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
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
as Buck
The Pianist
as Mr. Lipa
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
as Angelo
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
as Mr. Monza
The Brothers Grimm
as Bunst
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
as La Hire
Oliver Twist
as Warder
The Physician
as Tough Guy
Fierce Creatures
as Hugh Primates
Amazing Grace
as Speaker of the House
Creation
as Thatcher
Erik the Viking
as Thorfinn Skullsplitter
Clockwise
as Policeman at Crash
The Fourth Protocol
as Skinhead
The Scapegoat
as Landlord
The Wind in the Willows
as The Guard
Lassiter
as German Guard
The Carer
as Landlord
The Carer
as Pub Landlord
The Princess and the Pea
as King Windham/Button (voice)