David Neilson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 13, 1949 (age 77)
- Birthplace
- Loughborough, Leicestershire, England
Biography
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
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Filmography
Majority
Movie · as Len Taylor
Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday
Movie · as Roy Cropper
Secrets & Lies
Movie · as Man in Suit
Once Upon A Time In The North
TV · as Mr Dacre · 1 ep
Resnick: Rough Treatment
Movie · as DS Graham Millington
Resnick: Lonely Hearts
Movie · as DS Graham Millington
Blue Heaven
TV · as Sergeant · 1 ep
Heartbeat
TV · as Barry Jackson · 1 ep
Life Is Sweet
Movie · as Steve
Knights & Emeralds
Movie · as Ashby
Boys from the Blackstuff
TV · as Lawton · 5 eps
Sons and Lovers
Movie · as Edgar
Bergerac
TV · as Moxton · 1 ep
Soldiers Talking, Cleanly
Movie · as Buckie
Strangers
TV · as Torchy · 1 ep
Secret Army
TV · as Jelinek · 1 ep
Coronation Street
TV · as Roy Cropper · 3226 eps