David Neilson

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.

Known For

Coronation Street

1960•TV Series•

5.4

Heartbeat

1992•TV Series•

7.2

Bergerac

1981•TV Series•

6.7

Secret Army

1977•TV Series•

7.7

Strangers

1978•TV Series•

7.3

Secrets & Lies

1996•Movie•

7.6

Boys from the Blackstuff

1982•TV Series•

7.8

Life Is Sweet

1991•Movie•

7.0

Filmography