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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
Rise of the Planet of the ApesBuck
The PianistMr. Lipa
Who Framed Roger RabbitAngelo
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of LifeMr. Monza
The Brothers GrimmBunst2025Peppa Meets the Baby Cinema ExperienceDaddy Pig (voice)Movie
2024Peppa Pig: Wedding Party!Daddy Pig (voice)Movie
2024Peppa's Cinema PartyDaddy Pig (voice)Movie
2020Peppa Pig: Peppa's Christmas VisitDaddy Pig (voice)Movie
2019Peppa Pig: Festival of FunDaddy Pig (voice)Movie
2017Peppa Pig: My First Cinema ExperienceDaddy Pig (voice)Movie
2016Six Wives with Lucy WorsleyHenry VIII · 1 episodeShow
2016The CarerLandlord, Pub LandlordMovie
2016Gummibär & Friends: The Gummy Bear ShowGrumpy McCrab · 39 episodesShow
2015Peppa Pig: The Golden BootsDaddy Pig (voice)Movie
2013The PhysicianTough GuyMovie
2013Peppa Pig: A Christmas CompilationVocalsMovie
2013EndeavourDI Chesney Finch · 1 episodeShow
2013Peppa Pig: The HolidayDaddy Pig (voice)Movie
2012The ScapegoatLandlordMovie
2011Isle of SpaggBob / Mel (voice)Movie
2011Rise of the Planet of the ApesBuckMovie
2009CreationThatcherMovie
2009FaintheartCollinMovie
2008MerlinHalig · 1 episodeShow
2007Roman MysteriesVenalicius · 3 episodesShow
2007Amazing GraceSpeaker of the HouseMovie
2006MayoMark Castello · 1 episodeShow
2005ShakespeaRe-Told: MacbethMauriceMovie
2005ShakespeaRe-Told1 episodeShow
2005Oliver TwistWarderMovie
2005The Brothers GrimmBunstMovie
2005FrozenLorry DriverMovie
2004The Worst Week of My LifePC Tait · 2 episodesShow
2004New Tricks1 episodeShow
2003Margery and GladysTerry MasonMovie
2003Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of LifeMr. MonzaMovie
2003The RoyalMalcolm Hogg · 1 episodeShow
2002The Princess and the PeaKing Windham/Button (voice)Movie
2002Born and BredHorace Trubshaw · 1 episodeShow
2002PuckoonAlex WalkerMovie
2001Murder in MindDCI Quarry · 1 episodeShow
2000Fat FriendsAlan Ashburn · 14 episodesShow
2000Nature BoyTed · 1 episodeShow
2000This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire RipperDet. Supt. Dick HollandMovie
2000This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire RipperDet. Supt. Dick Holland · 3 episodesShow
1999The Messenger: The Story of Joan of ArcLa HireMovie
1999The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Trenches of HellAndréMovie
1999Relic HunterJohnny · 1 episodeShow
1998Up 'n' UnderFrankMovie
1997Fierce CreaturesHughMovie
1996The Wind in the WillowsThe GuardMovie
1996On Dangerous GroundThomas BorgaMovie
1996Dalziel and PascoeTrevor Nesbitt · 1 episodeShow
1995Sorry About Last NightGregMovie
1995Cruel TrainPercy CottonMovie
1994Common As MuckBernard Green · 12 episodesShow
1994The Ink ThiefAloysius · 7 episodesShow
1994A Pinch of SnuffBrian BurkhillMovie
1994Pie in the SkyGary Bourne · 1 episodeShow
1993ComicsTommy Karr · 2 episodesShow
1992Highlander: The SeriesSilas · 2 episodesShow
1992DogboyDiner Cook #1Movie
1992HeartbeatThorpe · 1 episodeShow
1992The Young Indiana Jones ChroniclesAndre · 1 episodeShow
1990King of the WindJailerMovie
1990The Castle of AdventureNico · 8 episodesShow
1989Erik the VikingThorfinn SkullsplitterMovie
1988Who Framed Roger RabbitAngeloMovie
1988The YobYob 1Movie
1988Red DwarfDNA Ship Computer (voice), Crazed Astro · 1 episodeShow
1988Out of TownLabourerMovie
1987The RitzMad Mick · 6 episodesShow
1987The Fourth ProtocolSkinheadMovie
1986MatlockNicky · 2 episodesShow
1986ClockwisePoliceman at CrashMovie
1985Billy the Kid and the Green Baize VampireEgyptianMovie
1985Home to RoostMillwall · 1 episodeShow
1985Dempsey and MakepeaceTulley's Sidekick · 1 episodeShow
1984Fairly Secret ArmyRon Boat · 10 episodesShow
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