Andrew Lynford

Who is Andrew Lynford?

Andrew Lynford is a British television presenter and actor. He is widely remembered for playing the role of Simon Raymond in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders and presenting Playdays for Children's BBC.

Lynford trained at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London. He has had many theatre roles including Ralph in Bouncers; Tim in Up On The Roof; Adrian in The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Hal in Loot, among others. He is also a veteran of musical theatre, starring in The Little Shop Of Horrors; Oliver!; The King & I and Anything Goes.

In 1996 Lynford joined the cast of EastEnders where he played Simon Raymond, the homosexual brother of Martine McCutcheon's character, Tiffany Raymond. His character made headlines in the British press, following a gay kiss with the show's resident bisexual, Tony Hills, who happened to be dating his sister at the time. Both Lynford and Homer left the show in 1999.

After leaving EastEnders, Lynford started presenting various shows for television, including Wild Thing, Taste Today and the comedy quiz Arty Facts, which he also devised.