David Roper
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 contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Prominent works featuring David Roper
The Crown
Midsomer Murders
The Damned United
Peak Practice
Heartbeat
Bad Girls
Birds of a Feather
Churchill's People
The Afternoon Play
The Sight
Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (24 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Crown | Bishop of Norwich | TV Series | 2016 |
 | The Damned United | Sam Bolton | Movie | 2009 |
 | The Afternoon Play | Frank Manning | TV Series | 2003 |
 | The Royal | Dennis Cording | TV Series | 2003 |
 | The Sight | Sgt. Eric Mills | Movie | 2000 |
 | Bad Girls | Mr Adams | TV Series | 1999 |
 | The Cater Street Hangman | Maddock | Movie | 1998 |
 | Downtime | Mike | Movie | 1997 |
| Wavelength | Tony Horton | TV Series | 1997 | |
 | Midsomer Murders | Anton Thorneycroft | TV Series | 1997 |
 | Stanley's Dragon | DI Walsh | Movie | 1994 |
 | Ain't Misbehavin' | Dobey | TV Series | 1994 |
| Harry | Nick | TV Series | 1993 | |
 | Peak Practice | James Crick | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Heartbeat | DI Randall | TV Series | 1992 |
| Heartbeat | Spooner | TV Series | 1992 |
| Heartbeat | Sid Bestwick | TV Series | 1992 |
 | Birds of a Feather | D.I. Fearnley | TV Series | 1989 |
 | The Robbie Coltrane Special | Self | Movie | 1989 |
 | The Oresteia | Watchman | Movie | 1983 |
 | On the Razzle | Melchior | Movie | 1983 |
| Leave it to Charlie | Charlie Fisher | TV Series | 1978 | |
 | The Cuckoo Waltz | Chris Hawthorne | TV Series | 1975 |
 | Churchill's People | Christopher Wren | TV Series | 1974 |