Richard Ridings
Born
1958-09-19
Place of birth
Henley-on-Thames, England, UK
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
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Buck
The Pianist
Mr. Lipa
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Angelo
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
Mr. Monza
The Brothers Grimm
Bunst
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
La Hire
Oliver Twist
Warder
Merlin
Halig
Peppa Pig
Daddy Pig (voice)
Red Dwarf
DNA Ship Computer (voice)
Red Dwarf
Crazed Astro
Highlander: The Series
Silas
Fierce Creatures
Hugh Primates
Amazing Grace
Speaker of the House
Endeavour
DI Chesney Finch