Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
June 20, 1944
Place of Birth:
Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK
David Roper is a British film and television actor, who is best known for playing Chris Hawthorne in The Cuckoo Waltz (1975-1980) and Charlie Fisher in Leave It to Charlie (1978-1980). Later during his career he played Geoff Barnes in EastEnders (1985-) and Bob Bradshaw in Coronation Street (1960-). Roper also appeared in Crown Court (1972-1984), A Bit of a Do (1989), The Gift (1990), Taggart (1983-2000), The Bill (1984-2010), Heartbeat (1992-2010), Midsomer Murders (1997-), The Crown (2016-2023), Emmerdale (1972-), Holby City (1999-2022), Doctors (2000-2024) and Casualty (1986-). Description above from the Wikipedia article David Roper (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | The Damned United | Sam Bolton |
| 2000 | The Sight | Sgt. Eric Mills |
| 1998 | The Cater Street Hangman | Maddock |
| 1997 | Downtime | Mike |
| 1983 | On the Razzle | Melchior |
| 1983 | The Oresteia | Watchman |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | The Crown | Bishop of Norwich |
| 2003 | The Royal | Dennis Cording |
| 2003 | The Afternoon Play | Frank Manning |
| 1999 | Bad Girls | Mr Adams |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murders | Anton Thorneycroft |
| 1994 | Ain't Misbehavin' | Dobey |
| 1993 | Harry | Nick |
| 1993 | Peak Practice | James Crick |
| 1992 | Heartbeat | DI Randall |
| 1992 | Heartbeat | Spooner |
| 1992 | Heartbeat | Sid Bestwick |
| 1989 | Birds of a Feather | D.I. Fearnley |
| 1978 | Leave it to Charlie | Charlie Fisher |
| 1975 | The Cuckoo Waltz | |
| 1974 | Churchill's People | Christopher Wren |