Richard Ridings

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1958-09-19 (67 years old)

Place of Birth

Henley-on-Thames, England, UK

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.

Acting

2002

The Pianist

as Mr. Lipa

2005

1984

Lassiter

as German Guard

2020

2009

Creation

as Thatcher

1988

The Yob

as Yob 1

1992

Dogboy

as Diner Cook #1

1998

Up 'n' Under

as Frank

1989

Erik the Viking

as Thorfinn Skullsplitter

2024

Peppa's Cinema Party

as Daddy Pig (voice)

2019

Peppa Pig: Festival of Fun

as Daddy Pig (voice)

1995

Cruel Train

as Percy Cotton

1997

Fierce Creatures

as Hugh Primates

2015

Peppa Pig: The Golden Boots

as Daddy Pig (voice)

2016

The Carer

as Landlord

2009

Faintheart

as Collin

1996

2012

The Scapegoat

as Landlord

2003

Margery and Gladys

as Terry Mason

2005

Oliver Twist

as Warder

2006

Amazing Grace

as Speaker of the House

2002

Puckoon

as Alex Walker

1994

A Pinch of Snuff

as Brian Burkhill

2005

Frozen

as Lorry Driver

2005

Macbeth

as Maurice

1987

2011

Isle of Spagg

as Bob / Mel (voice)

2016

The Carer

as Pub Landlord

2013

Peppa Pig: The Holiday

as Daddy Pig (voice)

1990

1988

Out of Town

as Labourer

1996

On Dangerous Ground

as Thomas Borga

2024

Peppa Pig: Wedding Party!

as Daddy Pig (voice)

1986

Clockwise

as Policeman at Crash

Production

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