Editing Nicholas Lyndhurst

{{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]]''.

== Early life ==
Nicholas Simon Lyndhurst<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nicholas Simon LYNDHURST |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/rbEo-9wNSVin5RL84u2QswQr0wc/appointments |access-date=1 December 2024 |website=gov.uk |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Nicholas Simon LYNDHURST |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/UFH2M28enS3Z76YowKxtBXJewY8/appointments |access-date=1 December 2024 |website=gov.uk |language=en-GB}}</ref> was born in [[Gosport]], [[Hampshire]], England on 20 April 1961,<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Nicholas Lyndhurst - Actor |url=https://www.tvinsider.com/people/nicholas-lyndhurst/ |access-date=1 December 2024 |website=TV Insider |language=en-GB}}</ref> as the only child to Anthony Arthur Joseph "Joe" Lyndhurst (1924–2000) and Elizabeth M "Liz" ([[Birth name|née]] Long; 1934–2009).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Hassell |first=Katherine |date=21 August 2015 |title=Nicholas Lyndhurst: my family values |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/aug/21/nicholas-lyndhurst-my-family-values |access-date=1 December 2024 |website=The Guardian |language=en-GB}}</ref> He grew up in [[Emsworth]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stanley |first=Megan |date=30 August 2022 |title=Nicholas Lyndhurst's quiet life and childhood in Emsworth before Only Fools And Horses fame |url=https://www.hampshirelive.news/news/hampshire-news/nicholas-lyndhursts-quiet-life-childhood-7523874.amp |access-date=1 December 2024 |website=Hampshire Live |language=en-GB}}</ref> His parents met at the holiday camp on the farm owned by his [[Father|paternal]] grandfather, [[Francis Lyndhurst]] (1878–1952), a theatrical scenery painter, film producer and film director, who set up an early film studio at [[Shoreham Redoubt|Shoreham Fort]], [[Shoreham-by-Sea]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Film Studio |url=https://www.shorehamfort.co.uk/past/film-studio/ |access-date=1 December 2024 |website=Shoreham Fort |language=en-GB}}</ref> His grandfather died nine years prior to his grandson's birth. His parents separated when he was young, reuniting and separating permanently later on. His father, Joe, had had an [[affair]] and started a family with another woman, Yvonne Beryl Elsmore (1924–2008), by the time his son was eight, leaving his son and the mother of his child "poverty-stricken".<ref name=":0" />

Lyndhurst attended East Wittering Primary School.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Heath |first=Jacob |last2=Donnelly |first2=Luke |date=20 September 2021 |title=West Wittering: The West Sussex village with celebrities around every corner |url=https://www.sussexlive.co.uk/news/sussex-news/west-wittering-west-sussex-village-5942309.amp |access-date=1 December 2024 |website=Sussex Live |language=en-GB}}</ref> He then attended the [[Corona Theatre School]] in [[Hammersmith]], [[London]],<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 February 2013 |title=Corona Theatre School forced to close |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-21410156 |access-date=1 December 2024 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> where his friends included [[Lisa Vanderpump]].<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |last=Curtis |first=Nick |date=19 August 2002 |title=Baywatch babe turns club queen |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/arts/music/baywatch-babe-turns-club-queen-6308575.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130118044822/http://www.standard.co.uk/arts/music/baywatch-babe-turns-club-queen-6308575.html |archive-date=18 January 2013 |access-date=1 December 2024 |website=Evening Standard |language=en-GB}}</ref>

