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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 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.
Top Filmography
7.6
Secrets & Lies
1996 // MOVIE
7.0
Life Is Sweet
1990 // MOVIE
5.3
Coronation Street
1960 // TV
7.1
Heartbeat
1992 // TV
6.7
Bergerac
1981 // TV
7.7
Boys from the Blackstuff
1982 // TV
7.5
Secret Army
1977 // TV
5.8
Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday
2009 // MOVIE
7.0
Strangers
1978 // TV
3.0
Blue Heaven
1992 // TV
6.0
Knights & Emeralds
1986 // MOVIE
5.0
Once Upon A Time In The North
1994 // TV
0.0
Sons and Lovers
1981 // MOVIE
0.0
Resnick: Rough Treatment
1993 // MOVIE
0.0
Resnick: Lonely Hearts
1992 // MOVIE