Acting · Loughborough, Leicestershire, England · Born March 13, 1949
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.
MovieMajority
2020
as Len Taylor
MovieCoronation Street: Romanian Holiday
2009
as Roy Cropper
MovieSecrets & Lies
1996
as Man in Suit
Once Upon A Time In The North
1994
as Mr Dacre
Resnick: Rough Treatment
1993
as DS Graham Millington
Blue Heaven
1992
as Sergeant
TVHeartbeat
1992
as Barry Jackson
Resnick: Lonely Hearts
1992
as DS Graham Millington
MovieLife Is Sweet
1991
as Steve
MovieKnights & Emeralds
1986
as Ashby
TVBoys from the Blackstuff
1982
as Lawton
TVBergerac
1981
as Moxton
MovieSons and Lovers
1981
as Edgar
MovieSoldiers Talking, Cleanly
1978
as Buckie
TVStrangers
1978
as Torchy
TVSecret Army
1977
as Jelinek
TVCoronation Street
1960
as Roy Cropper
