sentences:  When Pickard joined "Hollyoaks", he relocated to Liverpool, where the programme is filmed.In his acting debut, Pickard played Mio, the lead role in "Mio in the Land of Faraway" (1987), starring alongside a young Christian Bale, where he was credited as Nicholas Pickard.In 1993, Pickard played a minor role in "EastEnders", appearing as a young homeless boy.