Coronation Street
1960Series
Coronation Street
1960Series
Person
David Neilson
Acting
- Born
- March 13, 1949 · 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
Heartbeat
1992Series
Heartbeat
1992Series
Bergerac
1981Series
Bergerac
1981Series
Secret Army
1977Series
Secret Army
1977Series
Strangers
1978Series
Strangers
1978Series
Boys from the Blackstuff
1982Series
Boys from the Blackstuff
1982Series
Life Is Sweet
1991Movie
Life Is Sweet
1991Movie
Secrets & Lies
1996Movie
Secrets & Lies
1996Movie
Blue Heaven
1992Series
Blue Heaven
1992Series
Soldiers Talking, Cleanly
1978Movie
Soldiers Talking, Cleanly
1978Movie
Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday
2009Movie
Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday
2009Movie
Sons and Lovers
1981Movie
Sons and Lovers
1981Movie