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Archie Lyndhurst, son of Only Fools and Horses actor Nicholas Lyndhurst, was found dead in his family’s West London home at just 19 years old.
The teenager had been acting since the age of ten and starred in the hit CBBC show So Awkward as Ollie Coulton, and was dating his co-star Nethra Tilakumara.
Archie, from Fulham, also appeared on the 2014 television series Bad Education and voiced a character in the 2015 video game Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward.
Archie Lyndhurst, 19, has been found dead in his family’s home in Fulham, west London.
Only Fools and Horses star Nicholas Lyndhurst with wife Lucy Smith and son Archie
Archie’s mother Lucy responded today to an Instagram post about her death by Game of Thrones star Samuel Small, writing: ‘He will love you and take care of you forever.’
Archie and his girlfriend Nethra Tilakumara, dressed in Batman and Robin costumes, just like their father played Rodney alongside Sir David Jason as Del Boy in Only Fools and Horses.
Archie had been with Tilakumara for a year and in April they posted pictures of themselves on a romantic vacation in Amsterdam and Paris.
His father played Rodney Trotter alongside Sir David Jason as Del Boy in the long-running BBC comedy Only Fools and Horses.
Lyndhurst, 59, and his wife Lucy Lyndhurst celebrated their 21st wedding anniversary a month ago and also have a home in Chichester, West Sussex.
Ms Lyndhurst responded today to an Instagram post about her death by Game of Thrones star Samuel Small, writing: ‘He will love you and take care of you forever.’
Archie and his girlfriend, Miss Tilakumara, who were together on the CBBC series So Awkward
Archie Lyndhurst followed in the acting footsteps of his father Nicholas Lyndhurst (together)
Archie, whose father Nicholas starred in Only Fools and Horses, was pronounced dead at his home.
Police officers and paramedics were called to his family’s home in Fulham on 22 September following reports of “welfare concerns”.
Archie was pronounced dead at the scene in an “unexplained but not suspicious” death that is not being investigated by police, who have passed a file to the coroner.
His friend Small, who was also in So Awkward as Rob Edwards, said in a tribute: ‘To my brother Archie. I still can’t understand what happened.
‘You still had a lot of life to live and I would give anything to keep living.
Archie is pictured with his So Awkward co-star Samuel Small, who paid tribute to him today.
Archie with his father Nicholas Lyndhurst at the Matilda music press night in London in 2011
“ My heart aches all day and every day thinking of you and I just wish I could talk to you one more time so you would know how much I love you.
I promise to make you proud until your last breath. I love you from now to infinity. Rest in power brother. ‘
Small, who was in the BBC drama The Nest, had a minor role on Game of Thrones as ‘Little Bird’ in The Mountain and the Viper, which was episode eight of the second season.
He added: ‘I wish everyone had known Archie how we knew him. I had never met someone so full of life and had touched the hearts of so many people.
Archie with his father Nicholas Lyndhurst in a loving photograph as a child
Nicholas Lyndhurst (center) starred in the BBC comedy Only Fools and Horses alongside Buster Merryfield as Uncle Albert (left) and Sir David Jason as Derek ‘Del Boy’ Trotter (right).
Nicholas and Lucy Lyndhurst celebrated their 21st wedding anniversary a month ago
“ To be honest I still can’t find the words to do her justice and show how beautiful she was, but her mission was to make as many people happy as possible and to trust me, she really did. ‘
A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said: ‘The police were called at approximately 9.41 am on Tuesday 22 September to report a welfare concern.
Officers and the London Ambulance Service attended. At the scene, an unconscious man was found. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
His closest relatives know. At this stage, death is treated as unexplained but not suspicious. An autopsy will be done in due course.
