Derek Riddell

Derek Riddell
Born	11 January 1967 Glasgow, Scotland
Occupation	Actor
Partner(s)	Frances Carrigan
Children	2
Parent(s)	Hope Ross Ian Riddell

Derek Riddell (born 11 January 1967) is a Scottish television actor. He is best known for the portrayal of Dr. Jamie Patterson in the Channel 4 television series No Angels. He has also guest starred in Doctor Who, Ugly Betty, Silent Witness and Waterloo Road.

Career

After finishing drama school, Riddell was cast in Scottish production Strathblair and guest-starred in a number of popular TV shows such as Taggart, Casualty and The Bill. His big break came in the critically acclaimed Channel 4 series The Book Group and comedy drama No Angels.^[1] In addition to his television work he also regularly works in theatre productions.^[2]

Personal life

Riddell was born in Glasgow, the son of teacher and former actress Hope Ross and former St Mirren footballer Ian Riddell.^[3] He graduated from the University of Strathclyde^[4] with a degree in business before training at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, graduating in 1990.^[1] His partner is the actress Frances Carrigan and they have twins.^[5]

Filmography

Year	Work	Role	Notes
1992–1993	Strathblair	Alec Ritchie	20 episodes
1995	Taggart	Dr Costello	1 episode
1996	Casualty	Jeff Marriot	1 episode
1997	The Bill	RSPCA Insp. Goodman	1 episode
2000	Taggart	Stevie	1 episode
2001	Urban Gothic	Billings	1 episode
2002	Casualty	Lewis	1 episode
2002–2003	The Book Group	Rab	12 episodes
2002	Where the Heart Is	Wilson	1 episode
	Spooks	Steven	1 episode, uncredited
2003	Clocking Off	Jamie Campbell	1 episode
2004–2006	No Angels	Dr Jamie Patterson	20 episodes
2005	ShakespeaRe-Told	Don Reid	"Much Ado About Nothing"[6]
2005/2006	The Virgin Queen	Sir Walter Raleigh
2006	Doctor Who	Sir Robert McLeish	1 episode, "Tooth and Claw"[nb 1]
	Vincent	Martin Downing	1 episode
2007	Dalziel and Pascoe	Mark Croft	2 episodes
	State of Mind	Dr James Lecroix	8 episodes
2007–2009	Ugly Betty	Stuart	7 episodes
2008	Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles	Lachlan Weaver	1 episode
2009	Trust Me	Dan	1 episode
	Law & Order: UK	Dr Alec Merrick	1 episode, "Alesha"
	Micro Men	Nigel Searle
2010	Five Days	Nick Durdon	Series 2
2011	M.I. High	Edward Dixon Halliday	1 episode
	Death in Paradise	Patrick Knight	1 episode
	Garrow's Law	Matthew Bambridge	1 episode
2012	Secrets and Words	John Jones	Episode 5[7]
	DCI Banks	Simon Harris	"Innocent Graves" Parts 1 & 2
2013	Silent Witness	Michael Trenter	"Change" Parts 1 & 2
	Waterloo Road	Joe Mulgrew	1 episode
	Ripper Street	Superintendent Constantine	1 episode
	Bob Servant	Rev Thomson	2 episodes
	Frankie	Andy Peat	[8]
2014	Happy Valley	Richard Cawood
	The Village	Bill Gibby	[9]
2015	Inspector George Gently	Walter Nunn	Series 7 episode 1
	New Tricks	Craig Bentham	1 episode
2016	Midsomer Murders	Des McCordell	1 episode
	Undercover	Paul Brightman	[10]

Notes

1. He is also seen as part of a flashback montage from this episode in the series four finale, "Journey's End".

References

1. "Q & A: Derek Riddell". The Guardian. 18 March 2006.
2. Peter and Alice casting update – West End Theatre
3. "Dad is in different league". Sunday Mail. 13 March 2005. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
4. "Strathclyde People" (PDF). University of Strathclyde. Spring 2005. p. 9.
5. "Ugly Betty star Derek Riddell: Role in drama Five Days drew on my experience as new dad". Daily Record. 25 February 2010.
6. "Shakespeare – Much Ado About Nothing – Derek Riddell as Don Reid". BBC.
7. "Interview with Derek Riddell". BBC. 9 March 2012.
8. "Eve Myles to star in new BBC One drama series, Frankie". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 6 September 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
9. "BBC One's second series of The Village and life moves into the 1920s". Deborah Goodman Publicity. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
10. "Undercover: Episode 1: Credits". BBC Online. Retrieved 3 April 2016.

External links

• Derek Riddell at the Internet Movie Database