David Neilson

For the similarly named footballer, see David Nielsen.

David Neilson
Neilson in 2016
Born (1949-03-13) 13 March 1949 (age 75)
Loughborough, 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)[1] 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.[2][3]

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.[4]

Personal life

Neilson 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.[5]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Result Ref.
2004 The British Soap Awards Best Actor Nominated [6]
2004 The British Soap Awards Best Dramatic Performance Nominated [6]
2004 The British Soap Awards Best On-Screen Partnership (shared with Julie Hesmondhalgh) Won [7]
2008 The British Soap Awards Best On-Screen Partnership (shared with Katherine Kelly) Nominated [8]
2011 Inside Soap Awards Best Wedding (shared with Hesmondhalgh) Shortlisted [9]
2013 Inside Soap Awards Best Actor Won [10]
2013 Digital Spy Reader Awards Best Soap Actor Won [11]
2014 19th National Television Awards Serial Drama Performance Shortlisted [12]
2014 The British Soap Awards Best Actor Won [13]
2014 The British Soap Awards Best Dramatic Performance Won [13]
2014 The British Soap Awards Best On-Screen Partnership (shared with Hesmondhalgh) Won [13]
2014 TV Choice Awards Best Soap Actor Shortlisted [14]
2014 Inside Soap Awards Best Actor Shortlisted [15]
2014 Digital Spy Reader Awards Best Male Soap Actor Second [16]
2015 The British Soap Awards Best Actor Shortlisted [17]
2015 Inside Soap Awards Best Actor Nominated [18]
2016 21st National Television Awards Serial Drama Performance Nominated [19]
2016 Inside Soap Awards Best Actor Nominated [20]
2016 Inside Soap Awards Best Partnership (shared with Melanie Hill) Nominated [20]
2021 26th National Television Awards Serial Drama Performance Nominated [21]
2021 TV Choice Awards Best Soap Actor Won [22]
2021 Inside Soap Awards Best Actor Won [23]
2021 Inside Soap Awards Best Partnership (shared with Mollie Gallagher) Won [23]
2021 Digital Spy Reader Awards Best Actor (Male) Won [24]
2022 The British Soap Awards Best On-Screen Partnership (shared with Gallagher) Nominated [25]
2022 Inside Soap Awards Best Actor Nominated [26]
2022 Inside Soap Awards Best Double Act (shared with Mollie Gallagher) Nominated [26]
2023 The British Soap Awards Best On-Screen Partnership (shared with Maureen Lipman) Nominated [27]

References

  1. ^ Plowman, Mike. "David Neilson Interview". corrie.net. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  2. ^ Sansome, Jessica (29 November 2021). "Corrie's Roy actor David Neilson addresses exit after fans spot hope for return". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  3. ^ Allday, Jasmine (28 November 2021). "Coronation Street's Roy Cropper actor confirms he 'won't return' to ITV soap". mirror. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Afternoon Play - God Bless Our Love". BBC. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  5. ^ McTague, Tom (12 January 2011). "Coronation Street's Roy Cropper backs Labour in Oldham by-election". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  6. ^ a b "British Television Soap Awards". thecustard.tv. Archived from the original on 2 February 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
  7. ^ "British Soap Awards 2004 - winners list". Digital Spy. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  8. ^ "The British Soap Awards 2008: The Winners". Digital Spy. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  9. ^ Millar, Paul (26 September 2011). "Inside Soap Awards 2011: The full winners list". Digital Spy.
  10. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (21 October 2013). "Inside Soap Awards 2013 - winners list in full". Digital Spy. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  11. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (26 December 2013). "Hollyoaks beats EastEnders to Best Soap in Digital Spy 2013 poll". Digital Spy.
  12. ^ Fletcher, Alex (7 January 2014). "National Television Awards: The shortlist - In Full". Digital Spy. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  13. ^ a b c Kilkelly, Daniel; Dainty, Sophie (25 May 2014). "British Soap Awards 2014 – winners in full". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Archived from the original on 3 January 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  14. ^ Dainty, Sophie (8 July 2014). "EastEnders leads shortlist nominations for the TV Choice Awards". Digital Spy.
  15. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (1 October 2014). "Inside Soap Awards 2014: See the full winners list". Digital Spy. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  16. ^ "EastEnders sweeps the board in 2014 Digital Spy Reader Awards". Digital Spy. 24 December 2014.
  17. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel; Dainty, Sophie (16 May 2015). "Who won at British Soap Awards 2015? See winners list in full". Digital Spy. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  18. ^ Dainty, Sophie (14 July 2015). "Inside Soap Awards 2015 longlist revealed: Who's in line for Best Actor, Actress and Newcomer?". Digital Spy. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  19. ^ "National Television Awards 2016: Voting now open!". ITV. 6 October 2015.
  20. ^ a b Sandwell, Ian (21 June 2016). "Inside Soap Awards 2016 longlist revealed". Digital Spy. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  21. ^ Lovejoy, Hannah (25 May 2021). "Coronation Street, EastEnders, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks stars land National Television Award nominations". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  22. ^ "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". Metro. 6 September 2021.
  23. ^ a b "Meet your Inside Soap Awards winners for 2021!". Inside Soap. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  24. ^ Draper, Joe (21 December 2021). "The Digital Spy Reader Awards 2021 full results". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  25. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel; Warner, Sam (11 June 2022). "British Soap Awards 2022 winners list - updated live". Digital Spy. (Hearst Communications). Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  26. ^ a b Harp, Justin (10 October 2022). "Inside Soap Awards announce final shortlist for 2022 ceremony". Digital Spy. (Hearst Communications). Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  27. ^ Barrett, Kerry (2 May 2023). "The British Soap Awards 2023: shortlist nominations, categories, how to vote and all we know". (Future plc). Retrieved 3 May 2023.
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