person

John Pickard

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1977-11-02

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

John Pickard

Biography

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. He trained at the Sylvia Young Theatre School. 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. 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. 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.

Also Known For

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60

The Ghosts of Oxford Street

Dec 25, 1991

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50

Rage

Sep 16, 1999

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NA

Run for the Lifeboat

Apr 24, 1988

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NA

Trigger

Sep 08, 2023

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67

The Bill

Oct 16, 1984

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NA

The Ant & Dec Show

Apr 06, 1995

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72

2Point4 Children

Sep 03, 1991

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56

Mile High

Feb 16, 2003

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66

Grange Hill

Feb 08, 1978

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61

Casualty

Sep 06, 1986

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NA

Ready Steady Cook

Oct 24, 1994