Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1949-03-13 (76 years)
- Place of BirthLoughborough, Leicestershire, England
- Also Known As-
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...Read More
Known For
Acting Career
- 2020
Majority
As: Len Taylor
- 2009
Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday
As: Roy Cropper
- 1996
Secrets & Lies
As: Man in Suit
- 1992
Heartbeat
As: Barry Jackson
- 1990
Life Is Sweet
As: Steve
- 1986
Knights & Emeralds
As: Ashby
- 1982
Boys from the Blackstuff
As: Lawton
- 1981
Bergerac
As: Moxton
- 1981
Sons and Lovers
As: Edgar
- 1978
Soldiers Talking, Cleanly
As: Buckie
- 1977
Secret Army
As: Jelinek
- 1960
Coronation Street
As: Roy Cropper