David Neilson
Born
March 13, 1949 (76 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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.
Majority
Len Taylor
2020
Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday
Roy Cropper
2009
Secrets & Lies
Man in Suit
1996
Once Upon A Time In The North
Mr Dacre · (1 episode)
1994
Resnick: Rough Treatment
DS Graham Millington
1993
Blue Heaven
Sergeant · (1 episode)
1992
Heartbeat
Barry Jackson · (1 episode)
1992
Resnick: Lonely Hearts
DS Graham Millington
1992
Life Is Sweet
Steve
1990
Knights & Emeralds
Ashby
1986
Boys from the Blackstuff
Lawton · (5 episodes)
1982
Bergerac
Moxton · (1 episode)
1981
Sons and Lovers
Edgar
1981
Soldiers Talking, Cleanly
Buckie
1978
Secret Army
Jelinek · (1 episode)
1977
Coronation Street
Roy Cropper · (2711 episodes)
1960