Nicholas Lindhurst has broken the silence on the tragic death of his only son Archie.
Archie Lindhurst died at the age of 19 and was found at his family home in west London last week. The circumstances of his death are said to be “non-suspicious”.
His father, actor Nicholas, 59, has issued a brief statement on his family’s grief.
The bereaved father said: “Lucy and I are in deep grief and will respectfully request privacy.”
Emerging actor Archie starred on the CBBC series Hundred Oakward. The brand took to Twitter to express its sadness: “We are deeply saddened to tell you that Archie Lindhurst, who played the role of Ll Lee so brilliantly in the Socquard on CBBC, has passed away tragically after a short illness.
“Archie will be greatly missed by all the fans who worked with him, and laughed with Oli in the show.”
But despite being a star himself, Nicholas was not keen on his son’s decision to become an actor, Reports the mirror.
Speaking with Guardian In 2015, Nichols discussed his response when Archie revealed that he had set his sights on becoming a Spacian.
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Nichols said he remembers remembering: “Please don’t do that unless I can give you some advice.”
That said, Archie replied: “Daddy, I just want to entertain people.”
Regarding discussing the idea with his wife, Nichols added: “I told Lucy that if I ever heard him say ‘F-word-famous-deal-off’ – he never would. He was shooting his second series for CBBC.” So, Oakward, I wish I was as good as he was.
Actor Archie was dating his 100-year-old co-actress Netra Tilakumara. They had been together for over a year.
During their time together, the young couple set off for a series of exciting breaks in Amsterdam and Paris.
Netra has broken her silence over her boyfriend’s death.
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“Officers and the London Ambulance Service were present. One person was found reacting at the scene. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
“People after his relatives are awake. At this stage the death is not considered suspicious but not suspicious. The post-mortem will take place at the appropriate time.”
Emergency services were called to her home, but Archie was pronounced dead at the scene.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said of Archie’s death: “Police were called at 9.41am on Tuesday, September 22 to report a concern for welfare.
An investigation into Archie’s death will be conducted next week.