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Mike Pickering(I)

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  • Composer
  • Soundtrack
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Mike Pickering was born in March 1958 in Manchester, England, UK. He is an actor and composer, known for Trance (2013), The Full Monty (1997) and The Next Karate Kid (1994).
BornMarch 1958
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    • Known for

    James McAvoy in Trance (2013)
    Trance
    6.9
    • Soundtrack
    • 2013
    Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy, Paul Barber, Steve Huison, Hugo Speer, and Tom Wilkinson in The Full Monty (1997)
    The Full Monty
    7.2
    • Soundtrack
    • 1997
    Pat Morita and Hilary Swank in The Next Karate Kid (1994)
    The Next Karate Kid
    4.6
    • Soundtrack
    • 1994
    Goldie Hawn, Diane Keaton, and Bette Midler in The First Wives Club (1996)
    The First Wives Club
    6.5
    • Soundtrack
    • 1996

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Ciarán Hinds in The Man in the Hat (2020)
      The Man in the Hat
      6.5
      • The 5th Bald Man (as Michael Pickering)
      • 2020
    • Steve Coogan, Danny Cunningham, and Chris Coghill in 24 Hour Party People (2002)
      24 Hour Party People
      7.3
      • Dj
      • 2002
    • Nicolas Cage, John Hurt, and Penélope Cruz in Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001)
      Captain Corelli's Mandolin
      5.9
      • Waterfront Band
      • 2001
    • M People: Dreaming (1999)
      M People: Dreaming
      Music Video
      • Mike Pickering
      • 1999
    • M People: Testify (1998)
      M People: Testify
      Music Video
      • Mike Pickering
      • 1998
    • M People: Angel St (1998)
      M People: Angel St
      Music Video
      • Mike Pickering
      • 1998
    • M People: Fantasy Island (1997)
      M People: Fantasy Island
      Music Video
      • Mike Pickering
      • 1997
    • M People: Just for You (1997)
      M People: Just for You
      Music Video
      • Mike Pickering
      • 1997
    • M People: Itchycoo Park (1995)
      M People: Itchycoo Park
      Music Video
      • Mike Pickering
      • 1995
    • M People: Love Rendezvous (1995)
      M People: Love Rendezvous
      Music Video
      • Mike Pickering
      • 1995
    • Paul Heard, Mike Pickering, Heather Small, Shovell, and M People in M People: Search for the Hero (1995)
      M People: Search for the Hero
      Music Video
      • Mike Pickering
      • 1995
    • M People: Open Your Heart (1995)
      M People: Open Your Heart
      Music Video
      • Mike Pickering
      • 1995
    • M People: Excited (US Version) (1994)
      M People: Excited (US Version)
      Music Video
      • Mike Pickering
      • 1994
    • M People: Renaissance (1994)
      M People: Renaissance
      Music Video
      • Mike Pickering
      • 1994
    • M People: Sight for Sore Eyes (1994)
      M People: Sight for Sore Eyes
      6.6
      Music Video
      • Mike Pickering
      • 1994

    Composer

    • The Bone Snatcher (2003)
      The Bone Snatcher
      4.4
      • Composer
      • 2003

    Soundtrack

    • Black British Music at the BBC: Volume 2 (2026)
      Black British Music at the BBC: Volume 2
      TV Special
      • writer: "Moving On Up"
      • 2026
    • Songs of Survival at the BBC (2024)
      Songs of Survival at the BBC
      TV Special
      • writer: "Moving On Up"
      • 2024
    • Danny Dyer and Ryan Sampson in Mr. Bigstuff (2024)
      Mr. Bigstuff
      6.6
      TV Series
      • writer: "Moving On Up"
      • 2024
    • Peter Helliar, Carrie Bickmore, and Waleed Aly in The Project (2009)
      The Project
      4.1
      TV Series
      • writer: "Moving On Up"
      • 2024
    • Saura Lightfoot-Leon and Joseph Quinn in Hoard (2023)
      Hoard
      6.4
      • writer: "Moving On Up"
      • 2023
    • Nicola Coughlan, Louisa Harland, and Saoirse-Monica Jackson in Derry Girls (2018)
      Derry Girls
      8.5
      TV Series
      • writer: "Moving On Up"
      • writer: "Search for the Hero"
      • 2019
    • Strictly Come Dancing (2004)
      Strictly Come Dancing
      6.1
      TV Series
      • writer: "Moving on Up" (uncredited)
      • 2016
    • Omid Djalili, John Sparkes, Richard Webber, and Justin Fletcher in Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015)
      Shaun the Sheep Movie
      7.3
      • writer: "Search for the Hero" (as Michael Pickering)
      • 2015
    • That Music Show
      5.3
      TV Series
      • writer: "Moving On Up" (uncredited)
      • 2013
    • James McAvoy in Trance (2013)
      Trance
      6.9
      • writer: "Moving On Up"
      • 2013
    • Chris Lilley and Jordan Dang in Angry Boys (2011)
      Angry Boys
      7.7
      TV Mini Series
      • writer: "Moving on Up"
      • 2011
    • Dancing on Ice Friday
      5.2
      TV Series
      • writer: "Search for the Hero"
      • 2010
    • Christopher Dean, Jayne Torvill, Ashley Banjo, and Oti Mabuse in Dancing on Ice (2006)
      Dancing on Ice
      4.6
      TV Series
      • performer: "Search for the Hero"
      • writer: "Search for the Hero"
      • 2010
    • They Came from Manchester: Five Decades of Mancunian Pop (2008)
      They Came from Manchester: Five Decades of Mancunian Pop
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • writer: "Moving On Up"
      • 2008
    • EastEnders (1985)
      EastEnders
      4.8
      TV Series
      • writer: "Moving on Up"
      • writer: "Moving On Up" (uncredited)
      • 1994–2008

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • M People
    • Born
      • March 1958
      • Manchester, England, UK

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Is portrayed by Darren Tighe in 24 Hour Party People (2002).

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