David Roper

Known for

Acting

Born

June 20, 1944 (age 82)

Birthplace

Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Biography

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 contribu...

Best known work

The Crown

2016

The Damned United

2009

Midsomer Murders

1997

Bad Girls

1999

Heartbeat

1992

The Sight

2000

Birds of a Feather

1989

Peak Practice

1993

The Royal

2003

The Cater Street Hangman

1998

Filmography

2016
The CrownTV
as Bishop of Norwich (1 episode)
2009
The Damned United
as Sam Bolton
2003
The Afternoon PlayTV
as Frank Manning (1 episode)
2003
The RoyalTV
as Dennis Cording (1 episode)
2000
The Sight
as Sgt. Eric Mills
1999
Bad GirlsTV
as Mr Adams (1 episode)
1998
The Cater Street Hangman
as Maddock
1997
Downtime
as Mike
1997
WavelengthTV
as Tony Horton (6 episodes)
1997
Midsomer MurdersTV
as Anton Thorneycroft (1 episode)
1994
Stanley's Dragon
as DI Walsh
1994
Ain't Misbehavin'TV
as Dobey (1 episode)
1993
HarryTV
as Nick (19 episodes)
1993
Peak PracticeTV
as James Crick (1 episode)
1992
HeartbeatTV
as DI Randall (1 episode), as Spooner (1 episode), as Sid Bestwick (1 episode)
1989
Birds of a FeatherTV
as D.I. Fearnley (1 episode)
1989
The Robbie Coltrane Special
as Self
1983
The Oresteia
as Watchman
1983
On the Razzle
as Melchior
1978
Leave it to CharlieTV
as Charlie Fisher (26 episodes)
1975
The Cuckoo WaltzTV
as Chris Hawthorne (26 episodes)
1974
Churchill's PeopleTV
as Christopher Wren (1 episode)