
David Neilson
Known for Acting · 17 credits
- Born
- 1949-03-13 (age 77)
- Place of birth
- Loughborough, Leicestershire, England
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 Shows (8)
Movies (9)

Secrets & Lies
1996
as Man in Suit

Life Is Sweet
1991
as Steve

Soldiers Talking, Cleanly
1978
as Buckie

Sons and Lovers
1981
as Edgar
Resnick: Lonely Hearts
1992
as DS Graham Millington

Majority
2020
as Len Taylor

Knights & Emeralds
1986
as Ashby

Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday
2009
as Roy Cropper
Resnick: Rough Treatment
1993
as DS Graham Millington
About David Neilson
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. With 17 credits spanning from 1960 to 2020, David Neilson has appeared in 9 films and 8 TV shows.
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Most Popular David Neilson Movies
- Secrets & Lies (1996) — as Man in Suit
- Life Is Sweet (1991) — as Steve
- Soldiers Talking, Cleanly (1978) — as Buckie
- Sons and Lovers (1981) — as Edgar
- Resnick: Lonely Hearts (1992) — as DS Graham Millington
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