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Marc Pickering

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Marc Pickering
Born
OccupationActor
Years active1990–present

Marc Pickering is an English stage, film and television actor who appeared in Sleepy Hollow, Calendar Girls, and HBO's Boardwalk Empire.

Early life and education

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Pickering was born in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire. He was first attracted to acting at age eight when he saw an audition sign for The Sound of Music and said to his father "I wouldn't mind doing that." Although he did not get the part, he was keen to get involved, and joined the National Youth Music Theatre.[1] When he was 12, one of the theatre's directors, Jeremy James Taylor, put him forward for the part of Young Masbath in Sleepy Hollow, directed by Tim Burton.[1] He also attended South Hunsley Secondary School.

Career

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Pickering performed in Bugsy Malone; as the Artful Dodger in Oliver Twist;[2] and in The Long and the Short and the Tall on various London stages before starring opposite Helen Mirren and Julie Walters in Calendar Girls in 2003. He then returned to the stage as Joseph Merrick in The Elephant Man. The production did not use prosthetics, to encourage the audience to see Merrick's struggle and emotions.[1]

Pickering's most significant television role to date was in Peter Kay's 2008 talent show parody Britain's Got the Pop Factor..., in which he played R Wayne, a role that involved singing and dancing.

In 2012, Pickering played Montparnasse in Tom Hooper's 2012 reimagining of the celebrated musical Les Misérables. In 2014, he portrayed Enoch "Nucky" Thompson in his younger years, in the fifth and final season of the HBO television series Boardwalk Empire.[3]

From December 2015 to January 2016, Pickering played Abanazar in Aladdin at the Milton Keynes Theatre. In April and May 2016, he was in the European debut of the rock musical The Toxic Avenger at the Southwark Playhouse, London.

He also had a part as a pizza delivery man in an episode of the third series of the BBC comedy Josh which aired on 6 November 2017. In 2021, he appeared in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Dixie Calthorpe.[4]

In 2023, Pickering played all four Hardthrasher siblings and several other roles in Bleak Expectation at London's Criterion Theatre.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1999 Sleepy Hollow Young Masbath
2003 Calendar Girls Gaz
2004 Secret Passage Andrea Zane
2004 The Queen of Sheba's Pearls Dinger Bell
2006 Cashback Brian 'Kung-Fu'
2007 I Want Candy Sam
2011 The Task Randall
2011 Kill Keith Danny
2012 Will Power PC Sudbury
2012 Les Misérables Montparnasse
2012 The Warning Craig
2013 The Best Years Emmet Nelis
2013 A Viking Saga: The Darkest Day Hereward
2018 The Krays: Dead Man Walking Reggie Kray
2020 To Be Someone Vinny

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2006 Dalziel and Pascoe Sammy Hogarth Episode: "Fallen Angel"
2008 Britain's Got the Pop Factor R Wayne Television film
2012 The Cricklewood Greats Tommy
2013 Homeboys Brian
2014 Boardwalk Empire Nucky Thompson 4 episodes
2014 Borgia Ippolito d'Este 6 episodes
2017 Josh Pizza Guy Episode: "Stood Up and Sat Down"
2020 The Inside Man 2 Yoga Attendee Miniseries
2021 Doctors Dixie Calthorpe Episode: "Impressions"

References

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  1. ^ a b c Spain, Katie (27 March 2008). "Interview: Marc Pickering - The Elephant Man". Seatwave: Theatre Buff. Retrieved 15 October 2008.
  2. ^ "Marc Pickering Biography (1986-)". Film Reference.com. Retrieved 15 October 2008.
  3. ^ "Boardwalk Empire creator Terence Winter previews final season, jump forward in time". Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  4. ^ Timblick, Simon. "Doctors spoilers: WHO does Bear Sylvester try to save?". What's on TV. Future plc. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
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