== Career ==
Lyndhurst made his debut as an [[actor]] with the uncredited role of Shot Cabin Boy in the historical drama film ''[[Bequest to the Nation (film)|Bequest to the Nation]]'', which was released on 25 April 1973. He appeared in various [[television advertisement]]s and [[children's film]]s during the 1970s<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=BFI Screenonline: Lyndhurst, Nicholas (1961-) Biography |url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/1221018/ |access-date=1 December 2024 |website=BFI Screen Online |language=en-GB}}</ref> before gaining the starring role of [[Tom Canty]]/[[Edward VI|Prince Edward]] in a [[BBC Television]] version of ''[[The Prince and the Pauper]]'',<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2017 |title=Watch: 10 Things You Might Not Know About Nicholas Lyndhurst |url=https://www.spiritfm.net/news/sussex-news/2218634/watch-10-things-you-might-not-know-about-nicholas-lyndhurst/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920161109/https://www.spiritfm.net/news/sussex-news/2218634/watch-10-things-you-might-not-know-about-nicholas-lyndhurst/ |archive-date=20 September 2018 |access-date=1 December 2024 |website=Spirit FM |language=en-GB}}</ref> directed by [[Barry Letts]] and broadcast in January 1976.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 January 1976 |title=The Prince and the Pauper: Part 1 |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/6c6b64ca712943b5bcfdeeca9a3e985d |access-date=1 December 2024 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}</ref> He gained increased national recognition two years later in two [[BBC]] [[sitcom]] roles - Raymond Fletcher, the teenage son of [[Ronnie Barker]]'s [[Norman Stanley Fletcher]] in ''[[Going Straight]]'',<ref name=":2" /> and Adam Parkinson, a son of [[Wendy Craig]] and [[Geoffrey Palmer (actor)|Geoffrey Palmer]] in [[Carla Lane]]'s ''[[Butterflies (TV series)|Butterflies]]''.<ref name=":2" />

Lyndhurst achieved his best-known role in another BBC sitcom, ''[[Only Fools and Horses]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 August 2013 |title=Nicholas Lyndhurst: 'The golden age of television is over' |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/10252691/Nicholas-Lyndhurst-The-golden-age-of-television-is-over.html |access-date=1 December 2024 |website=The Telegraph |language=en-GB}}</ref> created and written by [[John Sullivan (writer)|John Sullivan]], in which he played [[Rodney Trotter]], the younger brother of the main character, [[Del Boy|Derek "Del Boy" Trotter]], played by [[David Jason]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shahid |first=Sharnaz |date=11 June 2021 |title=Only Fools and Horses stars Nicholas Lyndhurst and Sir David Jason talk reunion |url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/20210611115156/david-jason-talks-reunion-with-nicholas-lyndhurst/ |access-date=1 December 2024 |website=HELLO! |language=en-GB}}</ref> ''Only Fools and Horses'' was first aired in 1981 and increased in popularity until it reached it peak in 1996 with its [[Christmas|Christmas Day]] show in the UK. In a BBC poll in 2004 it was voted ''[[Britain's Best Sitcom]]'' by television viewers.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Top 50 TV Sitcoms |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/top/ |access-date=1 December 2024 |website=British Comedy Guide |language=en-GB}}</ref> He appeared in the show from the start until its final airing at Christmas 2003.{{fact|date=December 2024}}

Lyndhurst had a minor part in the 1986 film ''[[Sky Bandits (1986 film)|Sky Bandits]]''. The film went straight to video and was never seen in British cinemas. During the mid-1980s and 90s, he also played Ashley Phillips in [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]'s ''[[The Two of Us (1986 TV series)|The Two of Us]]'', which co-starred [[Janet Dibley]], and MI5 agent Peter "Piglet" Chapman in ''[[The Piglet Files]]'', as well as in a number of stage performances.<ref name=":1" />

Lyndhurst played the lead character of [[List of Goodnight Sweetheart characters|Gary Sparrow]] in the time-travelling sitcom ''[[Goodnight Sweetheart (TV series)|Goodnight Sweetheart]]'' between 1993 and 1999.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=5 July 2016 |title=Goodnight Sweetheart returns to BBC One as part of the landmark sitcom season |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2016/goodnight-sweetheart |access-date=1 December 2024 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}</ref> At around the same time, he was the face and voice of the TV and radio advertisements for the [[telecommunications]] chain Peoples Phone. He said that he declined an opportunity to play the lead of Gary in the 1997 British film ''[[The Full Monty]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 August 2013 |title=Nicholas Lyndhurst: Only Fools and Horses would never be made today |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-08-19/nicholas-lyndhurst-only-fools-and-horses-would-never-be-made-today/ |access-date=1 December 2024 |website=Radio Times |language=en-GB}}</ref>
[[File:Archie and Nicholas Lyndhurst.jpg|thumb|Lyndhurst and his son, [[Archie Lyndhurst]], on the set of ''[[So Awkward]]'' in 2018]]
Lyndhurst was the public face of the stationery store [[WHSmith|WH Smith]] between 1997 and 1999, starring in their adverts as all four members of one family. He won a [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]] (BAFTA) Award for his acting in the adverts.<ref name=":2" /> In 1999, he played the villainous [[Uriah Heep (David Copperfield)|Uriah Heep]] opposite [[Daniel Radcliffe]] and Dame [[Maggie Smith]] in ''[[David Copperfield (1999 film)|David Copperfield]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dwyer Hogg |first=Clare |date=27 August 2011 |title=Nicholas Lyndhurst: 'I wanted to be an actor from the age of eight' |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/nicholas-lyndhurst-i-wanted-to-be-an-actor-from-the-age-of-eight-2343063.html |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=The Independent |language=en-GB}}</ref>

