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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.
Filmography7 titles
Secret Army
1977as Jelinek
1977as Jelinek
Secrets & Lies
1996as Man in Suit
1996as Man in Suit
Heartbeat
1992as Barry Jackson
1992as Barry Jackson
A Scottish Love Scheme
2024Line Producer
2024Line Producer
Life Is Sweet
1990as Steve
1990as Steve
Bergerac
1981as Moxton
1981as Moxton
Coronation Street
1960as Roy Cropper
1960as Roy Cropper