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

Majority 2020
Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday 2009 ★ 5.8
Secrets & Lies 1996 ★ 7.6
Heartbeat 1992 ★ 7.2
Life Is Sweet 1991 ★ 7.0
Knights & Emeralds 1986 ★ 7.5
Boys from the Blackstuff 1982 ★ 7.8
Bergerac 1981 ★ 6.7
Sons and Lovers 1981
Strangers 1978 ★ 7.3
Soldiers Talking, Cleanly 1978
Secret Army 1977 ★ 7.7
Coronation Street 1960 ★ 5.3