Only Fools and Horses star Nicholas Lyndhurst’s son Archie is found dead

Only Fools and Horses star Nicholas Lyndhurst’s CBeebies actor son Archie is found dead at his family home aged 19

Archie Lyndhurst, the son of Only Fools and Horses actor Nicholas Lyndhurst, has died aged 19. 

The teenager had been acting since the age of ten and starred in the hit Cbeebies show So Awkward as Ollie Coulton, and was dating co-star Nethra Tilakumara,

Archie also appeared in the TV series Bad Education in 2014 and voiced a character in the 2015 video game Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward. 

His father famously played Rodney Trotter alongside Sir David Jason as Del Boy in the long-running BBC comedy Only Fools and Horses. 

Archie’s mother Lucy today replied to an Instagram post about his death by Game of Thrones star Samuel Small, writing: ‘He will love you and watch over you forever.’ 

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Archie Lyndhurst, 19, has been found dead at his family home in Fulham, West London

Only Fools and Horses star Nicholas Lyndhurst with his wife Lucy Smith and son Archie

Only Fools and Horses star Nicholas Lyndhurst with his wife Lucy Smith and son Archie

Archie and his girlfriend Nethra Tilakumara, wearing Batman and Robin costumes - just like his father did playing Rodney alongside Sir David Jason as Del Boy in Only Fools and Horses

Archie and his girlfriend Nethra Tilakumara, wearing Batman and Robin costumes – just like his father did playing Rodney alongside Sir David Jason as Del Boy in Only Fools and Horses

Archie and his girlfriend Miss Tilakumara, who were in CBeebies series So Awkward together

Archie and his girlfriend Miss Tilakumara, who were in CBeebies series So Awkward together