Richard Ridings counts as a veteran of both film and television recognizable to viewers well beyond any single title. Drama accounts for the largest share of the work. There are 72 entries on the filmography, most of them supporting work in other people's stories. Buck in 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes' is the role that outgrew the rest. 'The Pianist' is the other credit most often cited. The filmography reaches back well before the best-known title.
Richard Ridings
Actor
68 years (Sep 19, 1958)Henley-on-Thames, UKHenley-on-Thames, England, UK
Richard Ridings counts as a veteran of both film and television recognizable to viewers well beyond any single title. Drama accounts for the largest share of the work. There are 72 entries on the filmography, most of them supporting work in other people's stories. Buck in 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes' is the role that outgrew the rest. 'The Pianist' is the other credit most often cited. The filmography reaches back well before the best-known title.
1958-09-19 · Henley-on-Thames, UKHenley-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.