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Royston Roy Cropper is a fictional character from the British soap opera Coronation Street played by David Neilson. He was introduced during the episode broadcast on 19 July 1995. Originally a secondary character he was given a more prominent role in 1997 by the executive producer of Coronation Street Brian Park. Roy has been featured in numerous high-profile storylines most notably marrying the first transsexual character in a British soap opera Hayley Patterson (Julie Hesmondhalgh).