David Neilson

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.

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TV Series

Coronation Street

Coronation Street

5.4
Blue Heaven

Blue Heaven

3
Secret Army

Secret Army

7.5
Heartbeat

Heartbeat

7.125
Boys from the Blackstuff

Boys from the Blackstuff

7.7
Bergerac

Bergerac

6.667
Once Upon A Time In The North

Once Upon A Time In The North

5

Movies

Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday

Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday

5.8
Sons and Lovers

Sons and Lovers

0
Resnick: Lonely Hearts

Resnick: Lonely Hearts

0
Resnick: Rough Treatment

Resnick: Rough Treatment

0
Life Is Sweet

Life Is Sweet

7.009
Secrets & Lies

Secrets & Lies

7.564
Knights & Emeralds

Knights & Emeralds

6
Majority

Majority

0
Soldiers Talking, Cleanly

Soldiers Talking, Cleanly

0