Jack P. Shepherd
Born
Jack Peter Shepherd

(1988-01-14) 14 January 1988 (age 36)
Pudsey, West Yorkshire, England
OccupationActor
Years active1997–present
Known forRole of David Platt in Coronation Street
Children3

Jack Peter Shepherd (born 14 January 1988)[1] is an English actor. He is known for portraying the role of David Platt on the ITV soap opera Coronation Street since 2000. For his portrayal of David, he has won various awards including the British Soap Award for Villain of the Year in 2008 and Best Actor in 2018, respectively.

Career

Before taking on the role of David, Shepherd had appeared in episodes of ITV's Where the Heart Is and BBC show, Clocking Off, where he starred with his future Coronation Street screen sister Tina O'Brien.[2]

Shepherd has taken time out of Coronation Street to do theatre work, including the role of Riff in a production of West Side Story as part of Stage 84 The Yorkshire School of Performing Arts.[3] He has also appeared in Oliver! at Bradford's Alhambra theatre.[4]

In 2008, Shepherd appeared in Ghosthunting with Coronation Street on the Isle of Man.[5]

Shepherd uses his middle initial in his stage name as there is already a well-known British actor named Jack Shepherd.[6]

He is also a contributor to the topical show Grouchy Young Men, a spin-off of the show Grumpy Old Men, on the British version of Comedy Central.[7]

Personal life

Shepherd was in a relationship with Lauren Shippey for fifteen years from 2002 to 2017 and the couple have two children together: a daughter, born in 2009 and a son, born in 2013.[8]

During his relationship with Shippey, Shepherd fathered a son with Sammy Milewski following a one-night stand.[9] He initially denied paternity of the child at first, however after DNA test proved he was the father, Shepherd began paying child support for his son (born 2011), who has alternating hemiplegia of childhood (AHC).[10][11] Shepherd has never made contact with his illegitimate son, and when asked, tends to say he only has two children, those he has with Shippey.[12]

Since 2017, Shepherd has been in a relationship with Hanni Treweek, a script writer whom he met whilst working at Coronation Street.[13]

Shepherd is a Leeds United supporter.[14][15]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1999 Where the Heart Is Carl Smith 1 episode
2000 Clocking Off Charlie Kolakowski 1 episode
2000–present Coronation Street David Platt Series regular; 2,600+ episodes
2010 The Jeremy Kyle Show 1 episode
2011, 2016–present The Big Quiz Team Captain 7 episodes

Guest appearances

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Refs
2001 Inside Soap Awards Best Young Actor Coronation Street Won
2007 Best Bad Boy Won
2008 TV Quick Awards Best Soap Actor Nominated
Inside Soap Awards Best Bad Boy Won
The British Soap Awards Best Actor Nominated
Best Male Dramatic Performance Nominated
Villain of the Year Won
2016 Best Actor Nominated
Best Male Dramatic Performance Nominated
2017 National Television Awards Most Popular Serial Drama Performance Nominated
2018 The British Soap Awards Best Actor Won [16]
2019 Best Male Dramatic Performance Nominated
2020 TV Choice Awards Best Soap Actor Won

References

  1. ^ "11 things you never knew about Coronation Street's Jack P Shepherd – aka David Platt". Digital Spy. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Coronation Street's Jack P Shepherd shares a throwback picture of him and Tina O'Brien – in another show". Digital Spy. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Stage 84 – The Yorkshire School of Performing Arts: a success story". http://EdinburghGuide.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2005. ((cite web)): External link in |work= (help)
  4. ^ "Corrie Net: Jack P, Shepherd". Retrieved 24 March 2007.
  5. ^ Ghosthunting With...
  6. ^ Jack Shepherd (actor)
  7. ^ "Grouchy Young Men Season 1". Comedy Central.
  8. ^ "Coronation Street's Jack P Shepherd splits from fiancée Lauren Shippey after 15 years together". Digital Spy. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Corrie star dumped amid cheating claims". Digital Spy. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  10. ^ "Coronation Street's Jack P. Shepherd's son is battling incurable illness". Hello. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  11. ^ "Jack P Shepherd 'becomes father again'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  12. ^ "Jack P Shepherd's girlfriend defends Coronation Street star after parenting claims". Heart. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  13. ^ "Coronation Street's Jack P Shepherd opens up about plans to marry girlfriend Hanni Treweek". Digital Spy. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  14. ^ @JackPShepherd88 (9 March 2019). "Get in Leeds! 1-0 full time! 🤘🏻" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  15. ^ "The Coronation Street legends betraying Manchester for their love of football". Leeds Live. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  16. ^ "British Soap Awards 2018 – full winners list updated live". Digital Spy. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2020.

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