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David Neilson

Acting · Born 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.

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  Coronation Street

  Roy Cropper

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  Heartbeat

  Barry Jackson

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  Bergerac

  Moxton

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  Strangers

  Torchy

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  Secret Army

  Jelinek

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  Life Is Sweet

  Steve

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  Secrets & Lies

  Man in Suit

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  Boys from the Blackstuff

  Lawton

• Blue Heaven

  Sergeant

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  Soldiers Talking, Cleanly

  Buckie

• 2024A Scottish Love SchemeLine Producer
• 2020MajorityLen Taylor
• 2009Coronation Street: Romanian HolidayRoy Cropper
• 1996Secrets & LiesMan in Suit
• 1994Once Upon A Time In The NorthMr Dacre
• 1993Resnick: Rough TreatmentDS Graham Millington
• 1992Blue HeavenSergeant
• 1992HeartbeatBarry Jackson
• 1992Resnick: Lonely HeartsDS Graham Millington
• 1991Life Is SweetSteve
• 1986Knights & EmeraldsAshby
• 1982Boys from the BlackstuffLawton
• 1981BergeracMoxton
• 1981Sons and LoversEdgar
• 1978Soldiers Talking, CleanlyBuckie
• 1978StrangersTorchy
• 1977Secret ArmyJelinek
• 1960Coronation StreetRoy Cropper