Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
March 13, 1949 (age 77)
Place of Birth
Loughborough, Leicestershire, England
David Neilson
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
TV
Coronation Street
Roy Cropper
1960
TV
Heartbeat
Barry Jackson
1992
TV
Bergerac
Moxton
1981
TV
Secret Army
Jelinek
1977
TV
Strangers
Torchy
1978
TV
Boys from the Blackstuff
Lawton
1982
Film
Secrets & Lies
Man in Suit
1996
TV
Blue Heaven
Sergeant
1992
Film
Life Is Sweet
Steve
1990
TV
Once Upon A Time In The North
Mr Dacre
1994
Film
Soldiers Talking, Cleanly
Buckie
1978
Film
Sons and Lovers
Edgar
1981
Film
Knights & Emeralds
Ashby
1986
Film
Resnick: Rough Treatment
DS Graham Millington
1993
Film
Majority
Len Taylor
2020
Film
Resnick: Lonely Hearts
DS Graham Millington
1992
Film
Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday
Roy Cropper
2009
Filmography
2020FilmMajorityas Len Taylor2009FilmCoronation Street: Romanian Holidayas Roy Cropper1996FilmSecrets & Liesas Man in Suit1994TVOnce Upon A Time In The Northas Mr Dacre1993FilmResnick: Rough Treatmentas DS Graham Millington1992TVBlue Heavenas Sergeant1992TVHeartbeatas Barry Jackson1992FilmResnick: Lonely Heartsas DS Graham Millington1990FilmLife Is Sweetas Steve1986FilmKnights & Emeraldsas Ashby1982TVBoys from the Blackstuffas Lawton1981TVBergeracas Moxton1981FilmSons and Loversas Edgar1978FilmSoldiers Talking, Cleanlyas Buckie1978TVStrangersas Torchy1977TVSecret Armyas Jelinek1960TVCoronation Streetas Roy Cropper