Nicholas Lyndhurst

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Nicholas Lyndhurst
Born Nicholas Lyndhurst
20 April 1961 (1961-04-20) (age 47)
Emsworth, Hampshire, England
Other name(s) Nick Lyndhurst / Nicky Lyndhurst
Occupation Actor, Presenter
Years active 1973 - present
Spouse(s) Lucy Smith (1999 to present)

Nicholas Lyndhurst (April 20, 1961) is an English actor best known for his role as Rodney Trotter in Only Fools and Horses and as Gary Sparrow in Goodnight Sweetheart.

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[edit] Career

A child student at Corona Stage Academy, he appeared in a succession of television commercials and children's films in the late-1970s, and first gained national recognition at the age of seventeen in the sitcom Butterflies written by Carla Lane, in which he played the character Adam. He then played the teenage son of Norman Stanley 'Fletch' Fletcher played by Ronnie Barker 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, and was still in the show when its most recent episode was aired in 2003.

During the 1990s, Lyndhurst also appeared in ITV's The Two of Us with Janet Dibley 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.

[edit] Personal life

He lives in Sussex with his wife Lucy, a former ballet dancer and their young son. Lyndhurst has a passion for outdoor activities, including flying aeroplanes, surfing and deep-sea diving. He is also a keen bee-keeper.[1]

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[edit] Films

[edit] References

  1. ^ Nicholas Lyndhurst. The Times:On Line. Retrieved on 2007-10-07.

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