David Neilson
Age: 75 | From: Loughborough, Leicestershire, England
Person Details
Birthday: 1949-03-13 10:26:57
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Loughborough, Leicestershire, England
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 7
TV Involvements: 4
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Bergerac
(1981) Moxton
Coronation Street
(1960) Roy Cropper
Secret Army
(1977) Jelinek
Boys from the Blackstuff
(1982) Lawton
Secrets & Lies
(1996) Man in Suit
Resnick: Rough Treatment
(1993) DS Graham Millington
Sons and Lovers
(1981) Edgar
Resnick: Lonely Hearts
(1992) DS Graham MillingtonActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Len Taylor | |
| 2009 | Roy Cropper | |
| 1996 | Man in Suit | |
| 1994 | Mr Dacre | |
| 1993 | DS Graham Millington | |
| 1992 | Sergeant | |
| Barry Jackson | ||
| DS Graham Millington | ||
| 1990 | Steve | |
| 1986 | Ashby | |
| 1982 | Lawton | |
| 1981 | Moxton | |
| Edgar | ||
| 1978 | Buckie | |
| 1977 | Jelinek | |
| 1960 | Roy Cropper | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Line Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
