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name: "David Neilson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/david-neilson"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "13 March 1949"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 86
updated: "2026-09-16T21:16:55.543604+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# David Neilson

Actor. Born 13 March 1949 in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 13 March 1949, Loughborough, Leicestershire, England
- **Active:** 1982–1996

## Biography

David Neilson is an English actor born on 13 March 1949 in Loughborough, Leicestershire. He trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama and began his career with roles in television series such as Z-Cars, Bergerac, Casualty and Secret Army.

Neilson appeared as Lawton in the 1982 BBC series *Boys from the Blackstuff* and as Steve in the 1990 Mike Leigh film *Life Is Sweet*. He is best known for playing Roy Cropper in the ITV soap opera *Coronation Street* since 1995. He has also appeared in the Mike Leigh films *Secrets & Lies* (1996) and other television productions including *EastEnders* and *Heartbeat*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, showtimes.com, watch.plex.tv.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Secrets & Lies* (1996), Fi1m 88, as Man in Suit — [page](https://film.one/film/secrets-and-lies.md)
- *Life Is Sweet* (1991), Fi1m 84, as Steve — [page](https://film.one/film/life-is-sweet.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *Boys from the Blackstuff* (1982), Actor

## Also known for

- *Coronation Street* (1960), Roy Cropper

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