Richard Cadell is a British illusionist, puppeteer, actor and screenwriter, best known for being the in-vision presenter and the hand of puppet Sooty since succeeding Matthew Corbett in 1998.

He is a Gold Star Member of the Inner Magic Circle and Past President of the British section of International Brotherhood of Magicians. He once owned Brean Leisure Park in the coastal village of Brean in Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset from 2002–2014 and also works as a consultant for TV and stage productions.