Nicholas Lyndhurst has broken his silence on the tragic death of his only son, Archie.
Archie Lyndhurst died at the age of 19 and was found at his family's home in west London last week. The circumstances of his death are said to be "non-suspicious".
His dad, actor Nicholas, 59, has issued a brief statement on his family's grief.
The grieving father said: "Lucy and I are utterly grief stricken and respectfully request privacy."
Budding actor Archie starred on the CBBC series So Awkward. The brand took to Twitter to share its sadness: "We're so sorry to have to tell you that Archie Lyndhurst, who so brilliantly played Ollie in So Awkward on CBBC, has very sadly died after a short illness.
"Archie will be hugely missed by all who worked with him, and by all the fans who laughed along with Ollie 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 to The Guardian in 2015, Nicholas discussed his response to when Archie revealed he had set his sights on becoming a thespian.
Nicholas said he remembered saying: “I can’t offer any advice other than please don’t do it.”
He said, Archie replied: “Daddy, I just want to entertain people.”
Opening up about discussing the idea with his wife, Nicholas added: "I told Lucy 'If I ever hear him say the f-word – famous – the deal’s off' - he never has. He’s filming his second series for CBBC, So Awkward, I wish I’d been as good as him at his age."
Actor Archie was dating his So Awkward co-star Nethra Tilakumara. They had been together for over a year.
During their time together, the young couple jetted off to Amsterdam and Paris for a series of romantic breaks.
Nethra has yet to break her silence on her boyfriend's death.
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"Officers and London Ambulance Service attended. At the scene a man was found unresponsive. He was declared dead at the scene.
"His next of kin are aware. At this stage the death is treated as unexplained but not suspicious. A post-mortem will take place in due course."
Emergency services were called to his home, however Archie sadly died at the scene.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said of Archie's death: "Police were called at approximately 9.41am on Tuesday, September 22 to a report of a concern for welfare.
An inquest into Archie's death will be held next week.
