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David Neilson

Acting
1949-03-13
Loughborough, Leicestershire, England
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 13 titles
Coronation Street (1960) subtitle poster
Coronation Street
1960 TV
as Roy Cropper
Subtitles Heartbeat (1992) subtitle poster
Heartbeat
1992 TV
as Barry Jackson
Subtitles Bergerac (1981) subtitle poster
Bergerac
1981 TV
as Moxton
Subtitles Secret Army (1977) subtitle poster
Secret Army
1977 TV
as Jelinek
Subtitles Strangers (1978) subtitle poster
Strangers
1978 TV
as Torchy
Subtitles Boys from the Blackstuff (1982) subtitle poster
Boys from the Blackstuff
1982 TV
as Lawton
Subtitles Secrets & Lies (1996) subtitle poster
Secrets & Lies
1996 Movie
as Man in Suit
Subtitles Life Is Sweet (1991) subtitle poster
Life Is Sweet
1991 Movie
as Steve
Subtitles Sons and Lovers (1981) subtitle poster
Sons and Lovers
1981 Movie
as Edgar
Subtitles Soldiers Talking, Cleanly (1978) subtitle poster
Soldiers Talking, Cleanly
1978 Movie
as Buckie
Subtitles Knights & Emeralds (1986) subtitle poster
Knights & Emeralds
1986 Movie
as Ashby
Subtitles Majority (2020) subtitle poster
Majority
2020 Movie
as Len Taylor
Subtitles Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday (2009) subtitle poster
Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday
2009 Movie
as Roy Cropper
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