He first gained recognition at the age of seventeen through the sitcom (Adam) Butterflies[?], but achieved stardom in the series Only Fools and Horses in which he played Rodney, the younger brother of the main character. Only Fools and Horses started as a small comedy in 1981 and rapidly grew in popularity until it reached its peak in 1996 with its Christmas Day episode gaining the largest audience ever obtained by a fictional TV show in the UK.
In 1993 in an attempt to avoid becoming typecast he accepted the position of the lead character Gary in a new science fiction sitcom Goodnight Sweetheart[?].
In between 1997 and 1999 Nicholas Lyndhurst was the public face of the stationery chain store WH Smith[?], starring as all four members of a family in their adverts. In 1997 Lyndhurst won a BAFTA for his acting in the adverts.
TV - Anne of Avonlea: The Burt Bacharach Show: David Copperfield: The Dick Emery Show: Fairies: Father's Day: Going Straight: Goodnight Sweetheart: Gulliver's Travels: Heidi: The Kenny Everett Christmas Show: The Lenny Henry Show: Losing Her: Only Fools and Horses: Our Show: Peter Pan: The Piglet Files: The Prince and the Pauper: Spearhead: Stagluft: To Serve Them All My Days: The Two of Us: Wilderness Challenge.
Films - Bequest to the Nation: Bullshot: Endless Nights: Gunbus.
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