David Neilson
Actor
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.
Born1949-03-13
Place of BirthLoughborough, Leicestershire, England
Known For
5.3
Coronation Street
Soap
7.2
Heartbeat
CrimeDrama
6.7
Bergerac
Drama
7.8
Secret Army
DramaWar & Politics
7.3
Strangers
CrimeDrama
7.6
Secrets & Lies
Drama
7.8
Boys from the Blackstuff
Drama
7.0
Life Is Sweet
ComedyDrama
6.3
Blue Heaven
Comedy
6.0
Once Upon A Time In The North
Comedy
Soldiers Talking, Cleanly
DramaWar
Resnick: Rough Treatment
Crime
5.8
Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday
Comedy
Sons and Lovers
DramaHistory
Majority
Drama
Resnick: Lonely Hearts
Crime
7.5
Knights & Emeralds
RomanceComedy