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'''Nicholas Lyndhurst''' (born [[April 21]], [[1961]]) is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[actor]] born in [[Emsworth]], [[Hampshire]].

A child student at [[Corona Stage Academy]], Nicholas Lyndhursthe appeared in a succession of commercials and children's films in the early 1970s, and first gained national recognition at the age of seventeen through the sitcom (Adam) [[butterfly|Butterflies]]. He then played the teenage son of lag Fletch in [[Going Straight]] before achieving stardom in the series [[Only Fools and Horses]] in which he played Rodney, the younger brother of the main character DelBoy. [[Only Fools and Horses]] started as a small comedy in 1981 and rapidly grew in popularity until it reached its peak in 1996 with its [[Christmas Day]] episode gaining the largest audience ever obtained by a fictional TV show in the UK.

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]] episode gaining the largest audience ever obtained by a fictional TV show in the UK. During this period, Lyndhurst also starred in [[ITV]] sitcoms The Two Of Us and The Piglet Files, as well as a number of stage shows.

In 1993 in an attempt to avoid becoming typecast he accepted the position of the lead character Gary in a new [[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 [[1993 in an attempt to avoid becoming typecast]] he accepted the position ofplayed the lead character of Gary inSparrow a newin [[science fiction sitcom]] [[Goodnight Sweetheart]]. At around the same time, he was also the face and voice on the TV and [[radio]] commercials[[commercial]]s 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. In 1997 Lyndhurst won a [[BAFTA]] for his acting in the adverts.

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. In 1997 LyndhurstHe won a [[BAFTA]] for his acting in the adverts.

He is married and has a passion for outdoor activities, including flying [[aeroplane]]s, [[surfing]] and [[deep-sea diving]].

==TV==

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*''Father's Day''

*''Going Straight''

*''[[Goodnight Sweetheart]]''

*''Gulliver's Travels''

*''Heidi''

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*''The Prince and the Pauper''

*''Spearhead''

*''StagluftStalag Luft''

*''To Serve Them All My Days''

*''The Two Of Us''