John Pickard
Born: 1977-11-02 in London, England, UK
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2023
- Trigger as Chris
2003
- Mile High as Jack Fields
1999
- Rage as Thomas 'T'
1995
- Hollyoaks as Dominic Reilly
- The Ant & Dec Show
1994
- Ready, Steady, Cook as Self - Contestant
1991
- 2Point4 Children as David Porter
- The Ghosts of Oxford Street as Young Malcolm
1988
- Run for the Lifeboat as Young Terry
1986
- Casualty as PC Chris Bidner
1984
1978
- Grange Hill as Neil Timpson