Full Name John Pickard Name John Pickard Occupation Actor Role British actor | Years active 1989–present Siblings Nick Pickard Relatives Nick Pickard (brother) Nieces Ellie Pickard | |
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Born 2 November 1977 (age 46) ( 1977-11-02 ) London, England, UK Movies and TV shows Hollyoaks, 2point4 Children, Mile High, Grange Hill, Rage Similar People Nick Pickard, Phil Redmond, Andrew Marshall | ||
John Pickard is a British actor, best known for playing 'David Porter' in the BBC One 1991 TV series 2point4 Children and playing Dominic Reilly (brother of Tony Hutchinson, played by Pickard's own brother Nick Pickard) in Channel 4's Hollyoaks.
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Career
He trained at the Sylvia Young Theatre School.
He has performed on stage, in films and on TV. He is a close friend of the actor Duncan Pow, and the two regularly appeared at grassroots venues in London.
Between 1990 and 1991, he appeared in Series 12 of the children's BBC drama series 'Grange Hill' as the character 'Neil Timpson'.
He then joined Hollyoaks in September 2005 as a Chef, and left on 2 October 2010.
In 2008, he became a Doctor Who companion Thomas Brewster in the Doctor Who Audio Books in The Haunting of Thomas Brewster. Due to this and other audio books, he attended Gallifrey One in February 2010, an annual North American science fiction convention in Los Angeles, California.
Theatre
As well as pantomimes, he has also performed as George in Same Time, Next Year (at Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon), James in Writebites (at Upstairs at The Bell), Trevor in Aphrodite Blugs (at New End Theatre, Hampstead), Ben in Stroke Me (at Finborough Theatre, Earls Court), Colin in Saved (at Octagon Theatre, Bolton), Romeo in Romeo and Juliet (Stafford Gatehouse Theatre) and Morton in An Enemy of the People (at Playhouse Theatre).
Personal life
Pickard is currently unmarried.
Filmography
Actor
2022
Trigger (Short) as
Chris
2016
The Jason Philips Show (TV Series short) as
Nigel
- Episode #1.1 (2016) - Nigel
- Pilot (2016) - Nigel
2016
Birds of a Feather (TV Series) as
Couple Next Door
- Going, Going, Gone (2016) - Couple Next Door (voice)
2012
Casualty (TV Series) as
Anthony Simms / PC Chris Bidner
- One Shot (2015) - Anthony Simms
- All in a Day's Nightmare (2012) - PC Chris Bidner
2015
Kidz Time TV (TV Movie) as
Dennis Fingland
2014
Aeris (Short) as
Frenzy
2013
My Town (TV Series)
2013
Ambition to Live (Short) as
Gabriel
2008
Hollyoaks Later (TV Series) as
Dominic Reilly / Dom Reilly
2005
Hollyoaks (TV Series) as
Dominic Reilly
- The Double Wedding: Part Two (2007) - Dominic Reilly
- The Double Wedding: Part One (2007) - Dominic Reilly
2004
Mile High (TV Series) as
Jack Fields
2000
Out of Site (Video short) as
Presenter
2000
Offending Angels as
Barman
1989
The Bill (TV Series) as
Kieran Maguire / Wayne
- The Squad (2000) - Kieran Maguire
- Communications (1989) - Wayne
1991
2point4 Children (TV Series) as
David Porter
- The Millennium Experience (1999) - David Porter
- Carry on Screaming (1999) - David Porter
- After the Fox (1999) - David Porter
- Sticky Fingers (1999) - David Porter
- Enter the Dragon (1999) - David Porter
- Fame (1999) - David Porter
- The Heart Has Its Reasons (1998) - David Porter
- The Italian Job (1998) - David Porter
- When Did You Last See Your Father (1998) - David Porter
- The Sweet Hereafter (1998) - David Porter
- Malcolm X (1998) - David Porter
