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David Neilson

Acting

David Neilson

Born
(age 77)
Birthplace
Loughborough, Leicestershire, England
Credits
18 titles

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.

Latest project Best work, ranked IMDb

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 17

YearTitleRole
2020 Majority Film Len Taylor
2009 Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday Film Roy Cropper
1996 Secrets & Lies Film Man in Suit
1994 Once Upon A Time In The North TV Mr Dacre (1 ep)
1993 Resnick: Rough Treatment Film DS Graham Millington
1992 Blue Heaven TV Sergeant (1 ep)
1992 Heartbeat TV Barry Jackson (1 ep)
1992 Resnick: Lonely Hearts Film DS Graham Millington
1991 Life Is Sweet Film Steve
1986 Knights & Emeralds Film Ashby
1982 Boys from the Blackstuff TV Lawton (5 ep)
1981 Bergerac TV Moxton (1 ep)
1981 Sons and Lovers Film Edgar
1978 Soldiers Talking, Cleanly Film Buckie
1978 Strangers TV Torchy (1 ep)
1977 Secret Army TV Jelinek (1 ep)
1960 Coronation Street TV Roy Cropper (3225 ep)

Crew credits 1

YearTitleJob
2024 A Scottish Love Scheme Film Line Producer
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