David Neilson

Mar 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.

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Movie	2009	Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday	Roy Cropper
Movie	1981	Sons and Lovers	Edgar
Movie	1993	Resnick: Rough Treatment	DS Graham Millington
Movie	1992	Resnick: Lonely Hearts	DS Graham Millington
Movie	1990	Life Is Sweet	Steve
Movie	1996	Secrets & Lies	Man in Suit
Movie	1986	Knights & Emeralds	Ashby
Movie	2020	Majority	Len Taylor
Movie	1978	Soldiers Talking, Cleanly	Buckie
TV Show	1960	Coronation Street	Roy Cropper	2711
TV Show	1992	Blue Heaven	Sergeant	1
TV Show	1977	Secret Army	Jelinek	1
TV Show	1992	Heartbeat	Barry Jackson	1
TV Show	1982	Boys from the Blackstuff	Lawton	5
TV Show	1981	Bergerac	Moxton	1
TV Show	1994	Once Upon A Time In The North	Mr Dacre	1

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