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
A Scottish Love Scheme
2024 · Movie
Majority
2020 · Movie
Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday
2009 · Movie
Secrets & Lies
1996 · Movie
Once Upon A Time In The North
1994 · Series
Resnick: Rough Treatment
1993 · Movie
Blue Heaven
1992 · Series
Heartbeat
1992 · Series
Resnick: Lonely Hearts
1992 · Movie
Life Is Sweet
1991 · Movie
Knights & Emeralds
1986 · Movie
Boys from the Blackstuff
1982 · Series
Bergerac
1981 · Series
Sons and Lovers
1981 · Movie
Soldiers Talking, Cleanly
1978 · Movie
Strangers
1978 · Series
Secret Army
1977 · Series
Coronation Street
1960 · Series