David Neilson

Where to watch David Neilson in United States. On screen since 1960. Licensed apps only — 14 titles we track below.

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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Secrets & Lies
Man in Suit · 1996
Life Is Sweet
Steve · 1991
Coronation Street
Roy Cropper · 1960
Heartbeat
Barry Jackson · 1992
Bergerac
Moxton · 1981
Boys from the Blackstuff
Lawton · 1982
Secret Army
Jelinek · 1977
Strangers
Torchy · 1978
Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday
Roy Cropper · 2009
Blue Heaven
Sergeant · 1992
Knights & Emeralds
Ashby · 1986
Sons and Lovers
Edgar · 1981
Majority
Len Taylor · 2020
Soldiers Talking, Cleanly
Buckie · 1978