Acting · born 1958 · 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.
Festive Fun with Peppa
Nov 14, 2026
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Buck · 2011
The Pianist
Mr. Lipa · 2002
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Angelo · 1988
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
Mr. Monza · 2003
The Brothers Grimm
Bunst · 2005
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
La Hire · 1999
Oliver Twist
Warder · 2005
The Physician
Tough Guy · 2013
Peppa Pig
Daddy Pig (voice) · 2004
Highlander: The Series
Silas · 1992
Fierce Creatures
Hugh · 1997
Amazing Grace
Speaker of the House · 2007
Erik the Viking
Thorfinn Skullsplitter · 1989
Creation
Thatcher · 2009
Clockwise
Policeman at Crash · 1986
The Fourth Protocol
Skinhead · 1987
Matlock
Nicky · 1986
The Scapegoat
Landlord · 2012
The Wind in the Willows
The Guard · 1996
Lassiter
German Guard · 1984
The Carer
Landlord · 2016
The Princess and the Pea
King Windham/Button (voice) · 2002
Faintheart
Collin · 2009
The Worst Week of My Life
PC Tait · 2004
