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.
2026Festive Fun with PeppaMovie
2025Peppa Meets the Baby Cinema ExperienceMovieas Daddy Pig (voice)
2024Peppa Pig: Wedding Party!Movieas Daddy Pig (voice)
2024Peppa's Cinema PartyMovieas Daddy Pig (voice)
2020Peppa Pig: Peppa's Christmas VisitMovieas Daddy Pig (voice)
2019Peppa Pig: Festival of FunMovieas Daddy Pig (voice)
2017Peppa Pig: My First Cinema ExperienceMovieas Daddy Pig (voice)
2016Six Wives with Lucy WorsleyTV showas Henry VIII · 1 episodes
2016The CarerMovieas Landlord · as Pub Landlord
2016Gummibär & Friends: The Gummy Bear ShowTV showas Grumpy McCrab · 39 episodes
2015Peppa Pig: The Golden BootsMovieas Daddy Pig (voice)2013The PhysicianMovieas Tough Guy
2013Peppa Pig: A Christmas CompilationMovieVocals2013EndeavourTV showas DI Chesney Finch · 1 episodes
2013Peppa Pig: The HolidayMovieas Daddy Pig (voice)
2012The ScapegoatMovieas Landlord
2011Isle of SpaggMovieas Bob / Mel (voice)2011Rise of the Planet of the ApesMovieas Buck2009CreationMovieas Thatcher
2009FaintheartMovieas Collin2008MerlinTV showas Halig · 1 episodes
2007Roman MysteriesTV showas Venalicius · 3 episodes2007Amazing GraceMovieas Speaker of the House
2006MayoTV showas Mark Castello · 1 episodes
2005ShakespeaRe-Told: MacbethMovieas Maurice
2005ShakespeaRe-ToldTV show1 episodes2005Oliver TwistMovieas Warder2005The Brothers GrimmMovieas Bunst
2005FrozenMovieas Lorry Driver2004Peppa PigTV showas Daddy Pig (voice) · 490 episodes
2004The Worst Week of My LifeTV showas PC Tait · 2 episodes
2004New TricksTV show1 episodes
2003Margery and GladysMovieas Terry Mason2003Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of LifeMovieas Mr. Monza
2003The RoyalTV showas Malcolm Hogg · 1 episodes2002The PianistMovieas Mr. Lipa
2002The Princess and the PeaMovieas King Windham/Button (voice)
2002Born and BredTV showas Horace Trubshaw · 1 episodes
2002PuckoonMovieas Alex Walker
2001Murder in MindTV showas DCI Quarry · 1 episodes
2000Fat FriendsTV showas Alan Ashburn · 14 episodes
2000Nature BoyTV showas Ted · 1 episodes
2000This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire RipperTV showas Det. Supt. Dick Holland · 3 episodes
2000This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire RipperMovieas Det. Supt. Dick Holland1999The Messenger: The Story of Joan of ArcMovieas La Hire
1999The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Trenches of HellMovieas André1999Relic HunterTV showas Johnny · 1 episodes
1998Up 'n' UnderMovieas Frank
1997The History of Tom Jones: A FoundlingTV showas Reverend Thwackum · 5 episodes1997Fierce CreaturesMovieas Hugh
1996The Wind in the WillowsMovieas The Guard
1996On Dangerous GroundMovieas Thomas Borga
1996Dalziel and PascoeTV showas Trevor Nesbitt · 1 episodes
1995Sorry About Last NightMovieas Greg
1995Cruel TrainMovieas Percy Cotton
1994Common As MuckTV showas Bernard Green · 12 episodes
1994The Ink ThiefTV showas Aloysius · 7 episodes
1994A Pinch of SnuffMovieas Brian Burkhill
1994Pie in the SkyTV showas Gary Bourne · 1 episodes
1993ComicsTV showas Tommy Karr · 2 episodes1992Highlander: The SeriesTV showas Silas · 2 episodes
1992DogboyMovieas Diner Cook #1
1992HeartbeatTV showas Thorpe · 1 episodes
1992The Young Indiana Jones ChroniclesTV showas Andre · 1 episodes
1990King of the WindMovieas Jailer
1990The Castle of AdventureTV showas Nico · 8 episodes1989Erik the VikingMovieas Thorfinn Skullsplitter1988Who Framed Roger RabbitMovieas Angelo
1988The YobMovieas Yob 11988Red DwarfTV showas DNA Ship Computer (voice) · as Crazed Astro · 1 episodes
1988Out of TownMovieas Labourer1987The Fourth ProtocolMovieas Skinhead
1986CasualtyTV showas Kevin · as Jack · 1 episodes
1986MatlockTV showas Nicky · 2 episodes1986ClockwiseMovieas Policeman at Crash
1985Billy the Kid and the Green Baize VampireMovieas Egyptian
1985Home to RoostTV showas Millwall · 1 episodes
1985Dempsey and MakepeaceTV showas Tulley's Sidekick · 1 episodes
1984The BillTV show1 episodes
1984LassiterMovieas German Guard
1983Reilly: Ace of SpiesTV showas Vanderberg · 1 episodes
1982The Comic Strip Presents...TV showas Yob 1 · 1 episodes
1982TimewatchTV showas Elder Sextus · 1 episodes
1979MinderTV showas Warren · 1 episodes