Richard Ridings
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 19, 1958
- Birthplace
- Henley-on-Thames, England, UK
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.
Filmography
Festive Fun with Peppa 2026
Actor
Peppa Meets the Baby Cinema Experience 2025
as Daddy Pig (voice)
Peppa Pig: Wedding Party! 2024
as Daddy Pig (voice)
Peppa's Cinema Party 2024
as Daddy Pig (voice)
Peppa Pig: Peppa's Christmas Visit 2020
as Daddy Pig (voice)
Peppa Pig: Festival of Fun 2019
as Daddy Pig (voice)
Peppa Pig: My First Cinema Experience 2017
as Daddy Pig (voice)
The Carer 2016
as Landlord, as Pub Landlord
Peppa Pig: The Golden Boots 2015
as Daddy Pig (voice)
The Physician 2013
as Tough Guy
Peppa Pig: A Christmas Compilation 2013
Vocals
Peppa Pig: The Holiday 2013
as Daddy Pig (voice)
The Scapegoat 2012
as Landlord
Isle of Spagg 2011
as Bob / Mel (voice)
Rise of the Planet of the Apes 2011
as Buck
Creation 2009
as Thatcher
Faintheart 2009
as Collin
Amazing Grace 2007
as Speaker of the House
ShakespeaRe-Told: Macbeth 2005
as Maurice
Oliver Twist 2005
as Warder
The Brothers Grimm 2005
as Bunst
Frozen 2005
as Lorry Driver
Margery and Gladys 2003
as Terry Mason
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life 2003
as Mr. Monza
The Pianist 2002
as Mr. Lipa
The Princess and the Pea 2002
as King Windham/Button (voice)
Puckoon 2002
as Alex Walker
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper 2000
as Det. Supt. Dick Holland
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc 1999
as La Hire
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Trenches of Hell 1999
as André
Up 'n' Under 1998
as Frank
Fierce Creatures 1997
as Hugh
The Wind in the Willows 1996
as The Guard
On Dangerous Ground 1996
as Thomas Borga
Sorry About Last Night 1995
as Greg
Cruel Train 1995
as Percy Cotton
A Pinch of Snuff 1994
as Brian Burkhill
Dogboy 1992
as Diner Cook #1
King of the Wind 1990
as Jailer
Erik the Viking 1989
as Thorfinn Skullsplitter
Who Framed Roger Rabbit 1988
as Angelo
The Yob 1988
as Yob 1
Out of Town 1988
as Labourer
The Fourth Protocol 1987
as Skinhead
Clockwise 1986
as Policeman at Crash
Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire 1985
as Egyptian
Lassiter 1984
as German Guard
Credits from TMDB.