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David Neilson

British actor

Summary

British actor

FieldValue
nameDavid Neilson
imageDavid Neilson Actor.jpg
captionNeilson in 2016
birth_date
birth_placeLoughborough, Leicestershire, England
occupationActor
years_active1975–present
known_forRole of Roy Cropper in Coronation Street (1995–present)
spouseJane Neilson
children1

David Neilson (born 13 March 1949) is an English actor. He is best known for his role as cafe owner Roy Cropper in the long running ITV soap opera Coronation Street, which he has played since 1995.

Early life

Neilson was born in Loughborough, Leicestershire, and enrolled at the Central School of Speech and Drama at the age of 20. He worked in various jobs at the same time, including as a gas fitter, ice cream salesman and a barman.

Career

His television roles include Z-Cars, Young at Heart, Mike in a single episode of Survivors (BBC), Edgar in DH Lawrence's Sons and Lovers adapted by Trevor Griffiths (BBC), Blue Heaven by Frank Skinner, as Millington in the TV movies of the Charlie Resnick novels, Bergerac, Casualty, Boys from the Blackstuff, Secret Army and Heartbeat. He appeared briefly in EastEnders in the early 1990s, and in a celebrity edition of Stars in Their Eyes as Roy Orbison. He also starred in the British drama Chimera.

In addition he has appeared in two Mike Leigh films: Life Is Sweet and Secrets & Lies. On radio in 2009, Neilson appeared in God Bless Our Love, an uplifting, romantic comedy about a priest and a nun who fall in love and leave their orders to marry and begin a new life together.

Personal life

Neilson is married to Jane and has a son Daniel, and is now grandfather to two children. He is a lifelong Leicester City supporter, regularly running Alan Birchenall's charity race around the King Power Stadium to raise money for awareness for prostate cancer, in memory of former Leicester City player Keith Weller. He is also a Labour Party supporter, supporting the party at the 2011 Oldham East and Saddleworth by-election.

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryResultRef.
2004The British Soap AwardsBest Actor
2004The British Soap AwardsBest Dramatic Performance
2004The British Soap AwardsBest On-Screen Partnership (shared with Julie Hesmondhalgh)
2008The British Soap AwardsBest On-Screen Partnership (shared with Katherine Kelly)
2011Inside Soap AwardsBest Wedding (shared with Hesmondhalgh)
2013Inside Soap AwardsBest Actor
2013Digital Spy Reader AwardsBest Soap Actor
201419th National Television AwardsSerial Drama Performance
2014The British Soap AwardsBest Actor
2014The British Soap AwardsBest Dramatic Performance
2014The British Soap AwardsBest On-Screen Partnership (shared with Hesmondhalgh)
2014TV Choice AwardsBest Soap Actor
2014Inside Soap AwardsBest Actor
2014Digital Spy Reader AwardsBest Male Soap Actor
2015The British Soap AwardsBest Actor
2015Inside Soap AwardsBest Actor
201621st National Television AwardsSerial Drama Performance
2016Inside Soap AwardsBest Actor
2016Inside Soap AwardsBest Partnership (shared with Melanie Hill)
202126th National Television AwardsSerial Drama Performance
2021TV Choice AwardsBest Soap Actor
2021Inside Soap AwardsBest Actor
2021Inside Soap AwardsBest Partnership (shared with Mollie Gallagher)
2021Digital Spy Reader AwardsBest Actor (Male)
2022The British Soap AwardsBest On-Screen Partnership (shared with Gallagher)
2022Inside Soap AwardsBest Actor
2022Inside Soap AwardsBest Double Act (shared with Mollie Gallagher)
2023The British Soap AwardsBest On-Screen Partnership (shared with Maureen Lipman)

References

References

  1. Plowman, Mike. "David Neilson Interview". corrie.net.
  2. Sansome, Jessica. (2021-11-29). "Corrie's Roy actor David Neilson addresses exit after fans spot hope for return".
  3. Allday, Jasmine. (2021-11-28). "Coronation Street's Roy Cropper actor confirms he 'won't return' to ITV soap".
  4. "Afternoon Play - God Bless Our Love". [[BBC]].
  5. digitalmediafan. (2025-06-05). "David Neilson / Roy Cropper get's an Outstanding Achievement award - The British Soap Awards 2025".
  6. McTague, Tom. (12 January 2011). "Coronation Street's Roy Cropper backs Labour in Oldham by-election". [[Daily Mirror]].
  7. "British Television Soap Awards". thecustard.tv.
  8. "British Soap Awards 2004 - winners list". [[Digital Spy]].
  9. "The British Soap Awards 2008: The Winners". [[Digital Spy]].
  10. Millar, Paul. (26 September 2011). "Inside Soap Awards 2011: The full winners list".
  11. Kilkelly, Daniel. (21 October 2013). "''Inside Soap'' Awards 2013 - winners list in full".
  12. Kilkelly, Daniel. (26 December 2013). "Hollyoaks beats EastEnders to Best Soap in Digital Spy 2013 poll".
  13. Fletcher, Alex. (7 January 2014). "National Television Awards: The shortlist - In Full".
  14. (25 May 2014). "British Soap Awards 2014 – winners in full". [[Hearst Magazines UK]].
  15. Dainty, Sophie. (8 July 2014). "EastEnders leads shortlist nominations for the TV Choice Awards".
  16. Kilkelly, Daniel. (1 October 2014). "''Inside Soap'' Awards 2014: See the full winners list".
  17. (24 December 2014). "EastEnders sweeps the board in 2014 Digital Spy Reader Awards". Digital Spy.
  18. (16 May 2015). "Who won at British Soap Awards 2015? See winners list in full".
  19. Dainty, Sophie. (14 July 2015). "''Inside Soap'' Awards 2015 longlist revealed: Who's in line for Best Actor, Actress and Newcomer?".
  20. (6 October 2015). "National Television Awards 2016: Voting now open!". [[ITV (TV network).
  21. Sandwell, Ian. (21 June 2016). "''Inside Soap'' Awards 2016 longlist revealed". [[Digital Spy]].
  22. Lovejoy, Hannah. (25 May 2021). "Coronation Street, EastEnders, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks stars land National Television Award nominations". [[Digital Spy]].
  23. (6 September 2021). "''TV Choice'' Awards 2021 winners: Line of Duty scoops three big prizes as stars Martin Compston and Vicky McClure take home acting prizes for first time".
  24. (23 November 2021). "Meet your ''Inside Soap'' Awards winners for 2021!". [[Inside Soap]].
  25. Draper, Joe. (21 December 2021). "The Digital Spy Reader Awards 2021 full results". [[Digital Spy]].
  26. (11 June 2022). "British Soap Awards 2022 winners list - updated live". ([[Hearst Communications]]).
  27. (10 October 2022). "Inside Soap Awards announce final shortlist for 2022 ceremony". ([[Hearst Communications]]).
  28. (2 May 2023). "The British Soap Awards 2023: shortlist nominations, categories, how to vote and all we know". ([[Future plc]]).
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