Nicholas Lyndhurst
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| Nicholas Lyndhurst | |
| Birth name | Nicholas Lyndhurst |
| Born | April 20, 1961 (age 45) Emsworth, Hampshire, England |
| Notable roles | Rodney Trotter in Only Fools and Horses |
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 Del Boy.
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 his 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 also the face and voice on the TV and radio commercials for the telecommunications chain People's Phone.
In between 1997 and 1999 Nicholas Lyndhurst was the public face of the stationery chain store WH Smith, starring as all four members of a family in their adverts. He won a BAFTA for his acting in the adverts.
He recently appeared as Cruella De Vil's chauffeur, Reg Farnsworth at the Children's Party at the Palace in 2006.
Lyndhurst has returned to the BBC with his first new sitcom for 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) 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.
[edit] 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
[edit] Films
- Bequest to the Nation
- Bullshot
- Endless Nights
- Gunbus
- Lassie
| John Sullivan's Only Fools and Horses |
| Regular Characters: |
| Del Boy | Rodney | Grandad | Uncle Albert Trigger | Boycie | Raquel | Cassandra | Denzil | Mickey Pearce | Mike | Marlene | Sid | Notable Guests |
| Episodes: |
| Series 1 | Series 2 | Series 3 | Series 4 | Series 5 | Series 6 | Series 7 | Christmas Specials |
| Regular Cast: |
| David Jason | Nicholas Lyndhurst | Lennard Pearce | Buster Merryfield Roger Lloyd Pack | John Challis | Tessa Peake-Jones | Gwyneth Strong Paul Barber | Patrick Murray | Kenneth MacDonald | Sue Holderness | Roy Heather |
| See also: |
| John Howard Davies | The Green Green Grass | Ronnie Hazlehurst | Peckham | Reliant Regal |
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