Ralph Riach
Ralph Riach is a Scottish actor from Elgin, Moray. He is best known for his role as "John McIver" in BBC One Scotland's comedy/drama Hamish Macbeth. His career began at the age of 50, when he appeared in Lost Empires. He has appeared in television shows including Chancer, Mosley, Taggart, Monarch of the Glen, Peak Practice, Doctor Finlay, and Tutti Frutti. Film appearances include The House of Mirth, , Braveheart and Copying Beethoven. He also portrayed John Laurie in the story of the making of Dad's Army.
In 2014 Ralph played a quirky scene in Scottish Feature film "Time Teens: The Beginning" directed by Ryan Alexander Dewar
Starred in Darkness in The Afternoon 1994
Radio
| Date | Title | Role | Director | Station |
| Christabel's Anarchist | Bruce Young | BBC Radio 4 Saturday Play | ||
| Reader | Eilidh McCreadie | BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Reading | ||
| MacBeth's MacPets | Kirsty Williams | BBC Radio Scotland Drama | ||
| – | The Pillow Book | Masamitsu | Lu Kemp | BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour Drama |
| La Princesse de Clèves | Chorus 2 | Kirsty Williams | BBC Radio 3 Drama on 3 | |
| Happy Hour at the Hotel Death | Tam | Gaynor Macfarlane | BBC Radio Scotland Drama | |
| The Lamp | David | Eilidh McCreadie | BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play |