Lyndhurst joined the cast as a regular in the BBC [[police procedural]] series ''[[New Tricks]]'' in 2013, alongside [[Dennis Waterman]] and [[Tamzin Outhwaite]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013 |title=New Tricks at BBC Media Centre |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2012/new-tricks-nl.html |access-date=1 December 2024 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC One - New Tricks - Nicholas Lyndhurst: "Everything is a game of chess for him" |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1dps4T0v297W5Rm61z1gPtg/nicholas-lyndhurst-everything-is-a-game-of-chess-for-him |access-date=1 December 2024 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}</ref> Lyndhurst revived his ''Goodnight Sweetheart'' character, Gary Sparrow, in a one-off special episode, which was aired on 2 September 2016.<ref name=":3" />

Lyndhurst played the role of Star Keeper in [[Rodgers and Hammerstein]]'s ''[[Carousel (musical)|Carousel]]'' at the [[English National Opera]] in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hewis |first=Ben |date=20 January 2017 |title=Nicholas Lyndhurst joins cast of ENO's Carousel |url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/nicholas-lyndhurst-joins-cast-of-enos-carousel_42693.html/ |access-date=1 December 2024 |website=WhatsOnStage |language=en-GB}}</ref> He played the Governor/Innkeeper in ''[[Man of La Mancha]]'' for English National Opera at the [[London Coliseum]] in 2019, opposite [[Kelsey Grammer]] as Cervantes/Quixote, [[Danielle de Niese]] as Aldonza/Dulcinea and [[Peter Polycarpou]] as Sancho.<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Nicholas Lyndhurst - Stars on Stage |url=https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/stars-on-stage/nicholas-lyndhurst |access-date=1 December 2024 |website=London Theatre |language=en-GB}}</ref>

Lyndhurst appeared as Johnny in an episode of the [[CBBC]] sitcom ''[[So Awkward]]'', alongside his son, the late actor [[Archie Lyndhurst]]. The episode, "Awardatarian", was broadcast on 19 September 2019, having originally been released on [[BBC iPlayer]] on 12 September 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=So Awkward press clippings |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/so_awkward/press/ |access-date=1 December 2024 |website=British Comedy Guide |language=en-GB}}</ref>

Lyndhurst was cast as [[List of Frasier characters|Professor Alan Cornwall]] in the new ''[[Frasier (2023 TV series)|Frasier]]'' series in January 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Otterson |first=Joe |date=13 January 2023 |title='Frasier' Sequel Series at Paramount+ Casts Nicholas Lyndhurst (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/frasier-sequel-series-paramount-plus-cast-nicholas-lyndhurst-1235488911/ |access-date=1 December 2024 |website=Variety |language=en-GB}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
[[File:Nicholas Lyndhurst wedding day.jpg|thumb|Lyndhurst on his wedding day to Smith in 1999]]

Lyndhurst married Lucy Jane Smith<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lucy LYNDHURST |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/tuNEO4Lw_Gml6ojQkA94URgnOls/appointments |access-date=1 December 2024 |website=gov.uk |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Lucy Jane LYNDHURST |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/y8_vwLtIyyj5weL-dBIt94L7BhE/appointments |access-date=1 December 2024 |website=gov.uk |language=en-GB}}</ref> (born 19 April 1973), a former [[ballet dancer]], in a secret ceremony at St Mary's Church in [[Chichester]], [[West Sussex]] on 1 September 1999, having been [[Engagement|engaged]] since 1990.<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 November 2004 |title=Nicholas Lyndhurst: Glum blond |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/features/nicholas-lyndhurst-glum-blond-533327.html |access-date=1 December 2024 |website=The Independent |language=en-GB}}</ref> [[The Reverend]] David Parker, rector of St Mary's Church, said the 40-minute ceremony took the form of a "traditional [[Church of England]] service".<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 May 1999 |title=TV STAR'S VILLAGE WEDDING |url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/5167415.tv-stars-village-wedding/ |access-date=1 December 2024 |website=The Argus |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=4 September 1999 |title=Fools and Horses star weds secretly |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/438392.stm |access-date=1 December 2024 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>

