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David Neilson

Acting
Born: March 13, 1949 in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England

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 Ar...

All Credits18 Titles

Film

10 Titles
Secrets & Lies
7.6
FILM
Secrets & Lies1996
Life Is Sweet
7.0
FILM
Life Is Sweet1991
Resnick: Rough Treatment
FILM
Resnick: Rough Treatment1993
Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday
5.8
FILM
Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday2009
Resnick: Lonely Hearts
FILM
Resnick: Lonely Hearts1992
Soldiers Talking, Cleanly
FILM
Soldiers Talking, Cleanly1978
A Scottish Love Scheme
7.0
FILM
A Scottish Love Scheme2024
Sons and Lovers
FILM
Sons and Lovers1981
Knights & Emeralds
7.5
FILM
Knights & Emeralds1986
Majority
FILM
Majority2020

Series

8 Titles
Coronation Street
5.4
SERIES
Coronation Street1960–
Heartbeat
7.2
SERIES
Heartbeat1992–
Bergerac
6.7
SERIES
Bergerac1981–
Secret Army
7.7
SERIES
Secret Army1977–
Strangers
7.3
SERIES
Strangers1978–
Boys from the Blackstuff
7.8
SERIES
Boys from the Blackstuff1982–
Once Upon A Time In The North
6.0
SERIES
Once Upon A Time In The North1994–
Blue Heaven
6.3
SERIES
Blue Heaven1992–
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