David Neilson
Acting
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.
Born: March 13, 1949 · Loughborough, Leicestershire, England
Filmography (9)
A Scottish Love Scheme
2024
Line Producer
Secrets & Lies
1996
Actor: Man in Suit
TV
Heartbeat
1992
Actor: Barry Jackson
Life Is Sweet
1990
Actor: Steve
TV
Boys from the Blackstuff
1982
Actor: Lawton
TV
Bergerac
1981
Actor: Moxton
TV
Strangers
1978
Actor: Torchy
TV
Secret Army
1977
Actor: Jelinek
TV
Coronation Street
1960
Actor: Roy Cropper