Jack P. Shepherd

For the actor born 1940, see Jack Shepherd (actor).

Jack P. Shepherd
Born	Jack Peter Shepherd (1988-01-14) 14 January 1988 (age 37) Pudsey, West Yorkshire, England
Nationality	British
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1997–present
Known for	Where the Heart is (1999) Coronation Street (2000–present) The Big Quiz (2011) (2016-present) Celebrity Big Brother (2025)
Spouse	Hanni Treweek ​ (m. 2025)​
Partner	Lauren Shippey (2002–2017)
Children	3

Jack Peter Shepherd (born 14 January 1988) ^[1] is an English actor. He is best 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. In 2025, he won the twenty-fourth series of Celebrity Big Brother .

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 , 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]

He was the winner of the 2025 series of Celebrity Big Brother.

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; 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]}

Since 2017, Shepherd has been in a relationship with Hanni Treweek, a script writer whom he met whilst working at Coronation Street. ^[12] On 23 June 2024, Treweek and Shepherd announced their engagement, having become engaged on 5 June 2024. The couple were married at Manchester Cathedral on the 26 July 2025. ^[13]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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
2025	Celebrity Big Brother	Himself	Housemate – series 24 Winner

Guest appearances

• This Morning (2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2025)
• Loose Women (2006, 2007, 2020, 2022)
• Celebrity Juice (2010, 2012, 2013, 2014)
• Xposé (2011)
• Lorraine (2011, 2016, 2019)
• All Star Mr & Mrs (2012)
• Daybreak (2012, 2013)
• Tipping Point (2013)
• The Chase (2012, 2019)
• All Star Family Fortunes (2014)
• Keep It in the Family (2015)
• You're Back in the Room (2015)
• Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (2016)
• Good Morning Britain (2016)
• Saturday Mash-Up! (2017)

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	[14]
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". EdinburghGuide.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2005.
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. "Coronation Street's Jack P Shepherd opens up about plans to marry girlfriend Hanni Treweek". Digital Spy . Retrieved 24 October 2023.
13. Cotton, Elizabeth (26 July 2025). "Inside Coronation Street's Jack P Shepherd's life from Yorkshire to Manchester – soap debut at 12, children, 'errors' and wedding". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
14. "British Soap Awards 2018 – full winners list updated live". Digital Spy. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2020.

External links

• Jack P. Shepherd at IMDb

Preceded by David Potts

Celebrity Big Brother UK winner Series 24 (2025)

Succeeded by Incumbent