[[File:Archie_Lyndhurst_and_parents.jpg|thumb|Lyndhurst with his son and wife in 2017]]

Lyndhurst and Smith's only child, a son, [[Archie Lyndhurst|Archie Bjorn Lyndhurst]], was born in [[Westminster]], [[Greater London]] on 4 October 2000.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lyndhurst |url=https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/categories/34/?name=_Lyndhurst&location=3257.3250&mother=_Smith&mother_x=_1&name_x=_1&priority=united-kingdom |access-date=1 December 2024 |website=Ancestry UK |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Archie Bjorn LYNDHURST |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/uIZM3KSysle-hAEnNXu07mYQE7E/appointments |access-date=1 December 2024 |website=gov.uk |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Adejobi |first=Alicia |date=4 October 2020 |title=Archie Lyndhurst's girlfriend marks his 20th birthday just days after CBBC star's death |url=https://metro.co.uk/2020/10/04/archie-lyndhurst-girlfriend-20th-birthday-tribute-after-cbbc-star-death-13368496/ |access-date=1 December 2024 |website=Metro |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Brazier |first=Tori |date=5 October 2021 |title=Archie Lyndhurst's mum Lucy pays tribute to late son on his 21st birthday: 'We think about you night and day' |url=https://metro.co.uk/2021/10/05/archie-lyndhursts-mum-lucy-pays-tribute-to-late-son-on-21st-birthday-15366261/ |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=Metro |language=en-GB}}</ref> Archie was an [[actor]] and [[designer]], who was best known for his role of Oliver 'Ollie' Coulton in the [[CBBC]] [[sitcom]] ''[[So Awkward]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 May 2015 |title=So Awkward |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/b05whg5z |access-date=1 December 2024 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=27 August 2020 |title=So Awkward |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/m000m1yc |access-date=1 December 2024 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}</ref> Their son died in his sleep from a [[Intracerebral hemorrhage|brain hemorrhage]] caused by [[acute lymphoblastic leukemia]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=16 January 2021 |title=Archie Lyndhurst: CBBC star died in his sleep, says mother |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-55689248 |access-date=1 December 2024 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pasquini |first=Maria |date=16 January 2021 |title=Actor Archie Lyndhurst's Cause of Death Revealed Months After He Died at Age 19 |url=https://people.com/tv/archie-lyndhurst-cause-of-death-revealed/ |access-date=1 December 2024 |website=People |language=en-GB}}</ref> at the family home in [[Fulham]], Greater London on 22 September 2020, aged 19.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 October 2020 |title=Archie Lyndhurst: CBBC star and son of Nicholas Lyndhurst dies aged 19 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-54365778 |access-date=1 December 2024 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Chung |first=Gabrielle |date=1 October 2020 |title=Archie Lyndhurst, Star of So Awkward and Son of Actor Nicholas Lyndhurst, Dies at 19 |url=https://people.com/tv/archie-lyndhurst-dead-at-19/ |access-date=1 December 2024 |website=People |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Waddell |first=Lily |date=14 January 2021 |title=Inquest into death of CBBC star Archie Lyndhurst abandoned |url=https://www.hampshirelive.news/news/hampshire-news/inquest-death-cbbc-star-archie-4889802.amp |access-date=1 December 2024 |website=Surrey Live |language=en-GB}}</ref> In a statement, he said he and his wife were "utterly grief stricken and respectfully request privacy."<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 October 2020 |title=Nicholas Lyndhurst says he is 'utterly grief stricken' following his son's death |url=https://www.itv.com/news/2020-10-01/nicholas-lyndhurst-says-he-is-utterly-grief-stricken-following-his-sons-death |access-date=1 December 2024 |website=ITVX |language=en-GB}}</ref>

Lyndhurst and his wife now reside in [[West Wittering]], West Sussex.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fox |first=Thomas |date=9 August 2022 |title=Only Fools star Nicholas Lyndhurst's quiet life in Sussex with wife at West Wittering home |url=https://www.sussexlive.co.uk/news/sussex-news/only-fools-horses-nicholas-lyndhurst-7440285.amp |access-date=1 December 2024 |website=Sussex Live |language=en-GB}}</ref>

