David Neilson
Gender: Male
Birthday: 1949-03-13
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.
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Known For
1960Coronation Street
1992Heartbeat
1981Bergerac
1977Secret Army
1978Strangers
1982Boys from the Blackstuff
1992Blue Heaven
1996Secrets & Lies
1991Life Is Sweet
Once Upon A Time In The North
1978Soldiers Talking, Cleanly
2009Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday
1986Knights & Emeralds
Resnick: Rough Treatment
1981Sons and Lovers
Resnick: Lonely Hearts
2020