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Other names
  
Nicholas Pickard

Name
  
Nick Pickard

Occupation
  
Actor

Role
  
Actor


Years active
  
1987–present

Siblings
  
John Pickard

Relatives
  
John Pickard (brother)

Children
  
Ellie Pickard

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Full Name
  
Nicholas Pickard

Born
  
16 April 1975 (age 48) (
1975-04-16
)
Surrey, England

Nominations
  
The British Soap Award for Best Comedy Performance

Movies and TV shows
  
Hollyoaks, Mio in the Land of Faraway, Hollyoaks Later, The Match, Now That It's Morning

Similar People
  
John Pickard, Ashley Taylor Dawson, Alex Fletcher, Vladimir Grammatikov, Greg Wood

Profiles

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Nicholas "Nick" Pickard (born 27 May 1975 in Surrey) is an English actor, best known for his role as Tony Hutchinson on soap opera Hollyoaks. He is currently the longest-serving cast member and appeared in the very first episode in 1995. Since then the character of Tony has developed and viewers have seen him with numerous girlfriends and run-ins with the local students.

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In his 1987 movie debut, Pickard played Mio, the lead role in Mio in the Land of Faraway, alongside Christian Bale and Christopher Lee. There he is credited as Nicholas Pickard. In 1994, Pickard also played a minor role in EastEnders, appearing as a young homeless boy, who was burnt to death when Phil Mitchell torched Frank Butcher's car-lot in an insurance scam. He also appeared in music videos for Mike + The Mechanics ("Over My Shoulder") and Roxette ("Almost Unreal").

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Background

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He studied at the Sylvia Young Theatre School and Corona Theatre School worked extensively in the theatre before joining Hollyoaks.

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In addition to his Filmography part, Pickard appeared as well in other TV shows including Us Girls and If You Were Me.

Pickard has also trodden the boards with stage parts that include Richard II, An Enemy of the People and Edward II.

He landed the role of Tony Hutchinson in Hollyoaks in 1995 and has been playing him ever since. In 2017, Pickard won the British Soap Award for Outstanding Achievement for 22 years of playing Tony. This was the first time an actor/actress from Hollyoaks had received the Outstanding Achievement award.

Personal life

Pickard is older brother of John Pickard. Pickard is also the owner of several Sheffield restaurants in the Ecclesall Road. He has a daughter named Ellie Roberts, and he previously dated former co-star Joanna Taylor (Geri Hudson). He is a dedicated Chelsea F.C. fan. In his spare time Pickard enjoys sports, particularly football and squash. He plays regularly and runs the Mersey TV football team, taking on the roles of gaffer, manager and kitboy. He is also the captain of the Hollyoaks Team whenever there are celebrity football matches. He is supporting the School Food Trust across England, in order to encourage children to eat healthy food.

Pickard also joined Cinderella, 2009's pantomime at Liverpool Empire Theatre where he performed Dandini. His break from Hollyoaks to perform in Cinderella was planned and written into the show.

In Hollyoaks: The Good, The Bad & The Gorgeous (2009), Pickard performs as Jack Dawson in a parody of Titanic, and dances and sings in the Grease parody.

Pickard participated in the 2011 series of Celebrity MasterChef where he reached the final but lost out to Phil Vickery.

Filmography

Pickard was cast as the star Aaron Spacehero in the satirical 24hr Sci-Fi Soap Opera. His adversary was Jeffrey M. Magnesium.

References

Nick Pickard Wikipedia