Lyndhurst enjoys [[underwater diving]], [[beekeeping]] and piloting his own aeroplanes.<ref>{{Cite news |date=31 August 2013 |title=Lyndhurst: I said no to diving show |url=https://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/lyndhurst-i-said-no-to-diving-show/29542260.html |access-date=1 December 2024 |work=Belfast Telegraph |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1973
|''[[Bequest to the Nation (film)|Bequest to the Nation]]''
|Shot Cabin Boy
|Uncredited
|-
|1983
|''[[Bullshot (film)|Bullshot]]''
|Nobby Clark
|
|-
|1986
|''[[Sky Bandits (1986 film)|Sky Bandits]]''
|Chalky
|
|-
|2005
|''[[Lassie (2005 film)|Lassie]]''
|Buckle
|
|-
|2016
|''[[A United Kingdom]]''
|George Williams
|
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1974
|''Heidi''
|Peter
|4 episodes
|-
|1975
|''[[Anne of Avonlea (1975 film)|Anne of Avonlea]]''
|Davy Keith
|6 episodes
|-
|1976
|''The Prince and the Pauper''
|[[Edward VI|Edward Prince of Wales]], [[Tom Canty]]
|6 episodes
|-
|1976
|''[[Peter Pan (1976 musical)|Peter Pan]]''
|[[Lost Boys (Peter Pan)|Tootles]]
|Television film, credited as; Nicky Lyndhurst
|-
|1978
|''[[Going Straight]]''
|Raymond Fletcher
|4 episodes
|-
|1978
|''[[The Tomorrow People]]''
|Karl Brandt
|2 episodes
|-
|1978
|''[[Playhouse (British TV series)|Playhouse]]''
|Westbrook
|Episode: "Losing Her"
|-
|1978
|''[[Play of the Month|Play of the Week]]''
|Brian Grant
|Episode: "Fairies"
|-
|1978–1983
|''[[Butterflies (TV series)|Butterflies]]''
|Adam Parkinson
|28 episodes
|-
|1979
|''Father's Day''
|Philip Rice-Davies
|Television film
|-
|1979
|''Two People''
|Matthew
|2 episodes
|-
|1980
|''[[The Dick Emery Show]]''
|
|Episode: "Episode #18.2"
|-
|1980
|''[[To Serve Them All My Days (TV series)|To Serve Them All My Days]]''
|Dobson
|4 episodes
|-
|1981
|''[[Spearhead (TV series)|Spearhead]]''
|Private Wilson
|4 episodes
|-
|1981–2003
|''[[Only Fools and Horses]]''
|[[Rodney Trotter]]
|[[List of Only Fools and Horses episodes|64 episodes]]
|-
|1982
|''[[Arena (British TV series)|Arena]]''
|Dennis
|Episode: "A Genius Like US: A Portrait of Joe Orton"
|-
|1982
|''[[Play for Today]]''
|Policeman
|Episode: "A Mother Like Him"
|-
|1982
|''Only Fools and Horses: Christmas Trees''
|Rodney Trotter
|Short film
|-
|1982
|''[[The Funny Side of Christmas]]''
|Rodney Trotter, Adam Parkinson
|Television film
|-
|1983
|''It'll All Be Over in Half an Hour''
|Various
|3 episodes
|-
|1983
|''Michael Barrymore''
|
|1 episode
|-
|1984
|''Only Fools and Horses: License to Drill''
|Rodney Trotter
|Video
|-
|1984
|''Slimming Down''
|Sebastian
|Television film
|-
|1984
|''Haunted''
|Jack (voice)
|Video
|-
|1984
|''Round and Round''
|Patrick
|Episode: "Sex"
|-
|1984
|''Haunted: Tales of the Supernatural''
|Jack
|Podcast series, Episode: "Channel Crossing"
|-
|1984–1985
|''[[The Lenny Henry Show]]''
|Various
|3 episodes, credited as; Nick Lyndhurst
|-
|1986
|''Only Fools and Horses: Royal Variety Show''
|Rodney Trotter
|Television film
|-
|1986–1990
|''[[The Two of Us (1986 TV series)|The Two of Us]]''
|Ashley Phillips
|32 episodes
|-
|1990
|''Only Fools and Horses: The Robin Flies at Dawn''
|Rodney Trotter
|Short film
|-
|1990–1992
|''[[The Piglet Files]]''
|Peter Chapman
|19 episodes
|-
|1993
|''Stalag Luft''
|'Chump' Cosgrove
|Television film
|-
|1993–1999, 2016
|''[[Goodnight Sweetheart (TV series)|Goodnight Sweetheart]]''
|[[List of Goodnight Sweetheart characters|Gary Sparrow]], Colonel Henri Dupont
|[[List of Goodnight Sweetheart episodes|59 episodes]]
|-
|1996
|''[[Gulliver's Travels (miniseries)|Gulliver's Travels]]''
|Clustril
|Episode: "Episode #1.1"
|-
|1997
|''Only Fools and Horses: Only Fools Cutaway''
|Rodney Trotter
|Short film
|-
|1997
|''The English Programme''
|Clustril
|2 episodes
|-
|1999
|''[[David Copperfield (1999 film)|David Copperfield]]''
|Uriah Heep
|2 episodes
|-
|2000
|''Butterflies Reunion Special''
|Adam Parkinson
|Short film
|-
|2000
|''[[Thin Ice (2000 film)|Thin Ice]]''
|Graham Moss
|Television film
|-
|2002
|''The Life and Times of Aly Martin-Smith''
|Aly Martin-Smith
|Television film
|-
|2003
|''[[Murder in Mind (TV series)|Murder in Mind]]''
|Alan Willis
|Episode: "Landlord"
|-
|2006
|''[[Children's Party at the Palace|The Children's Party at the Palace]]''
|Cruella de Vil's Chauffeur (The 101 Dalmatians)
|Television special
|-
|2007–2008
|''[[After You've Gone (TV series)|After You've Gone]]''
|Jimmy Venables
|25 episodes
|-
|2008
|''After You've Gone: Deleted Scenes''
|Jimmy Venables
|Video
|-
|2008
|''After You've Gone: Outtakes''
|Jimmy Venables
|Uncredited
|-
|2010–2011
|''[[Rock & Chips]]''
|[[List of Only Fools and Horses characters|Freddie Robdal]]
|3 episodes
|-
|2013–2015
|''[[New Tricks]]''
|[[List of New Tricks characters|Danny Griffin]]
|[[List of New Tricks episodes|26 episodes]]
|-
|2014
|''Only Fools and Horses: Beckham in Peckham''
|Rodney Trotter
|Short film
|-
|2019
|''[[So Awkward]]''
|Johnny
|Episode: "Awardatarian"
|-
|2023–2024
|''[[Frasier (2023 TV series)|Frasier]]''
|[[List of Frasier characters|Alan Cornwall]]
|20 episodes
|}

