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Actor
David Neilson
- Born March 13, 1949 in 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
Secrets & Lies1996
Life Is Sweet1991
Coronation Street1960
Heartbeat1992
Bergerac1981
Boys from the Blackstuff1982
Secret Army1977
Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday2009
Filmography
- 2024A Scottish Love SchemeFilmLine Producer
- 2020MajorityFilmLen Taylor
- 2009Coronation Street: Romanian HolidayFilmRoy Cropper
- 1996Secrets & LiesFilmMan in Suit
- 1994Once Upon A Time In The NorthSeriesMr Dacre
- 1993Resnick: Rough TreatmentFilmDS Graham Millington
- 1992HeartbeatSeriesBarry Jackson
- 1992Blue HeavenSeriesSergeant
- 1992Resnick: Lonely HeartsFilmDS Graham Millington
- 1991Life Is SweetFilmSteve
- 1986Knights & EmeraldsFilmAshby
- 1982Boys from the BlackstuffSeriesLawton
- 1981BergeracSeriesMoxton
- 1981Sons and LoversFilmEdgar
- 1978StrangersSeriesTorchy
- 1978Soldiers Talking, CleanlyFilmBuckie
- 1977Secret ArmySeriesJelinek
- 1960Coronation StreetSeriesRoy Cropper