Hibbard first came to national prominence as part of the Flying Pickets pop group during the eighties.
The group's popularity faded, and an attempt to Hibbard and another member, 'Red Stripe', to revive their pop careers as 'Brian and Stripe' in 1987, sadly failed.
However, Hibbard was soon to enjoy great success as an actor in shows such as Making Out (as Chunky, petty criminal and henpecked boyfriend of Margi Clark) and The Bill (as a timid villain-turned-nark for DS Greig).