=== Radio ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Station
!Notes
|-
|1974–1975
|''Drama Now: Stones''
|
|[[BBC Radio 3]]
|2 episodes
|-
|1976
|''Thirty-Minute Theatre: Open Day''
|John Burns
|[[BBC Radio 4]]
|1 episode
|-
|1986
|''[[Drama (BBC Radio 4)|The Afternoon Play]]''
|Narrator
|BBC Radio 4
|1 episode
|-
|1999
|''Only Fools and Horses''
|Rodney Trotter
|BBC Radio 4
|4 episodes
|-
|2007
|''[[Parkinson's Sunday Supplement]]''
|
|[[BBC Radio 2]]
|1 episode
|-
|2008–2009
|''Original Shorts''
|Reader
|BBC Radio 4
|3 episodes
|-
|2010
|''[[Steve Wright in the Afternoon]]''
|Himself
|BBC Radio 2
|1 episode
|-
|2011
|''Richard Bacon''
|Himself
|[[BBC Radio 5 Live]]
|1 episode
|-
|2012
|''[[Saturday Drama]]''
|Sergeant Hanley
|BBC Radio 4
|1 episode
|-
|2012
|''[[My First Planet]]''
|Brian
|BBC Radio 4
|11 episodes
|-
|2013
|''Haunted''
|Jack
|[[BBC Radio 4 Extra]]
|1 episode
|-
|2017
|''Graham Norton''
|Himself
|BBC Radio 2
|1 episode
|-
|2019
|''The Michael Ball Show''
|Himself
|BBC Radio 2
|1 episode
|-
|2023
|''Liza Tarbuck''
|Himself
|BBC Radio 2
|1 episode
|-
|2023
|''Jo Whiley''
|Himself
|BBC Radio 2
|1 episode
|}

