Derek Riddell is a theater, movie and television actor born on January 11, 1967 in Glasgow, Scotland. A seasoned graduate of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, he has performed onstage in Shakespearean classics such as A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Much Ado About Nothing before moving on to work in several television series. Among the shows he’s worked on are The Book Group, Where the Heart Is, No Angels,
Doctor Who . Derek Riddell has also appeared in the films Meat the Campbells, A Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey, A Previous Engagement, and Tumshie McFadgen’s Bid for Ultimate Bliss.
Dr. James LeCroix is played by Derek Riddell in the television series
State of Mind . A child psychologist with unconventional methods, he has a penchant for taking on problem cases, despite having gone through three failed marriages. He’s the first to comfort and help out Ann during her crisis, even while he deals with a case involving an adopted Russian boy’s attachment disorder at the same time. He always has the best interests of his young patients at heart, regardless of his unorthodox solutions.
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