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Archie Bjorn Lyndhurst (4 October 2000 – 22 September 2020) was an English actor and designer. With a career that spanned a decade, he was best known for his role as Oliver 'Ollie' Coulton in the CBBC sitcom So Awkward (2015–2020). He was the only child of the actor Nicholas Lyndhurst and his wife, Lucy Smith.
Lyndhurst was the paternal great-grandson of Francis Leonard Lyndhurst, a theatrical scenery painter, film producer and film director.
Lyndhurst often worked with the comedian and actor Jack Whitehall, making his television debut with the role of Young Jack in the second episode in the second series of the Sky One Christmas Comedy drama, Little Crackers. The episode, "Jack Whitehall's Little Cracker: Daddy's Little Princess", was broadcast on 18 December 2011. He played Little Jack Whitehall in the ITV television variety show, Tonight at the London Palladium, in the episode broadcast on 28 September 2014. He played Young Alfie Wickers in the BBC Three sitcom, Bad Education. The episode, "The Exam", was broadcast on 14 October 2014. He played Young Jack Whitehall in the short film, Jack Whitehall Gets Around: Intro, which was released on 24 November 2014.
Lyndhurst played Young Michael Gambon in the BBC Two comedy television film, Harry and Paul's Story of the Twos. The film was broadcast on 25 May 2014.
Lyndhurst Voice acting Jung in The Secret World: Issue 10 – Nightmares in the Dream Palace. The video game was released on 4 December 2014.
Lyndhurst played Oliver 'Ollie' Coulton in the CBBC sitcom, So Awkward, from 21 May 2015 until his death during the airing of the sixth series. He appeared alongside his father, Nicholas, in the second episode in the fifth series, "Awardatarian", which was broadcast on 19 September 2019, having originally been released on BBC iPlayer on 12 September 2019. His character was written out at the start of the seventh series.
Lyndhurst voiced Honoroit Bandarlois, a non-playable character, in . The video game was released on 21 June 2015.
Lyndhurst appeared on the ninth episode in the third series of the CBBC game show, Ultimate Brain. The episode, "Ultimately Awkward", was broadcast on 20 August 2016, where he was a contestant on the Blue Team, along with Jamie Flatters and Charlie Nicholson, his co-stars from So Awkward.
Lyndhurst played Max in the BBC Two comedy television film, Our Ex-Wife. The film was broadcast on 1 September 2016.
Lyndhurst played Elliot Morford in the 25th episode in the 32nd series of the BBC One medical drama series Casualty. The episode was broadcast on 24 February 2018.
Lyndhurst launched Fated to Pretend, his clothing line, in November 2019.
Lyndhurst appeared in the Independent film Tracers, a Vietnam War play, which was performed in Islington, North London, in March 2020. Tracers was written by six when they came back from Vietnam and directed by Bryn Williams.
Lyndhurst made his final appearance as an actor, with the role of Henry Bramble in the fantasy adventure short film, The Infectious Imagination of Henry Bramble, written, directed and edited by Derek Boyes. The film was posthumously released in the United States on 4 July 2021. He first played the role in 2013. He Posthumous award the Best Actor (Adult & Professional) Award at the Children's International Film Festival of Wales in 2022.
Lyndhurst had a close friendship with the comedian and actor Jack Whitehall. He took shopping and groceries to Whitehall's parents, Michael and Hilary, when they were unable to leave their house during the COVID-19 lockdown.
His death prompted tributes from fans across the world. Jack Whitehall led tributes on social media, along with several of his So Awkward co-stars.
| 2011 | Little Crackers | Young Jack | Episode: "Jack Whitehall's Little Cracker: Daddy's Little Princess" |
| 2014 | Harry and Paul's Story of the Twos | Young Michael Gambon | Television film |
| 2014 | Tonight at the London Palladium | Little Jack Whitehall | Episode: "Episode #1.3" |
| 2014 | Bad Education | Young Alfie Wickers | Episode: "The Exam" |
| 2014 | Jack Whitehall Gets Around: Intro | Young Jack Whitehall | Short film |
| 2014 | The Secret World: Issue 10 – Nightmares in the Dream Palace | Jung (voice) | Video game |
| 2015–2020 | So Awkward | Oliver 'Ollie' Coulton | Main cast; 77 episodes |
| 2015 | Honoroit Bandarlois (voice) | Video game | |
| 2016 | Ultimate Brain | Himself | Episode: "Episode #3.9" |
| 2016 | Our Ex-Wife | Max | Television film |
| 2018 | Casualty | Elliot Morford | Episode: "Episode #32.25" |
| 2021 | The Infectious Imagination of Henry Bramble | Henry Bramble | Short film; Posthumous release |
The debut episode of the Paramount+ revival and sequel of the NBC sitcom, Frasier, is dedicated to Lyndhurst, amongst others. The episode was broadcast on 12 October 2023.
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