
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

Minder
1979
as Warren

Heartbeat
1992
as Thorpe

Merlin
2008
as Halig

Endeavour
2013
as DI Chesney Finch

Highlander: The Series
1992
as Silas

Matlock
1986
as Nicky

The Bill
1984

Red Dwarf
1988
as DNA Ship Computer (voice) / Crazed Astro

New Tricks
2004

Relic Hunter
1999
as Johnny the Jackhammer

The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Yob 1

Pie in the Sky
1994
as Gary Bourne

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
1992
as Andre

Timewatch
1982
as Elder Sextus

Dempsey and Makepeace
1985
as Tulley's Sidekick

Murder in Mind
2001
as DCI Quarry

Reilly: Ace of Spies
1983
as Vanderberg

Born and Bred
2002
as Horace Trubshaw

Fat Friends
2000
as Alan Ashburn

ShakespeaRe-Told
2005

Home to Roost
1985
as Millwall

Mayo
2006
as Mark Castello

The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
1997
as Reverend Thwackum

Common As Muck
1994
as Bernard Green

The Ink Thief
1994
as Aloysius

Nature Boy
2000
as Ted

Six Wives with Lucy Worsley
2016
as Henry VIII

Roman Mysteries
2007
as Venalicius

Comics
1993
as Tommy Karr
Fairly Secret Army
1984
as Ron Boat

This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper
2000
as Det. Supt. Dick Holland

The Royal
2003
as Malcolm Hogg

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

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
2003
as Mr. Monza

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
1999
as La Hire

Oliver Twist
2005
as Warder

The Scapegoat
2012
as Landlord

Amazing Grace
2006
as Speaker of the House

Creation
2009
as Thatcher

Fierce Creatures
1997
as Hugh Primates

Erik the Viking
1989
as Thorfinn Skullsplitter

Lassiter
1984
as German Guard

The Fourth Protocol
1987
as Skinhead

Clockwise
1986
as Policeman at Crash

The Princess and the Pea
2002
as King Windham/Button (voice)

Frozen
2005
as Lorry Driver

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Trenches of Hell
1999
as André

The Carer
2016
as Landlord / Pub Landlord

Peppa Pig: Festival of Fun
2019
as Daddy Pig (voice)

Peppa Pig: My First Cinema Experience
2017
as Daddy Pig (voice)

The Wind in the Willows
1996
as The Guard

Peppa's Cinema Party
2024
as Daddy Pig (voice)

Puckoon
2002
as Alex Walker

The Yob
1988
as Yob 1

Faintheart
2009
as Collin

King of the Wind
1990
as Jailer

Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire
1985
as Egyptian

Peppa Celebrates Chinese New Year
2019
as Daddy Pig

Peppa Pig: Wedding Party!
2024
as Daddy Pig (voice)

Peppa Meets the Baby Cinema Experience
2025
as Daddy Pig (voice)

Up 'n' Under
1998
as Frank

This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper
2000
as Det. Supt. Dick Holland

Margery and Gladys
2003
as Terry Mason

Sorry About Last Night
1995
as Greg

Cruel Train
1995
as Percy Cotton

ShakespeaRe-Told: Macbeth
2005
as Maurice

Peppa Pig: The Golden Boots
2015
as Daddy Pig (voice)

A Pinch of Snuff
1994
as Brian Burkhill

On Dangerous Ground
1996
as Thomas Borga

Peppa Pig: The Holiday
2013
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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Most Popular Richard Ridings Movies
- 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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