David Neilson

Acting

David Neilson

Born March 13, 1949Loughborough, Leicestershire, England17 credits

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

Filmography

Majority
2020Majority
as Len TaylorMovie
Secrets & Lies
1996Secrets & Lies
as Man in SuitMovie
R
1993Resnick: Rough Treatment
as DS Graham MillingtonMovie
B
1992Blue Heaven
as SergeantTV
Heartbeat
1992Heartbeat
as Barry JacksonTV
R
1992Resnick: Lonely Hearts
as DS Graham MillingtonMovie
Life Is Sweet
1991Life Is Sweet
as SteveMovie
Bergerac
1981Bergerac
as MoxtonTV
Sons and Lovers
1981Sons and Lovers
as EdgarMovie
Strangers
1978Strangers
as TorchyTV
Secret Army
1977Secret Army
as JelinekTV
Coronation Street
1960Coronation Street
as Roy CropperTV