Nicholas Lyndhurst

Nicholas Lyndhurst

Age 65 — born April 20, 1961·Emsworth, Hampshire, England

Nicholas Simon Lyndhurst is an English actor. He is known for playing Rodney Trotter in Only Fools and Horses, Gary Sparrow in Goodnight Sweetheart, Dan Griffin in the BBC drama New Tricks and Adam Parkinson in Carla Lane's series Butterflies. Lyndhurst also prominently starred as Ashley Philips in The Two of Us, as Fletch's son Raymond in Going Straight, the sequel to the classic British sitcom Porridge, Jimmy Venables in After You've Gone, and Freddie 'The Frog' Robdal in the Only Fools and Horses prequel Rock & Chips.

ComedyDramaCrimeFamily

47Credits21 TV · 26 films
1951–2023Years activefirst to latest
10.0 Highest ratedThin Ice
7.0 Average ratingacross 36 titles

Top TV shows 21best Nicholas Lyndhurst shows

  1. 1Hallmark Hall of Fame posterHallmark Hall of FameTootles · 1 ep · 19518.8
  2. 2Only Fools and Horses posterOnly Fools and HorsesRodney Trotter · 1981–2003 · Comedy8.5
  3. 3Murder in Mind posterMurder in MindAlan Willis · 1 ep · 20018.3
  4. 4The Story of Only Fools And Horses posterThe Story of Only Fools And Horses6 eps · 20177.8
  5. 5New Tricks posterNew TricksDan Griffin · 2004–2015 · Drama7.8
  6. 6After You've Gone posterAfter You've GoneJimmy · 2007–2008 · Comedy7.8
  7. 7The Piglet Files posterThe Piglet FilesPeter 'Piglet' Chapman · 21 eps · 19907.8
  8. 8To Serve Them All My Days posterTo Serve Them All My DaysDobson · 4 eps · 19807.8
  9. 9Going Straight posterGoing StraightRaymond Fletcher · 4 eps · 19787.7
  10. 10Spearhead posterSpearheadPrivate Wilson · 4 eps · 19787.5
  11. 11Goodnight Sweetheart posterGoodnight SweetheartGary Sparrow · 58 eps · 19937.2
  12. 12Rock & Chips posterRock & ChipsFreddie Robdal · 2010–2011 · Drama7.2
  13. 13Gulliver's Travels posterGulliver's TravelsClustril · 2 eps · 19967.2
  14. 14Butterflies posterButterfliesAdam Parkinson · 28 eps · 19787.2
  15. 15David Copperfield posterDavid CopperfieldUriah Heep · 2 eps · 19997.1
  16. 16BBC2 Play of the Week posterBBC2 Play of the WeekBrian Grant · 1 ep · 19777.0
  17. 17Frasier posterFrasierAlan Cornwall · 20 eps · 20236.7
  18. 18Play for Today posterPlay for TodayPoliceman · 1 ep · 19706.6
  19. 19The Two of Us posterThe Two of UsAshley Phillips · 32 eps · 19866.2
  20. 20Heidi posterHeidiPeter · 4 eps · 19745.5
  21. 21Round And Round1 ep · 1984

Top movies 26best Nicholas Lyndhurst movies

  1. 1Thin IceGraham Moss · 200010.0
  2. 2Fairies posterFairiesBrian Grant · 197810.0
  3. 3The Story of Only Fools and Horses posterThe Story of Only Fools and Horses20027.0
  4. 4A Mother Like Him posterA Mother Like HimYoung PC · 19827.0
  5. 5A United Kingdom posterA United KingdomGeorge Williams · 20166.7
  6. 6Stalag Luft posterStalag Luft'Chump' Cosgrove · 19936.6
  7. 7Bequest to the Nation posterBequest to the NationShot Cabin Boy · 19736.5
  8. 8The Funny Blokes of British ComedyAdam Parkinson (archive footage) (uncredited) · 20056.5
  9. 9Lassie posterLassieBuckle · 20056.4
  10. 10Sky Bandits posterSky BanditsChalky · 19866.2
  11. 11Rock & Chips posterRock & ChipsFreddie 'The Frog' Robdal · 20106.2
  12. 12Peter Pan posterPeter PanToodles · 19766.0
  13. 13Only Fools and Horses: The Robin Flies at DawnRodney Trotter · 19906.0
  14. 14Bullshot posterBullshotNobby Clark · 19835.8
  15. 15British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves posterBritish Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at OurselvesRodney Trotter (archive footage) (uncredited) · 20165.7
  16. 16The Children's Party at the Palace posterThe Children's Party at the PalaceCruella de Vil's Chauffeur (The 101 Dalmatians) · 20061.7
  17. 17Slimming Down posterSlimming DownSebastian · 1984
  18. 18Father's Day posterFather's DayPhillip Rice-Davies · 1979
  19. 19The Funny Side of Christmas posterThe Funny Side of ChristmasRodney Trotter, Adam Parkinson · 1982
  20. 20Only Fools and Horses: Licensed to DrillRodney Trotter · 1984
  21. 21Only Fools and Horses: Only Fools CutawayRodney Trotter · 1997
  22. 22A Genius Like Us: A Portrait of Joe Orton posterA Genius Like Us: A Portrait of Joe OrtonDennis - Loot · 1982
  23. 23We Love Only Fools and Horses posterWe Love Only Fools and Horses2020
  24. 24Only Fools and Horses: Royal Variety ShowRodney Trotter · 1986
  25. 25Only Fools & Horses - Miami Twice - The Movie posterOnly Fools & Horses - Miami Twice - The MovieRodney Trotter · 1991
  26. 26Only Fools and Horses: Christmas TreesRodney Trotter · 1982

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