- When Saturday Comes (1998) - David Porter
- Perfect Day (1998) - David Porter
- Two Years Before the Mast (1996) - David Porter
- And Now the Screaming Starts (1996) - David Porter
- The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1996) - David Porter
- The Man Who Knew Too Much (1996) - David Porter
- The Trouble with Harry (1996) - David Porter
- Vertigo (1996) - David Porter
- The Lady Vanishes (1996) - David Porter
- Dog Day Afternoon (1996) - David Porter
- Porky's (1995) - David Porter
- The Truth Is out There (1995) - David Porter
- Seven Dials (1995) - David Porter
- Mayday (1995) - David Porter
- The Deep (1995) - David Porter
- We'd Like to Know a Little Bit More About You for Our Files (1995) - David Porter
- Greed (1995) - David Porter
- Relax-ay-voo (1994) - David Porter
- You Only Live Twice (1994) - David Porter
- Frenzy (1994) - David Porter
- Curiosity Killed the Cat (1994) - David Porter
- Fortuosity (1994) - David Porter
- Family Plot (1994) - David Porter
- The Parent Trap (1994) - David Porter
- Babes in the Wood (1993) - David Porter
- Whoopee, We're All Going to Die (1993) - David Porter
- Beam Me Up, Scotty (1993) - David Porter
- Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1993) - David Porter
- Badger's Bend (1993) - David Porter
- When the Children Are Asleep (1993) - David Porter
- The Secret Diary of David Porter (1993) - David Porter
- Misery (1992) - David Porter
- Thank Your Lucky Stars (1992) - David Porter
- Bird on a Wire (1992) - David Porter
- The Skeleton in the Cupboard (1992) - David Porter
- One Night in Bangkok (1992) - David Porter
- Hormones (1992) - David Porter
- Bedtime for Bonzo (1992) - David Porter
- I'm Going Slightly Mad (1992) - David Porter
- Young at Heart (1991) - David Porter
- Dirty Bowling (1991) - David Porter
- Love and Marriage (1991) - David Porter
- When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Go Shopping (1991) - David Porter
- Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1991) - David Porter
- Leader of the Pack (1991) - David Porter
1999
Rage as
Thomas 'T'
1999
Sunburn (TV Series) as
Ryan Eastwood
- Episode #1.4 (1999) - Ryan Eastwood
1998
More Than Dreams as
Peter
1993
EastEnders (TV Series) as
Kevin / Boy
1993
What Shall We Tell the Children? (TV Series) as
Jason
1991
The Ghosts of Oxford Street (TV Movie) as
Young Malcolm
1990
Grange Hill (TV Series) as
Neil Timpson
1988
Screen Two (TV Series) as
Young Terry
- Run for the Lifeboat (1988) - Young Terry
Producer
2022
I Have to Tell You Something (Short) (producer)
2020
Our Cynthia (TV Movie) (producer)
2019
The Secret Life of Actors (TV Movie) (producer)
2019
Performance Issues (Short) (producer)
2018
Boss Kiss (Short) (producer)
2018
CamGirl (Short) (producer)
2018
What Remains (Short) (producer)
2017
Vlog Stars (TV Series) (producer - 1 episode)
- Pilot (2017) - (producer)
2016
Telephoto (Short) (producer)
2016
The Locke Inn (Short) (producer)
2016
Urban Explorers (TV Series documentary) (producer - 6 episodes)
- Taking the Baltimore Tower (2016) - (producer)
- Olympic Icon, the Orbit Tower (2016) - (producer)
- Catch Me If You Can (2016) - (producer)
- Vertigo Sunrise at a Skyscraper Hotel (2016) - (producer)
- Dangling from the 33rd Floor (2016) - (producer)
- Battersea Power Station Infiltration (2016) - (producer)
2016
Realms (Short) (producer)
2013
My Town (TV Series) (producer - 2013)
2000
Brothers (associate producer)
2000
Offending Angels (associate producer)
