Personal Info
Gender:Unspecified
Birth Date:1949-03-13 00:00:00
Birth Place:Loughborough, Leicestershire, England
Known For:Acting
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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.
Filmography (11)
⭐ 6.8
A Scottish Love Scheme
line producer2024
⭐ 5.8
Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday
Role: Roy Cropper2009
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Resnick: Lonely Hearts
Role: DS Graham Millington1992
Majority
Role: Len Taylor2020
Sons and Lovers
Role: Edgar1981
⭐ 7
Life Is Sweet
Role: Steve1991
⭐ 6
Knights & Emeralds
Role: Ashby1986
Soldiers Talking, Cleanly
Role: Buckie1978
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Resnick: Rough Treatment
Role: DS Graham Millington1993
⭐ 7.6
Secrets & Lies
Role: Man in Suit1996
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Corriedale
Role: Roy Cropper (deleted scene)2026