Richard Ridings

Known for: Acting
Born: September 19, 1958, Henley-on-Thames, England, UK
Movies: 47

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.

Upcoming Richard Ridings Movies

Festive Fun with Peppa

2026

November 14, 2026

Best-Known Movies

7.4

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

2011

8.4

The Pianist

2002

7.5

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

1988

5.8

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life

2003

5.9

The Brothers Grimm

2005

6.4

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

1999

6.8

Oliver Twist

2005

7.3

The Physician

2013

6.2

Fierce Creatures

1997

6.9

Amazing Grace

2007

Filmography

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

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