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David Neilson

David Neilson

Known For Acting
Birthday Mar 13, 1949 (76)
Birthplace Loughborough, Leicestershire, England
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Aug 09, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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.

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Filmography

Secrets & Lies

Secrets & Lies

1996

as Man in Suit

Life Is Sweet

Life Is Sweet

1990

as Steve

Knights & Emeralds

Knights & Emeralds

1986

as Ashby

Soldiers Talking, Cleanly

Soldiers Talking, Cleanly

1978

as Buckie

A Scottish Love Scheme

A Scottish Love Scheme

2024

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Coronation Street

as Roy Cropper

Episodes: 2691

First Aired: Dec 09, 1960

Boys from the Blackstuff

as Lawton

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Oct 10, 1982

Blue Heaven

as Sergeant

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 10, 1992

Secret Army

as Jelinek

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 07, 1977

Heartbeat

as Barry Jackson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 10, 1992

Bergerac

as Moxton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 18, 1981

Once Upon A Time In The North

as Mr Dacre

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 03, 1994

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