daddy Pig (voice) | 58 Average |
| 2020 | Peppa Pig: Peppa's Christmas Visit | Actor | Daddy Pig (voice) | N/A N/A |
| 2019 | Peppa Pig: Festival of Fun | Actor | Daddy Pig (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2019 | Peppa Celebrates Chinese New Year | Actor | Daddy Pig | 58 Average |
| 2018 | Peppa Pig: The Easter Bunny | Actor | Daddy Pig (voice) | 61 Fair |
| 2017 | Peppa Pig: My First Cinema Experience | Actor | Daddy Pig (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2017 | Peppa Pig: Around the World | Actor | Daddy Pig (voice) | 62 Fair |
| 2016 | The Carer | Actor | Pub Landlord | 59 Average |
| 2016 | The Carer | Actor | Landlord | 59 Average |
| 2015 | Peppa Pig: Cold Winter Day | Actor | Daddy Pig | N/A N/A |
| 2015 | Peppa Pig: The Golden Boots | Actor | Daddy Pig (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2013 | Peppa Pig: The Holiday | Actor | Daddy Pig (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2012 | The Scapegoat | Actor | Landlord | 59 Average |
| 2011 | Isle of Spagg | Actor | Bob / Mel (voice) | N/A N/A |
| 2011 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | Actor | Buck | 72 Good |
| 2010 | Xenoblade Chronicles | Actor | Miqol | 60 Fair |
| 2009 | Creation | Actor | Thatcher | 60 Fair |
| 2009 | Faintheart | Actor | Collin | 59 Average |
| 2006 | Amazing Grace | Actor | Speaker of the House | 62 Fair |
| 2005 | Macbeth | Actor | Maurice | 59 Average |
| 2005 | Oliver Twist | Actor | Warder | 64 Fair |
| 2005 | The Brothers Grimm | Actor | Bunst | 58 Average |
| 2005 | Frozen | Actor | Lorry Driver | 58 Average |
| 2004 | Peppa Pig | Actor | Daddy Pig (voice) | 66 Fair |
| 2003 | Margery and Gladys | Actor | Terry Mason | 58 Average |
| 2003 | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life | Actor | Mr. Monza | 57 Average |
| 2002 | The Pianist | Actor | Mr. Lipa | 82 Very good |
| 2002 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Trenches of Hell | Actor | André | 58 Average |
| 2002 | Puckoon | Actor | Alex Walker | 59 Average |
| 2000 | Fat Friends | Actor | Alan | 69 Fair |
| 2000 | This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper | Actor | Det. Supt. Dick Holland | N/A N/A |
| 2000 | This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper | Actor | Det. Supt. Dick Holland | 70 Good |
| 1999 | The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc | Actor | La Hire | 62 Fair |
| 1998 | Up 'n' Under | Actor | Frank | 58 Average |
| 1997 | The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling | Actor | Reverend Thwackum | 59 Average |
| 1997 | The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling | Actor | Reverend Thwackum | 69 Fair |
| 1997 | Fierce Creatures | Actor | Hugh Primates | 60 Fair |
| 1996 | The Wind in the Willows | Actor | The Guard | 58 Average |
| 1996 | On Dangerous Ground | Actor | Thomas Borga | 58 Average |
| 1995 | Sorry About Last Night | Actor | Greg | 58 Average |
| 1995 | Cruel Train | Actor | Percy Cotton | 58 Average |
| 1994 | Common As Muck | Actor | Bernard Green | 70 Good |
| 1994 | The Ink Thief | Actor | Aloysius | N/A N/A |
| 1994 | A Pinch of Snuff | Actor | Brian Burkhill | N/A N/A |
| 1992 | Dogboy | Actor | Diner Cook #1 | 59 Average |
| 1990 | King of the Wind | Actor | Jailer | 59 Average |
| 1989 | Erik the Viking | Actor | Thorfinn Skullsplitter | 58 Average |
| 1988 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit | Actor | Angelo | 73 Good |
| 1988 | The Yob | Actor | Yob 1 | N/A N/A |
| 1988 | Out of Town | Actor | Labourer | 59 Average |
| 1987 | The Fourth Protocol | Actor | Skinhead | 59 Average |
| 1985 | Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire | Actor | Egyptian | 58 Average |
| 1984 | Fairly Secret Army | Actor | Ron Boat | 69 Fair |
| 1984 | Lassiter | Actor | German Guard | 58 Average |
Sound |
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| 2013 | Peppa Pig: A Christmas Compilation | Sound | Vocals | N/A N/A |