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Nicholas Lyndhurst

1961 - Today

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Nicholas Simon Lyndhurst (born 20 April 1961) is an English actor who began his career as a child actor. He is best known for his role as Rodney Trotter in the BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses (1981–2003). Lyndhurst had major roles in other sitcoms, including as Raymond Fletcher in Going Straight (1978), as Adam Parkinson in Butterflies (1978–1983), as Ashley Phillips in The Two of Us (1986–1990), as Peter "Piglet" Chapman in The Piglet Files (1987) Three up, Two down series three episode Life and Death (1990–1992), as Gary Sparrow in Goodnight Sweetheart (1993–1999, 2016), and as Jimmy Venables in After You've Gone (2007–2008). He starred as Freddie Robdal in the comedy-drama series Rock & Chips (2010–2011) and co-starred as Danny Griffin in the police procedural series New Tricks (2013–2015). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Nicholas Lyndhurst is the 13,129th most popular actor (down from 12,400th in 2024), the 7,682nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,436th in 2019) and the 1,403rd most popular British Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Nicholas Lyndhurst ranks 13,129 out of 13,578. Before him are Chad Michael Collins, Nikita Yefremov, Hugo Becker, Karen Cliche, Adam Campbell, and Bodhi Elfman. After him are Mana Ashida, Misaki Kuno, Madhoo, Shane Van Dyke, Ross Thomas, and Abby Elliott.

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Among people born in 1961, Nicholas Lyndhurst ranks 1,044. Before him are Terry Cummings, Reginald Hudlin, Lance Deal, Chanda Kochhar, Pat Turner, and Peter Vidmar. After him are Amina Mohamed, John Moolenaar, Wendell Brown, Brian McDermott, Huw Edwards, and Gary Mabbutt.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Nicholas Lyndhurst ranks 7,684 out of 8,785. Before him are Hugh Skinner (1985), Liz McClarnon (1981), Adam Campbell (1980), Gary O'Neil (1983), Willie Thorne (1954), and Jane Goldman (1970). After him are Cher Lloyd (1993), Tim Hetherington (1970), Amma Asante (1969), Tao Geoghegan Hart (1995), Marlon Devonish (1976), and Jeff Minter (1962).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Nicholas Lyndhurst ranks 1,403. Before him are Tom Blyth (1995), James Dreyfus (1968), Chuku Modu (1990), Kit Connor (2004), Hugh Skinner (1985), and Adam Campbell (1980). After him are Amma Asante (1969), Billy Howle (1989), Hermione Corfield (1993), Lyndsey Marshal (1978), Greg Davies (1968), and Miranda Raison (1977).

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