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Richard Ridings is an English actor, and is best known for his portrayal of Alan Ashburn in the ITV television drama Fat Friends, for playing Bernard Green in the BBC1 comedy-drama Common as Muck, and as the voice of Daddy Pig in Peppa Pig. He trained as an actor at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. He is the father of singer-songwriter Freya Ridings.
Born
Friday, 19 September 1958
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Peppa's Cinema Party | Daddy Pig / Daddy Pig (voice) | 2024 |
| Peppa´s Cinema Party | Daddy Pig / Daddy Pig (voice) | 2024 |
| The Diplomat | Richard Watkins | 2023 |
| Funny Woman | Mayor | 2023 |
| Peppa Pig: Festival of Fun | Daddy Pig | 2019 |
| Peppa Celebrates Chinese New Year | Daddy Pig | 2019 |
| Peppa Pig: My First Cinema Experience | Daddy Pig / Daddy Pig (voice) | 2017 |
| Six Wives with Lucy Worsley | King Henry, VIII | 2016 |
| The Carer | Landlord / Pub Landlord | 2016 |
| Jericho | Thornhill | 2016 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Peppa's Cinema Party | Daddy Pig / Daddy Pig (voice) | 2024 |
| Peppa´s Cinema Party | Daddy Pig / Daddy Pig (voice) | 2024 |
| The Diplomat | Richard Watkins | 2023 |
| Funny Woman | Mayor | 2023 |
| Peppa Pig: Festival of Fun | Daddy Pig | 2019 |
| Peppa Celebrates Chinese New Year | Daddy Pig | 2019 |
| Peppa Pig: My First Cinema Experience | Daddy Pig / Daddy Pig (voice) | 2017 |
| Six Wives with Lucy Worsley | King Henry, VIII | 2016 |
| The Carer | Landlord / Pub Landlord | 2016 |
| Jericho | Thornhill | 2016 |
| Dickensian | Mr. Bumble | 2015 |
| The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show | The Cheer-Em-Ups Host / British Soldier #1 / Ancient Roman | 2015 |
| The TV That Made Me | Self | 2015 |
| Thunderbirds Are Go | Bob Gray | 2015 |
| Peppa Pig: The Golden Boots | Daddy Pig | 2015 |
| Our Zoo | Henning | 2014 |
| Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart | Arthur | 2014 |
| The Physician | Tough Guy | 2013 |
| Fifty Years on Stage | Shepherd 2 (segment "The Mysteries: The Nativity") | 2013 |
| Q Pootle 5 | Planet Dave / Groobie | 2013 |
| The Scapegoat | Landlord | 2012 |
| Peppa Pig: Flying a Kite and Other Stories | Daddy Pig | 2012 |
| Endeavour | DI Chesney Finch | 2012 |
| Rise of the Planet of the Apes | Buck / Buck - Ape | 2011 |
| Borgia | Adriano Castellesi | 2011 |
| Pointless Celebrities | Self - Contestant | 2010 |
| Creation | Thatcher | 2009 |
| Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom | Dwarf Boss / Big Bad Barry / Father Christmas / Big Bad Berry / Dwarf Mine Door / Genie | 2009 |
| Chuggington | Hamish (UK) | 2009 |
| Merlin | Halig | 2008 |
| Faintheart | Collin | 2008 |
| Roman Mysteries | Venalicius | 2007 |
| Amazing Grace | Speaker of the House | 2007 |
| ShakespeaRe-Told | Maurice | 2005 |
| Oliver Twist | Warder | 2005 |
| The Brothers Grimm | Bunst | 2005 |
| The Shape of the Future | (voice) | 2005 |
| Frozen | Lorry Driver | 2005 |
| Peppa Pig | Daddy Pig / Daddy Pig (voice) | 2004 |
| The Worst Week of My Life | PC Tait | 2004 |
| Margery and Gladys | Terry Mason | 2003 |
| Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life | Mr. Monza | 2003 |
| New Tricks | Robbie | 2003 |
| The Royal | Malcolm Hogg | 2003 |
| Peppa Pig: My Birthday Party | Daddy Pig | 2002 |
| The Pianist | Mr. Lipa | 2002 |
| The Princess and the Pea | King Windham / Button | 2002 |
| Born and Bred | Horace Trubshaw | 2002 |
| Puckoon | Alex Walker | 2002 |
| Merseybeat | Ben Ormerod | 2001 |
| Murder in Mind | DCI Quarry | 2001 |
| Fat Friends | Alan / Alan Ashburn | 2000 |
| Doctors | Jeff Hollins | 2000 |
| Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) | PC Buns | 2000 |
| Nature Boy | Ted | 2000 |
| This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper | Det. Supt. Dick Holland | 2000 |
| The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc | La Hire | 1999 |
| The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Trenches of Hell | André | 1999 |
| Relic Hunter | Johnny the Jackhammer | 1999 |
| Holby City | Roy Benson | 1999 |
| Up 'n' Under | Frank | 1998 |
| The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling | Reverend Thwackum | 1997 |
| Where the Heart Is | Paul Foster | 1997 |
| Fierce Creatures | Hugh Primates | 1997 |
| Mr. Toad's Wild Ride | The Guard | 1996 |
| On Dangerous Ground | Thomas Borga | 1996 |
| Dalziel and Pascoe | Trevor Nesbitt | 1996 |
| Cruel Train | Percy Cotton | 1995 |
| Common As Muck | Bernard Green | 1994 |
| The Ink Thief | Aloysius | 1994 |
| A Pinch of Snuff | Brian Burkill | 1994 |
| Pie in the Sky | Gary Bourne | 1994 |
| Wild Justice | Carl | 1993 |
| Highlander | Silas | 1992 |
| Sean's Show | Steve | 1992 |
| Heartbeat | Thorpe | 1992 |
| The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | Andre | 1992 |
| Liquid Television | Diner Cook #1 (segment "Dog Boy") | 1991 |
| King of the Wind | Jailer | 1990 |
| The Castle of Adventure | Nico | 1990 |
| Screen One | Kevin | 1989 |
| Saracen | Bulmer | 1989 |
| Erik the Viking | Thorfinn Skullsplitter | 1989 |
| Who Framed Roger Rabbit | Angelo | 1988 |
| Red Dwarf | Crazed Astro / D.N.A. Ship Computer | 1988 |
| The Fourth Protocol | Skinhead | 1987 |
| Casualty | Jack / Ted Stokes / Vince / Kevin / Robbie Beresford | 1986 |
| Clockwise | Policeman at Crash | 1986 |
| Matlock | Nicky | 1986 |
| Boon | Keith | 1986 |
| Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire | Egyptian / Egypt | 1985 |
| Home to Roost | Millwall | 1985 |
| Dempsey and Makepeace | Tulley's Sidekick | 1985 |
| Fairly Secret Army | Ron Boat | 1984 |
| The Brief | Campbell | 1984 |
| Lassiter | German Guard | 1984 |
| Auf Wiedersehen, Pet | D.I. Andy Hateley | 1983 |
| Reilly: Ace of Spies | Vanderberg | 1983 |
| The Comic Strip Presents | Yob 1 | 1982 |
| Timewatch | Elder Sextus | 1982 |
| Minder | Warren | 1979 |
