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David Neilson

David Neilson

Acting · Born 1949-03-13 · Loughborough, Leicestershire, England

David Neilson is an English actor best known for portraying cafe owner Roy Cropper in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street from 1995 onwards. In a break from the show in 2016, Neilson starred in a stage production of Samuel Beckett's Endgame at Home in Manchester. Prior to taking up the role of Roy Cropper, Neilson appeared in several TV shows including Boys from The Blackstuff, Resnick, Secret Army, Once Upon a Time in the North, Blue Heaven, Bergerac, Casualty and EastEnders, and in the Mike Leigh films Life is Sweet and Secrets and Lies.

Known For

movie 7.6 Secrets & Lies
Secrets & Lies
1996
movie 7.0 Life Is Sweet
Life Is Sweet
1991
tv 5.4 Coronation Street
Coronation Street
1960
tv 7.2 Heartbeat
Heartbeat
1992
tv 7.0 Bergerac
Bergerac
1981
tv 7.8 Boys from the Blackstuff
Boys from the Blackstuff
1982
tv 7.8 Secret Army
Secret Army
1977
tv 7.3 Strangers
Strangers
1978
movie 5.8 Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday
Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday
2009
tv 6.3 Blue Heaven
Blue Heaven
1992
tv 6.0
Once Upon A Time In The North
1994
movie 7.5 Knights & Emeralds
Knights & Emeralds
1986
movie
Resnick: Lonely Hearts
1992
movie
Resnick: Rough Treatment
1993
movie Sons and Lovers
Sons and Lovers
1981
movie Soldiers Talking, Cleanly
Soldiers Talking, Cleanly
1978
movie Majority
Majority
2020