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.
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 (Movies)
Corriedale
Character:Roy Cropper (deleted scene)
Release Date:05/01/2026
Majority
Character:Len Taylor
Release Date:31/05/2020
Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday
Character:Roy Cropper
Release Date:26/10/2009
Secrets & Lies
Character:Man in Suit
Release Date:24/05/1996
Resnick: Rough Treatment
Character:DS Graham Millington
Release Date:25/07/1993
Resnick: Lonely Hearts
Character:DS Graham Millington
Release Date:31/03/1992
Life Is Sweet
Character:Steve
Release Date:15/11/1990
Knights & Emeralds
Character:Ashby
Release Date:11/10/1986
Sons and Lovers
Character:Edgar
Release Date:14/01/1981
Soldiers Talking, Cleanly
Character:Buckie
Release Date:05/12/1978
Television Appearances
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