John Pickard (British actor)

John Pickard
Born	John Pickard (1977-11-02) 2 November 1977 (age 47) London, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1989–present
Relatives	Nick Pickard (brother)

John Pickard (born 2 November 1977 in London) is an English actor, best known for playing David Porter in the BBC sitcom 2point4 Children, and Dominic Reilly (brother of Tony Hutchinson, played by Pickard's own brother Nick Pickard) in Channel 4's Hollyoaks.^[1]

Career

He trained at the Sylvia Young Theatre School.^[2]

He has performed on stage, in films and on TV.

Between 1990 and 1991, he appeared in Series 13 and 14 of the children's BBC drama series Grange Hill as the character Neil Timpson.^[3]

In 1991 he was cast as David Porter, alongside Gary Olsen and Belinda Lang, in the BBC1 sitcom 2point4 Children, which ran for eight series until 1999.

He then joined Hollyoaks in 2005 as Dominic Reilly, and left in 2010.^[4]

In 2008, he was cast as Doctor Who companion Thomas Brewster for Doctor Who Audio Dramas in The Haunting of Thomas Brewster. Due to this and other audio dramas, he attended Gallifrey One in February 2010, an annual North American science fiction convention in Los Angeles, California.

Theatre

• 2016 – Sir Toby Belch in Twelfth Night – (Grassroots Shakespeare London, Leicester Square Theatre)^[5]
• 2012 – Beauty and the Beast – (Newark Palace Theatre, Newark-on-Trent)^[6]
• 2003 – Wishy Washy – Aladdin – The Playhouse, Weston-super-Mare^[6]

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).

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	The Bill	Wayne
1990–1991	Grange Hill	Neil Timpson
1991–1999	2point4 Children	David Porter
1993–1996	EastEnders	Kevin	recurring role
1994–1995	Live and Kicking	Himself	3 appearances
1999	Sunburn	Ryan Eastwood
2000	The Bill	Kevin Maguire
2004	Mile High	Jack Fields	2nd Series
2007	Soapstar Superchef	Himself	Appeared with his brother, they came 18 out of 19
2008-09, 2013	Hollyoaks Later	Dominic Reilly	Series 1 (3 episodes), Series 2 (5 episodes) and Series 6 (5 Episodes)
2005–2010	Hollyoaks	Dominic Reilly
2012	Casualty[7]	PC Chris Bidner
2015	Casualty	Anthony Simms

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	More than Dreams	Peter	A small Swiss feature film by Mikaël Ivan Roost
1999	Rage	Thomas "T" Brecknock	Won an award at the Amiens International Film Festival in 2001

References

1. Miles, Tina (21 May 2008). "Hollyoaks stars take to the pitch for charity". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 26 May 2009.
2. "Alumni". syts.co.uk. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
3. Mark Bennison The Soap Quiz Book: 1,000 Questions Covering all Television Soaps, p. 48, at Google Books
4. RadioTimes
5. "Grassroots Shakespeare London takes residency at Leicester Square Theatre | News | The Stage". The Stage. 22 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
6. "Panto star John Pickard tells us what to expect from this year's show at Newark Palace Theatre, Beauty and the Beast". BBC. 17 December 2012. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
7. Hilton, Beth (2 June 2010). "Hollyoaks John Pickard eyes EastEnders role". Digital Spy. Retrieved 5 September 2010.

External links

• John Pickard at IMDb