David Neilson Explained

David Neilson
Birth Date:13 March 1949
Birth Place:Loughborough, Leicestershire, England
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:1975–present
Known For:Role of Roy Cropper in Coronation Street (1995–present)
Spouse:Jane Neilson
Children:1

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

YearAwardCategoryResultscope=col class=unsortable
2004The British Soap AwardsBest Actor[6]
2004The British Soap AwardsBest Dramatic Performance
2004The British Soap AwardsBest On-Screen Partnership (shared with Julie Hesmondhalgh)[7]
2008The British Soap AwardsBest On-Screen Partnership (shared with Katherine Kelly)[8]
2011Inside Soap AwardsBest Wedding (shared with Hesmondhalgh)[9]
2013Inside Soap AwardsBest Actor[10]
2013Digital Spy Reader AwardsBest Soap Actor[11]
201419th National Television AwardsSerial Drama Performance[12]
2014The British Soap AwardsBest Actor[13]
2014The British Soap AwardsBest Dramatic Performance
2014The British Soap AwardsBest On-Screen Partnership (shared with Hesmondhalgh)
2014TV Choice AwardsBest Soap Actor[14]
2014Inside Soap AwardsBest Actor[15]
2014Digital Spy Reader AwardsBest Male Soap Actor[16]
2015The British Soap AwardsBest Actor[17]
2015Inside Soap AwardsBest Actor[18]
201621st National Television AwardsSerial Drama Performance[19]
2016Inside Soap AwardsBest Actor[20]
2016Inside Soap AwardsBest Partnership (shared with Melanie Hill)
202126th National Television AwardsSerial Drama Performance[21]
2021TV Choice AwardsBest Soap Actor[22]
2021Inside Soap AwardsBest Actor[23]
2021Inside Soap AwardsBest Partnership (shared with Mollie Gallagher)
2021Digital Spy Reader AwardsBest Actor (Male)[24]
2022The British Soap AwardsBest On-Screen Partnership (shared with Gallagher)[25]
2022Inside Soap AwardsBest Actor[26]
2022Inside Soap AwardsBest Double Act (shared with Mollie Gallagher)
2023The British Soap AwardsBest On-Screen Partnership (shared with Maureen Lipman)[27]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Plowman. Mike. David Neilson Interview. corrie.net. 30 August 2011.
  2. Web site: Sansome. Jessica. 2021-11-29. Corrie's Roy actor David Neilson addresses exit after fans spot hope for return. 2022-01-25. Manchester Evening News. en.
  3. Web site: Allday. Jasmine. 2021-11-28. Coronation Street's Roy Cropper actor confirms he 'won't return' to ITV soap. 2022-01-25. mirror. en.
  4. Web site: Afternoon Play - God Bless Our Love. BBC. 16 December 2011.
  5. News: McTague. Tom. Coronation Street's Roy Cropper backs Labour in Oldham by-election. 29 August 2011. Daily Mirror. 12 January 2011.
  6. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20080202094430/http://www.thecustard.tv/linksandlists/soapawards.html. British Television Soap Awards. 2 February 2008. thecustard.tv. 20 April 2009.
  7. News: British Soap Awards 2004 - winners list. Digital Spy. 26 January 2020.
  8. News: The British Soap Awards 2008: The Winners. Digital Spy. 26 January 2020.
  9. Web site: Inside Soap Awards 2011: The full winners list. Millar. Paul. 26 September 2011 . Digital Spy.
  10. Web site: Inside Soap Awards 2013 - winners list in full. Kilkelly. Daniel. 21 October 2013 . . 22 October 2013.
  11. Web site: Hollyoaks beats EastEnders to Best Soap in Digital Spy 2013 poll. Kilkelly. Daniel. 26 December 2013 . Digital Spy.
  12. Web site: National Television Awards: The shortlist - In Full. Fletcher. Alex. 7 January 2014 . . 7 January 2014.
  13. Web site: Kilkelly. Daniel. Dainty. Sophie. British Soap Awards 2014 – winners in full. Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. 25 May 2014. 3 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190103013721/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/a573225/british-soap-awards-2014-winners-in-full/. 3 January 2019. live.
  14. Web site: EastEnders leads shortlist nominations for the TV Choice Awards. Dainty. Sophie. 8 July 2014 . Digital Spy.
  15. Web site: Inside Soap Awards 2014: See the full winners list. Kilkelly. Daniel. 1 October 2014 . . 1 October 2014.
  16. Web site: EastEnders sweeps the board in 2014 Digital Spy Reader Awards. Digital Spy. 24 December 2014.
  17. Web site: Who won at British Soap Awards 2015? See winners list in full. Kilkelly. Daniel . Dainty. Sophie. 16 May 2015. Digital Spy. 16 May 2015.
  18. Web site: Inside Soap Awards 2015 longlist revealed: Who's in line for Best Actor, Actress and Newcomer?. Dainty. Sophie. 14 July 2015 . . 14 July 2015.
  19. Web site: National Television Awards 2016: Voting now open!. ITV. 6 October 2015.
  20. News: Inside Soap Awards 2016 longlist revealed. Sandwell. Ian. 21 June 2016. Digital Spy. 23 June 2016.
  21. Web site: Lovejoy. Hannah. Coronation Street, EastEnders, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks stars land National Television Award nominations. Digital Spy. 25 May 2021. 31 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210628154722/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/coronation-street/a36526916/ntas-soap-nominations-coronation-street-emmerdale-eastenders-hollyoaks/. 28 June 2021.
  22. Web site: 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. News: Meet your Inside Soap Awards winners for 2021!. Inside Soap. 27 November 2021. 23 November 2021.
  24. Web site: Draper. Joe. The Digital Spy Reader Awards 2021 full results. Digital Spy. 21 December 2021. 22 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211222173059/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a38516385/reader-awards-results-2021/. 22 December 2021. live.
  25. News: Kilkelly . Daniel . Warner . Sam . British Soap Awards 2022 winners list - updated live. 11 June 2022 . . (Hearst Communications) . 11 June 2022.
  26. News: Harp . Justin . Inside Soap Awards announce final shortlist for 2022 ceremony. 10 October 2022 . . (Hearst Communications) . 10 October 2022.
  27. News: Barrett . Kerry . The British Soap Awards 2023: shortlist nominations, categories, how to vote and all we know . 3 May 2023 . (Future plc) . 2 May 2023.

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