1999
Rage (associate producer)
Sound Department
2018
Boss Kiss (Short) (sound recordist)
2018
CamGirl (Short) (sound)
2018
The Grass Is Always Grindr (TV Series) (sound - 2019)
2018
What Remains (Short) (sound recordist)
2017
Vlog Stars (TV Series) (sound - 1 episode)
- Pilot (2017) - (sound)
2017
Almost Saw the Sunshine (Short) (boom operator) / (sound mixer)
2016
Always (Short) (sound)
2016
Urban Explorers (TV Series documentary) (sound - 6 episodes)
- Taking the Baltimore Tower (2016) - (sound)
- Olympic Icon, the Orbit Tower (2016) - (sound)
- Catch Me If You Can (2016) - (sound)
- Vertigo Sunrise at a Skyscraper Hotel (2016) - (sound)
- Dangling from the 33rd Floor (2016) - (sound)
- Battersea Power Station Infiltration (2016) - (sound)
Director
2020
Our Cynthia (TV Movie)
2019
The Secret Life of Actors (TV Movie)
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Urban Explorers (TV Series documentary) (1 episode, 2016) (series director - 5 episodes, 2016)
- Taking the Baltimore Tower (2016) - (series director)
- Olympic Icon, the Orbit Tower (2016) - (series director)
- Catch Me If You Can (2016)
- Vertigo Sunrise at a Skyscraper Hotel (2016) - (series director)
- Dangling from the 33rd Floor (2016) - (series director)
- Battersea Power Station Infiltration (2016) - (series director)
2016
Realms (Short)
2013
My Town (TV Series)
Writer
2017
Vlog Stars (TV Series) (creator)
2016
Telephoto (Short) (story)
2016
Realms (Short) (screenplay)
2013
My Town (TV Series)
Assistant Director
2004
As If (TV Series) (first assistant director - 1 episode)
- Sasha's POV (2004) - (first assistant director)
2000
Brothers (first assistant director) / (second assistant director: UK)
2000
Offending Angels (assistant director)
Art Department
2016
The Locke Inn (Short) (set designer)
Soundtrack
1991
The Ghosts of Oxford Street (TV Movie) (performer: "Got to Pick a Pocket or Two")
Miscellaneous
2016
Sorry, I Didn't Know (TV Series) (triforce team - 1 episode)
- Pilot (2016) - (triforce team)
Thanks
2021
Wake - Up (Short) (special thanks)
Self
2020
Pointless Celebrities (TV Series) as
Self - Contestant
- 1990s (2020) - Self - Contestant
2007
The Wright Stuff (TV Series) as
Self - Guest Panelist
- Episode #20.36 (2015) - Self - Guest Panelist
- Episode #8.37 (2007) - Self - Guest Panelist
2011
Sitcom Does... (TV Mini Series documentary) as
Self
- Families (2011) - Self
2009
The British Soap Awards 2009 (TV Special) as
Self - Audience Member
2007
Soapstar Superchef (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.15 (2007) - Self
- Episode #1.6 (2007) - Self
1994
Live & Kicking (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #7.8 (1999) - Self
- Episode #5.22 (1998) - Self
- Episode #3.4 (1995) - Self
- Episode #2.14 (1994) - Self
- Episode #2.2 (1994) - Self
- Episode #1.26 (1994) - Self
1995
Fully Booked (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #2.7 (1996) - Self
- Episode #2.2 (1996) - Self
- Episode #1.20 (1995) - Self
1996
The Ant & Dec Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #2.7 (1996) - Self
- Episode #2.5 (1996) - Self
1995
The Movie Game (TV Series) as
Self - Special Guest
- Episode #8.7 (1995) - Self - Special Guest
1994
What's Up Doc? (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #3.7 (1994) - Self
Archive Footage
2008
The Wright Stuff (TV Series) as
David
- Episode dated 21 July 2008 (2008) - David (uncredited)
References
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