Actor

David Neilson

March 13, 1949 · 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.

Notable work

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Secrets & Lies (1996)
as Man in Suit

Often works with

Annette Badland
3 titles together
Bergerac, Blue Heaven, Knights & Emeralds
Bernard Hill
3 titles together
Boys from the Blackstuff, Once Upon A Time In The North, Soldiers Talking, Cleanly
Timothy Spall
2 titles together
Secrets & Lies, Life Is Sweet
Andrew Whyment
2 titles together
Coronation Street, Once Upon A Time In The North
Julie Walters
2 titles together
Boys from the Blackstuff, Soldiers Talking, Cleanly
Jean Boht
2 titles together
Boys from the Blackstuff, Sons and Lovers

Full filmography · 15

Once Upon A Time In The North
as Mr Dacre
1994
Blue Heaven
as Sergeant
1992
Heartbeat
as Barry Jackson
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Boys from the Blackstuff
as Lawton
1982
Bergerac
as Moxton
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Strangers
as Torchy
1978
Secret Army
as Jelinek
1977
Coronation Street
as Roy Cropper
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