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Richard Ridings

Richard Ridings

Actor · Born September 19, 1958 (68) · 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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 19, 1958 (68)
From
Henley-on-Thames, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
47 on MovieCove · 88 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 22% in 30 days

What are Richard Ridings' films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Animation4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
44%
Self
33%
Morality
9%
Society
5%
Power
5%
Survival
4%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 9 · Serious 0 · Dark 1

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 3

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 7 · Charged 1 · Intense 2

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 6 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 3

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 8 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.

Mentor
2 of 4
Ally
2 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
8
Joyful
7
Tense
5
Dread
3
Absurd
2
Other
10

How their films linger

Feel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Richard Ridings' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 34 of their 47 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (18).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Richard Ridings' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

88 credits, 47 with a MovieCove page.

  • Festive Fun with Peppa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Peppa Meets the Baby Cinema Experience(2025)

    as Daddy Pig (voice)

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Peppa Pig: Wedding Party! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Daddy Pig (voice)

  • Peppa's Cinema Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Daddy Pig (voice)

  • Peppa Pig: Peppa's Christmas Visit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Daddy Pig (voice)

  • Peppa Pig: Festival of Fun(2019)

    as Daddy Pig (voice)

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Peppa Celebrates Chinese New Year (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Daddy Pig

  • Peppa Pig: My First Cinema Experience(2017)

    as Daddy Pig (voice)

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Six Wives with Lucy Worsley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Henry VIII

  • The Carer(2016)

    as Landlord · as Pub Landlord

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Gummibär & Friends: The Gummy Bear Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 39 episodes · as Grumpy McCrab

  • Peppa Pig: The Golden Boots (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Daddy Pig (voice)

  • The Growing Up Pets in Films(2015)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Physician(2013)

    as Tough Guy

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Peppa Pig: A Christmas Compilation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Vocals

  • Endeavour(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as DI Chesney Finch

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Peppa Pig: The Holiday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Daddy Pig (voice)

  • The Scapegoat(2012)

    as Landlord

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Isle of Spagg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Bob / Mel (voice)

  • Rise of the Planet of the Apes(2011)

    as Buck

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Creation(2009)

    as Thatcher

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Faintheart(2008)

    as Collin

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Merlin(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Halig

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Roman Mysteries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 3 episodes · as Venalicius

  • Amazing Grace(2006)

    as Speaker of the House

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Gil Mayo Mysteries(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Mark Castello

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • ShakespeaRe-Told: Macbeth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Maurice

  • ShakespeaRe-Told(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Oliver Twist(2005)

    as Warder

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Brothers Grimm(2005)

    as Bunst

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Frozen(2005)

    as Lorry Driver

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Peppa Pig(2004)

    Show 490 episodes · as Daddy Pig (voice)

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • The Worst Week of My Life(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · as PC Tait

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • New Tricks(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Margery and Gladys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Terry Mason

  • Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life(2003)

    as Mr. Monza

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Royal(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Malcolm Hogg

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • The Pianist(2002)

    as Mr. Lipa

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Princess and the Pea(2002)

    as King Windham/Button (voice)

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Born and Bred (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Horace Trubshaw

  • Puckoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Alex Walker

  • Murder in Mind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as DCI Quarry

  • Fat Friends(2000)

    Show 14 episodes · as Alan Ashburn

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Nature Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Ted

  • This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Det. Supt. Dick Holland

  • This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper(2000)

    Show 3 episodes · as Det. Supt. Dick Holland

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc(1999)

    as La Hire

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Trenches of Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as André

  • Relic Hunter(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Johnny the Jackhammer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Up 'n' Under (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Frank

  • The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling(1997)

    Show 5 episodes · as Reverend Thwackum

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Fierce Creatures(1997)

    as Hugh

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Wind in the Willows(1996)

    as The Guard

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • On Dangerous Ground (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Thomas Borga

  • Dalziel and Pascoe(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Trevor Nesbitt

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Sorry About Last Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Greg

  • Cruel Train (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Percy Cotton

  • Common As Muck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 12 episodes · as Bernard Green

  • The Ink Thief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 7 episodes · as Aloysius

  • A Pinch of Snuff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Brian Burkhill

  • Pie in the Sky(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Gary Bourne

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Comics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 2 episodes · as Tommy Karr

  • Highlander(1992)

    Show 2 episodes · as Silas

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Dogboy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Diner Cook #1

  • Heartbeat(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Thorpe

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Andre

  • King of the Wind(1989)

    as Jailer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Castle of Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 8 episodes · as Nico

  • Erik the Viking(1989)

    as Thorfinn Skullsplitter

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Who Framed Roger Rabbit(1988)

    as Angelo

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Yob (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Yob 1

  • Red Dwarf(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Crazed Astro · as DNA Ship Computer (voice)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Out of Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Labourer

  • The Ritz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 6 episodes · as Mad Mick

  • The Fourth Protocol(1987)

    as Skinhead

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Casualty(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Jack · as Kevin

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Matlock(1986)

    Show 2 episodes · as Nicky

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Clockwise(1986)

    as Policeman at Crash

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire(1985)

    as Egyptian

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Home to Roost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Millwall

  • Dempsey and Makepeace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Tulley's Sidekick

  • Fairly Secret Army (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 13 episodes · as Ron Boat

  • The Bill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Lassiter(1984)

    as German Guard

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Reilly: Ace of Spies(1983)

    Show 1 episode · as Vanderberg

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Comic Strip Presents... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Yob 1

  • Timewatch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Elder Sextus

  • Minder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Warren

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 87 titles, 86 of them dated from 1979 to 2025; peak year 2002.

Biggest box office

The Brothers Grimm (2005)

$105M worldwide

Highest rated

The Growing Up Pets in Films (2015)

Midcredits 83rd

Most popular right now

Peppa Pig (2004)

Film career

19792025

Peak 2002 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting86 of 87: 86 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score65thOther crew1 of 87: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s19 · acting1990s22 · acting2000s26 · acting2010s14 · 13 acting · 1 crew2020s4 · acting

Billing

usually 13th · top billed in 0% of 17 roles
849909

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Richard Ridings' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 27; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 47 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up17
  • 50th to 74th17
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

24 of their 47 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser24
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Peppa Pig: Festival of Fun (2019)

94th percentile spread · 53% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Pianist (2002)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 36. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Richard Ridings' work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles42–79 · median 46 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles29–51 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles38–53 · median 46 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles13–47 · median 44 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles45–77 · median 48 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Richard Ridings work with?

People who share at least 2 of Richard Ridings' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Morwenna Banks shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Producers