NICHOLAS LYNDHURST

'Nicholas Lyndhurst' (born 20 April 1961 in Emsworth, Hampshire) is an English actor.
A child student at Corona Stage Academy, he appeared in a succession of commercials and children's films in the early-1970s, and first gained national recognition at the age of seventeen in the sitcom ''Butterflies'', in which he played the character Adam. He then played the teenage son of Norman Stanley 'Fletch' Fletcher in ''Going Straight'' before achieving stardom in the series ''Only Fools and Horses'' in which he played Rodney Trotter, the younger brother of the main character Derek "Del Boy" Trotter.
This programme started as a small comedy in 1981 and rapidly grew in popularity until it reached its peak in 1996 with its Christmas Day show in the UK. During this period, Lyndhurst also appeared in ITV's ''The Two of Us'' and ''The Piglet Files'', as well as in a number of stage performances.
In 1993, he played the lead character of Gary Sparrow in science fiction sitcom ''Goodnight Sweetheart''. At around the same time, he was the face and voice on the TV and radio commercials for the telecommunications chain People's Phone.
Between 1997 and 1999, Nicholas Lyndhurst was the public face of the stationery chain store WH Smith, starring in their adverts as all four members of one family. He won a BAFTA for his acting in the adverts.
In 2006, he appeared as Cruella De Vil's chauffeur, Reg Farnsworth, at the Children's Party at the Palace.
In 2007, Lyndhurst returned to the BBC with his first new sitcom in thirteen years, ''After You've Gone'', in which he plays a divorced dad moving back into the marital home to look after his daughter (Danielle Harmer) and son (Ryan Sampson) together with his mother-in-law, played by Celia Imrie, after his ex-wife goes to work as a recovery nurse on a third world disaster relief mission.
He is married with a young son. Lyndhurst has a passion for outdoor activities, including flying aeroplanes, surfing and deep-sea diving.

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TV

Films

TV

★ ''Anne of Avonlea''

★ ''The Burt Bacharach Show''

★ ''David Copperfield''

★ ''The Dick Emery Show''

★ ''Fairies''

★ ''Father's Day''

★ ''Going Straight''

★ ''Butterflies''

★ ''Goodnight Sweetheart''

★ ''Gulliver's Travels''

★ ''Heidi''

★ ''The Kenny Everett Christmas Show''

★ ''The Lenny Henry Show''

★ ''Losing Her''

★ ''Only Fools and Horses''

★ ''Our Show''

★ ''Peter Pan''

★ ''The Piglet Files''

★ ''The Prince and the Pauper''

★ ''Spearhead''

★ ''Stalag Luft''

★ ''To Serve Them All My Days''

★ ''The Two of Us''

★ ''Wilderness Challenge''

★ ''After You've Gone''

Films

★ ''Bequest to the Nation''

★ ''Bullshot (film)''

★ ''Endless Nights''

★ ''Gunbus''

★ ''Lassie''