Editing Nicholas Lyndhurst (section)

{{Short description|English actor (born 1961)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Nicholas Lyndhurst
| image              = Nicholas Lyndhurst 2020.jpg
| caption            = Lyndhurst in 2020
| other_names        =
| birth_name         = Nicholas Simon Lyndhurst
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1961|04|20|df=y}}
| birth_place        = [[Emsworth]], [[Hampshire]], England
| education          = East Wittering Primary School
| alma_mater         = [[Corona Theatre School]]
| occupation         = Actor
| years_active       = 1973–present
| known_for          = Role of [[Rodney Trotter]] in ''[[Only Fools and Horses]]'' (1981–2003)
| television         = {{plainlist|
* ''[[Going Straight]]'' (1978)
* ''[[Butterflies (TV series)|Butterflies]]'' (1978–1983)
* ''[[The Two of Us (1986 TV series)|The Two of Us]]'' (1986–1990)
* ''[[The Piglet Files]]'' (1990–1992)
* ''[[Goodnight Sweetheart (TV series)|Goodnight Sweetheart]]'' (1993–1999, 2016)
* ''[[After You've Gone (TV series)|After You've Gone]]'' (2007–2008)
* ''[[Rock & Chips]]'' (2010–2011)
* ''[[New Tricks]]'' (2013–2015)
* ''[[Frasier (2023 TV series)|Frasier]]'' (2023–present)
}}
| spouse             = {{marriage|Lucy Smith|1 September 1999}}
| children           = [[Archie Lyndhurst]]
| relatives          = [[Francis Lyndhurst]] (paternal grandfather)
| website            =
| signature          = Nicholas Lyndhurst's autograph.jpg
}}
'''Nicholas Simon Lyndhurst''' (born 20 April 1961) is an English actor. He began his career as a [[child actor]] and is best known for his role as [[Rodney Trotter]] in the [[BBC]] [[sitcom]] ''[[Only Fools and Horses]]'' (1981–2003). He was cast as [[List of Frasier characters|Professor Alan Cornwall]] in the revival of [[Frasier|the American sitcom]] ''[[Frasier (2023 TV series)|Frasier]]'' (2023–2024).

Lyndhurst had major roles in other sitcoms, including as Raymond Fletcher in ''[[Going Straight]]'' (1978), as Adam Parkinson in ''[[Butterflies (TV series)|Butterflies]]'' (1978–1983), as Ashley Phillips in ''[[The Two of Us (1986 TV series)|The Two of Us]]'' (1986–1990), as Peter "Piglet" Chapman in ''[[The Piglet Files]]'' (1990–1992), as [[List of Goodnight Sweetheart characters|Gary Sparrow]] in ''[[Goodnight Sweetheart (TV series)|Goodnight Sweetheart]]'' (1993–1999, 2016), and as Jimmy Venables in ''[[After You've Gone (TV series)|After You've Gone]]'' (2007–2008). He starred as [[List of Only Fools and Horses characters|Freddie Robdal]] in the comedy-drama series ''[[Rock & Chips]]'' (2010–2011) and co-starred as [[List of New Tricks characters|Danny Griffin]] in the police procedural series ''[[New Tricks]]'' (2013–2015).

Lyndhurst won two [[National Television Awards]] for his role in ''Goodnight Sweetheart'', as well as being nominated for a [[National Comedy Awards|British Comedy Award]] and three [[British Academy Television Awards]] for his role in ''[[Only Fools and Horses]]''.