John Pickard

Born: 1977-11-02

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.


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The Ghosts of Oxford Street

as Young Malcolm
Released: 1991-12-25

Malcolm McLaren, writes, directs and narrates the "history" of Oxford Street. With musical...

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Trigger

as Chris
Released: 2023-09-08

Trigger is a short about a soldier called Fletcher who returns home to the UK with PTSD whilst...

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Run for the Lifeboat

as Young Terry
Released: 1988-04-24

When unmarried mother Maggie takes her son Terry on holiday to the Welsh fishing village of...

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Casualty

as PC Chris Bidner
First aired: 1986-09-06

Drama series about the staff and patients at Holby City Hospital's emergency department,...

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Grange Hill

as Neil Timpson
First aired: 1978-02-08

Children's drama series following the lives of students and teachers at Grange Hill...

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The Bill

as uncredited
First aired: 1984-10-16

The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the...

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Mile High

as Jack Fields
First aired: 2003-02-16

Mile High is a British television drama based on the lives of the cabin crew members of Fresh!,...

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2Point4 Children

as David Porter
First aired: 1991-09-03

They're just your average family. Stressed mum Bill, daft dad Ben, and two troublesome teens....

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