Richard Ridings

Acting

Richard Ridings

Born September 19, 1958Henley-on-Thames, England, UK82 credits

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

Peppa Meets the Baby Cinema Experience
10.0

Peppa Meets the Baby Cinema Experience

Movie

2025

Peppa Pig: Wedding Party!
10.0

Peppa Pig: Wedding Party!

Movie

2024

Peppa's Cinema Party
4.0

Peppa's Cinema Party

Movie

2024

Peppa Pig: Peppa's Christmas Visit

Peppa Pig: Peppa's Christmas Visit

Movie

2020

Peppa Pig: Festival of Fun
7.6

Peppa Pig: Festival of Fun

Movie

2019

Peppa Celebrates Chinese New Year
4.0

Peppa Celebrates Chinese New Year

Movie

2019

Filmography

Peppa Meets the Baby Cinema Experience
2025Peppa Meets the Baby Cinema Experienceas Daddy Pig (voice)Movie
Peppa Pig: Wedding Party!
2024Peppa Pig: Wedding Party!as Daddy Pig (voice)Movie
Peppa's Cinema Party
2024Peppa's Cinema Partyas Daddy Pig (voice)Movie
Peppa Pig: Peppa's Christmas Visit
2020Peppa Pig: Peppa's Christmas Visitas Daddy Pig (voice)Movie
Peppa Pig: Festival of Fun
2019Peppa Pig: Festival of Funas Daddy Pig (voice)Movie
Peppa Celebrates Chinese New Year
2019Peppa Celebrates Chinese New Yearas Daddy PigMovie
Peppa Pig: My First Cinema Experience
2017Peppa Pig: My First Cinema Experienceas Daddy Pig (voice)Movie
Six Wives with Lucy Worsley
2016Six Wives with Lucy Worsleyas Henry VIIITV
The Carer
2016The Careras LandlordMovie
Peppa Pig: The Golden Boots
2015Peppa Pig: The Golden Bootsas Daddy Pig (voice)Movie
Endeavour
2013Endeavouras DI Chesney FinchTV
Peppa Pig: The Holiday
2013Peppa Pig: The Holidayas Daddy Pig (voice)Movie
The Scapegoat
2012The Scapegoatas LandlordMovie
Isle of Spagg
2011Isle of Spaggas Bob / Mel (voice)Movie
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2011Rise of the Planet of the Apesas BuckMovie
Creation
2009Creationas ThatcherMovie
Faintheart
2009Faintheartas CollinMovie
Merlin
2008Merlinas HaligTV
Roman Mysteries
2007Roman Mysteriesas VenaliciusTV
Amazing Grace
2006Amazing Graceas Speaker of the HouseMovie
Mayo
2006Mayoas Mark CastelloTV
ShakespeaRe-Told: Macbeth
2005ShakespeaRe-Told: Macbethas MauriceMovie
ShakespeaRe-Told
2005ShakespeaRe-ToldTV
Oliver Twist
2005Oliver Twistas WarderMovie
The Brothers Grimm
2005The Brothers Grimmas BunstMovie
Frozen
2005Frozenas Lorry DriverMovie
Peppa Pig
2004Peppa Pigas Daddy Pig (voice)TV
New Tricks
2004New TricksTV
Margery and Gladys
2003Margery and Gladysas Terry MasonMovie
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
2003Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Lifeas Mr. MonzaMovie
The Royal
2003The Royalas Malcolm HoggTV
The Pianist
2002The Pianistas Mr. LipaMovie
The Princess and the Pea
2002The Princess and the Peaas King Windham/Button (voice)Movie
Born and Bred
2002Born and Bredas Horace TrubshawTV
Puckoon
2002Puckoonas Alex WalkerMovie
Murder in Mind
2001Murder in Mindas DCI QuarryTV
Fat Friends
2000Fat Friendsas Alan AshburnTV
Nature Boy
2000Nature Boyas TedTV
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper
2000This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripperas Det. Supt. Dick HollandMovie
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper
2000This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripperas Det. Supt. Dick HollandTV
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
1999The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arcas La HireMovie
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Trenches of Hell
1999The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Trenches of Hellas AndréMovie
Relic Hunter
1999Relic Hunteras Johnny the JackhammerTV
Up 'n' Under
1998Up 'n' Underas FrankMovie
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
1997The History of Tom Jones: A Foundlingas Reverend ThwackumTV
Fierce Creatures
1997Fierce Creaturesas Hugh PrimatesMovie
The Wind in the Willows
1996The Wind in the Willowsas The GuardMovie
On Dangerous Ground
1996On Dangerous Groundas Thomas BorgaMovie
Dalziel & Pascoe
1996Dalziel & PascoeTV
Sorry About Last Night
1995Sorry About Last Nightas GregMovie
Cruel Train
1995Cruel Trainas Percy CottonMovie
Common As Muck
1994Common As Muckas Bernard GreenTV
The Ink Thief
1994The Ink Thiefas AloysiusTV
A Pinch of Snuff
1994A Pinch of Snuffas Brian BurkhillMovie
Pie in the Sky
1994Pie in the Skyas Gary BourneTV
Comics
1993Comicsas Tommy KarrTV
Highlander: The Series
1992Highlander: The Seriesas SilasTV
Dogboy
1992Dogboyas Diner Cook #1Movie
Heartbeat
1992Heartbeatas ThorpeTV
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
1992The Young Indiana Jones Chroniclesas AndreTV
King of the Wind
1990King of the Windas JailerMovie
The Castle of Adventure
1990The Castle of Adventureas NicoTV
Erik the Viking
1989Erik the Vikingas Thorfinn SkullsplitterMovie
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
1988Who Framed Roger Rabbitas AngeloMovie
The Yob
1988The Yobas Yob 1Movie
Red Dwarf
1988Red Dwarfas DNA Ship Computer (voice)TV
Out of Town
1988Out of Townas LabourerMovie
The Fourth Protocol
1987The Fourth Protocolas SkinheadMovie
Casualty
1986Casualtyas KevinTV
Matlock
1986Matlockas NickyTV
Clockwise
1986Clockwiseas Policeman at CrashMovie
Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire
1985Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampireas EgyptianMovie
Home to Roost
1985Home to Roostas MillwallTV
Dempsey and Makepeace
1985Dempsey and Makepeaceas Tulley's SidekickTV
F
1984Fairly Secret Armyas Ron BoatTV
The Bill
1984The BillTV
Lassiter
1984Lassiteras German GuardMovie
Reilly: Ace of Spies
1983Reilly: Ace of Spiesas VanderbergTV
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982The Comic Strip Presents...as Yob 1TV
Timewatch
1982Timewatchas Elder SextusTV
Minder
1979Minderas WarrenTV
S
—ShakespeaRe-Told: Macbethas MauriceMovie