Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
19 September 1958 (68)
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.
Bekannt für
6.5
Series
Peppa Pig
Daddy Pig (voice)
2004–
8.4
Film
The Pianist
Mr. Lipa
2002
7.5
Film
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Angelo
1988
7.4
Film
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Buck
2011
5.9
Film
The Brothers Grimm
Bunst
2005
5.9
Film
Erik the Viking
Thorfinn Skullsplitter
1989
6.4
Film
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
La Hire
1999
6.2
Film
Fierce Creatures
Hugh
1997
7.5
Series
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
Reverend Thwackum
1997
6.9
Film
Amazing Grace
Speaker of the House
2006
7.0
Series
Common As Muck
Bernard Green
1994–1997
5.8
Series
Fairly Secret Army
Ron Boat
1984–1986
6.6
Film
The Carer
Pub Landlord
2016
10.0
Series
The Ink Thief
Aloysius
1994
7.4
Series
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper
Det. Supt. Dick Holland
2000
7.9
Film
Peppa Pig: My First Cinema Experience
Daddy Pig (voice)
2017
4.0
Film
Peppa Celebrates Chinese New Year
Daddy Pig
2019
10.0
Film
Peppa Meets the Baby Cinema Experience
Daddy Pig (voice)
2025
10.0
Film
Peppa Pig: Wedding Party!
Daddy Pig (voice)
2024
Acting credits 19 titles
Peppa Meets the Baby Cinema Experience
as Daddy Pig (voice)
10.0
2025
Peppa Pig: Wedding Party!
as Daddy Pig (voice)
10.0
2024
Peppa Celebrates Chinese New Year
as Daddy Pig
4.0
2019
Peppa Pig: My First Cinema Experience
as Daddy Pig (voice)
7.9
2017
The Carer
as Pub Landlord
6.6
2016
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
as Buck
7.4
2011
Amazing Grace
as Speaker of the House
6.9
2006
The Brothers Grimm
as Bunst
5.9
2005
Peppa Pig
as Daddy Pig (voice)
6.5
2004–
The Pianist
as Mr. Lipa
8.4
2002
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper
as Det. Supt. Dick Holland
7.4
2000
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
as La Hire
6.4
1999
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
as Reverend Thwackum
7.5
1997
Fierce Creatures
as Hugh
6.2
1997
The Ink Thief
as Aloysius
10.0
1994
Common As Muck
as Bernard Green
7.0
1994–1997
Erik the Viking
as Thorfinn Skullsplitter
5.9
1989
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
as Angelo
7.5
1988
Fairly Secret Army
as Ron Boat
5.8
1984–1986