Actor profile

Nicholas Lyndhurst

20th April 1961 Emsworth, Hampshire, England Acting

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.

20 Movies 21 TV Shows 50 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

We Love Only Fools and Horses poster

We Love Only Fools and Horses 27th December 2020

A United Kingdom poster

A United Kingdom 25th November 2016 as George Williams

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves poster

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves 12th September 2016 as Rodney Trotter (archive footage) (uncredited)

Rock & Chips poster

Rock & Chips 24th January 2010 as Freddie 'The Frog' Robdal

The Children's Party at the Palace poster

The Children's Party at the Palace 25th June 2006 as Cruella de Vil's Chauffeur (The 101 Dalmatians)

Lassie poster

Lassie 16th December 2005 as Buckle

The Story of Only Fools and Horses poster

The Story of Only Fools and Horses 20th December 2002

Stalag Luft poster

Stalag Luft 27th October 1993 as 'Chump' Cosgrove

Only Fools & Horses - Miami Twice - The Movie poster

Only Fools & Horses - Miami Twice - The Movie 25th December 1991 as Rodney Trotter

The Grand Knockout Tournament poster

The Grand Knockout Tournament 19th June 1987 as Self

Sky Bandits poster

Sky Bandits 31st October 1986 as Chalky

Slimming Down poster

Slimming Down 30th June 1984 as Sebastian

Bullshot poster

Bullshot 27th October 1983 as Nobby Clark

The Funny Side of Christmas poster

The Funny Side of Christmas 27th December 1982 as Rodney Trotter, Adam Parkinson

A Mother Like Him poster

A Mother Like Him 16th November 1982 as Young PC

A Genius Like Us: A Portrait of Joe Orton poster

A Genius Like Us: A Portrait of Joe Orton 9th November 1982 as Dennis - Loot

Father's Day poster

Father's Day 10th March 1979 as Phillip Rice-Davies

Fairies poster

Fairies 27th September 1978 as Brian Grant

Peter Pan poster

Peter Pan 12th December 1976 as Toodles

Bequest to the Nation poster

Bequest to the Nation 18th April 1973 as Shot Cabin Boy

Frasier poster

Frasier 12th October 2023 as Alan Cornwall

The Story of Only Fools And Horses poster

The Story of Only Fools And Horses 29th August 2017

Rock & Chips poster

Rock & Chips 24th January 2010 as Freddie Robdal

After You've Gone poster

After You've Gone 12th January 2007 as Jimmy Venables

New Tricks poster

New Tricks 1st January 2004 as Danny Griffin

Murder in Mind poster

Murder in Mind 22nd April 2001 as Alan Willis

David Copperfield poster

David Copperfield 25th December 1999 as Uriah Heep

Gulliver's Travels poster

Gulliver's Travels 4th February 1996 as Clustril

Goodnight Sweetheart poster

Goodnight Sweetheart 18th November 1993 as Gary Sparrow

The Piglet Files poster

The Piglet Files 7th September 1990 as Peter 'Piglet' Chapman

The Two of Us poster

The Two of Us 31st October 1986 as Ashley Phillips

Only Fools and Horses poster

Only Fools and Horses 8th September 1981

Only Fools and Horses poster

Only Fools and Horses 8th September 1981 as Rodney Trotter

To Serve Them All My Days poster

To Serve Them All My Days 17th October 1980 as Dobson

Butterflies poster

Butterflies 10th November 1978 as Adam Parkinson

Spearhead poster

Spearhead 18th July 1978 as Private Wilson

Going Straight poster

Going Straight 24th February 1978 as Raymond Fletcher

BBC2 Play of the Week poster

BBC2 Play of the Week 21st September 1977 as Brian Grant

Heidi poster

Heidi 20th October 1974 as Peter

Play for Today poster

Play for Today 15th October 1970 as Policeman

Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame 24th December 1951 as Tootles