=== As himself ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Notes
|-
|1977
|''Our Show''
|7 episodes; Presenter
|-
|1978
|''[[The Saturday Banana]]''
|Presenter
|-
|1981
|''[[Give Us a Clue]]''
|Episode: "Episode #4.13"
|-
|1982
|''[[The Kenny Everett Television Show]]''
|Episode: "Episode #2.0"
|-
|1982
|''Head for Business''
|
|-
|1984
|''The Saturday Picture Show''
|Episode: "Episode #1.19"
|-
|1984
|''[[Children in Need]]''
|1 episode
|-
|1984–1985
|''[[Blankety Blank]]''
|2 episodes
|-
|1985
|''[[Saturday Superstore]]''
|Episode: "Episode #3.24"
|-
|1987
|''[[The Grand Knockout Tournament]]''
|1 episode
|-
|1988
|''Aspel & Company''
|Episode: "Episode 5.4"
|-
|1988, 1991, 1997
|''[[Comic Relief]]''
|3 episodes
|-
|1992
|''[[Wogan]]''
|Episode: "Episode #12.29"
|-
|1992, 2000
|''[[Auntie's Bloomers]]''
|2 episodes
|-
|1996
|''[[National Television Awards]]''
|
|-
|2002
|''The Story of 'Only Fools and Horses...'''
|
|-
|2004
|''[[Britain's Best Sitcom]]''
|2 episodes
|-
|2004
|''[[Richard & Judy]]''
|1 episode
|-
|2005
|''[[Parkinson (TV series)|Parkinson]]''
|1 episode
|-
|2007
|''[[This Morning (TV programme)|This Morning]]''
|1 episode
|-
|2010
|''[[The One Show]]''
|1 episode
|-
|2011
|''The Comedy Genius of John Sullivan''
|
|-
|2017
|''David Jason: My Life on Screen''
|Episode: "Episode #1.2"
|-
|2017
|''The Story of... Only Fools and Horses....''
|6 episodes
|-
|2023
|''Frasier Inside the Series''
|Interviewee
|}

Source(s): <ref>{{Cite web |title=Nicholas Lyndhurst |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/0/20?order=first&q=Nicholas+Lyndhurst |access-date=1 December 2024 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Nicholas Lyndhurst |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0528525/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk |access-date=1 December 2024 |website=IMDb |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Nicholas Lyndhurst |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/nicholas_lyndhurst |access-date=1 December 2024 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Nicholas Lyndhurst |url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/nicholas-lyndhurst/credits/3030236588/ |access-date=1 December 2024 |website=TV Guide |language=en-GB}}</ref>

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable unsortable"
|-
! Year !! Group !! Award !! Work !! Result
|-
| 1987
|rowspan="3" |  [[British Academy Television Awards]]
|rowspan="2" | [[British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance|BAFTA Best Light Entertainment Performance]]
|rowspan="2" |  ''[[Only Fools and Horses]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| 1991
| {{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="3" | 1997
| [[British Academy Television Award for Best Comedy Performance|BAFTA Best Comedy Performance]]
|rowspan="2" |  ''[[Only Fools and Horses]] (Christmas Special)''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[British Comedy Awards]]
| [[British Comedy Awards|Best TV Comedy Actor]]
| {{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="3" | [[National Television Awards]]
| [[3rd National Television Awards|Most Popular Comedy Performer 1997]]
| ''[[Only Fools and Horses]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| 1998
| [[4th National Television Awards|Most Popular Comedy Performer 1998]]
|rowspan="2" |    ''[[Goodnight Sweetheart (TV series)|Goodnight Sweetheart]]''
| {{won}}
|-
| 1999
| [[5th National Television Awards|Most Popular Comedy Performer 1999]]
| {{won}}
|-
|}

Source(s): <ref>{{Cite web |title=Nicholas Lyndhurst - Awards |url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0528525/awards/?ref_=nm_awd |access-date=1 December 2024 |website=IMDb |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Awards |url=https://www.bafta.org/awards |access-date=1 December 2024 |website=BAFTA |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Winners |url=https://www.nationaltvawards.com/winners |access-date=1 December 2024 |website=National Television Awards |language=en-GB}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:English male child actors]]
[[Category:English male film actors]]
[[Category:English male television actors]]