It's almost 29 years since Roy made his first appearance in Weatherfield
He's a local legend in Weatherfield, but Roy Cropper could be heading for an exit from the street as he's arrested for murder. The café owner will be questioned by DS Swain in Coronation Street next week when the hunt for Lauren Bolton ramps up.
Bobby tells them about her relationship with Roy, how he gave her a job, found her somewhere to live and cleaned up the mess in the flat after she left so once finished at the flat, DS Swain calls at the café and questions Roy. The actor has spent an incredible almost 29 years playing the ITV soap's much-loved cardigan-wearing café owner, having made his debut on the cobbles back in July 1995. He started out living in the Crimea Street flats alongside fellow tenant Deirdre Barlow. He ended up working at Jim's Café in Rosamund Street but after a year, Roy bought Alma Baldwin's majority share of the business and renamed it Roy's Rolls, as it still remains today.
But what do viewers really know about the actor behind the much-loved character as he's set to approach three decades on the cobbles? Well, prior to joining Corrie, David had a few other TV roles. But David has suffered tragedy in his life as his mum, Phyllis, passed away just before he took on his career-defining role in the nineties. But she provided him with one of his signature props that viewers know and love - and that's his shopping bag.
However, there has been a special person by David's side through it all. The soap star has been married to his wife Jane Neilson for around 48 years. The pair share a son, Daniel, who also has two children, making him a grandfather.
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