David Neilson
Acting
1949-03-13 · 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.
Filmography(17)
movieMajority
as Len Taylor · 2020 · 0.0
movieCoronation Street: Romanian Holiday
as Roy Cropper · 2009 · 5.8
movieSecrets & Lies
as Man in Suit · 1996 · 7.6
tvOnce Upon A Time In The North
as Mr Dacre · 1994 · 6.0
movieResnick: Rough Treatment
as DS Graham Millington · 1993 · 0.0
tvBlue Heaven
as Sergeant · 1992 · 6.3
tvHeartbeat
as Barry Jackson · 1992 · 7.2
movieResnick: Lonely Hearts
as DS Graham Millington · 1992 · 0.0
movieLife Is Sweet
as Steve · 1991 · 7.0
movieKnights & Emeralds
as Ashby · 1986 · 7.5
tvBoys from the Blackstuff
as Lawton · 1982 · 7.8
tvBergerac
as Moxton · 1981 · 6.7
movieSons and Lovers
as Edgar · 1981 · 0.0
movieSoldiers Talking, Cleanly
as Buckie · 1978 · 0.0
tvStrangers
as Torchy · 1978 · 7.3
tvSecret Army
as Jelinek · 1977 · 7.7
tvCoronation Street
as Roy Cropper · 1960 · 5.4