Personal Info
Known ForActing
Born1949-03-13
BirthplaceLoughborough, Leicestershire, England
David Neilson
Acting
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring David Neilson
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EDITION NO. 606Resnick: Rough Treatment
•1993
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EDITION NO. 383Resnick: Lonely Hearts
•1992
Filmography
Acting (9)
2020
Majorityas Len Taylor
2009
Coronation Street: Romanian Holidayas Roy Cropper
5.8
1996
Secrets & Liesas Man in Suit
7.6
1993
Resnick: Rough Treatmentas DS Graham Millington
1992
Resnick: Lonely Heartsas DS Graham Millington
1991
Life Is Sweetas Steve
7.0
1986
Knights & Emeraldsas Ashby
7.5
1981
Sons and Loversas Edgar
1978
Soldiers Talking, Cleanlyas Buckie
Production & Directing (1)
2024
A Scottish Love SchemeLine Producer
7.0