Jack P. Shepherd | |
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Born | Jack Peter Shepherd 14 January 1988 Pudsey, West Yorkshire, England |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1997–present |
Known for | Role of David Platt in Coronation Street |
Children | 3 |
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.
Before taking on the role of David, Shepherd had appeared in episodes of ITV's Where the Heart Is and BBC show Clocking Off , in which 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]
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] On 23 June 2024, Treweek and Shepherd announced they got engaged on 5 June 2024. [14]
Shepherd is a Leeds United supporter. [15] [16]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1999 | Where the Heart Is | Carl Smith | Episode: "Learning the Game" |
2000 | Clocking Off | Charlie Kolakowski | Episode: "Yvonne's Story" |
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 |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Refs |
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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 | [17] | |
2019 | Best Male Dramatic Performance | Nominated | |||
2020 | TV Choice Awards | Best Soap Actor | Won |
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