English actor (born 1988)
Jack P. Shepherd
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Born
| Jack Peter Shepherd
(
1988-01-14
)
14 January 1988
(age 36)
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Occupation
| Actor
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Years active
| 1997?present
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Known for
| Role of
David Platt
in
Coronation Street
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Children
| 3
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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
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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
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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
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Guest appearances
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- This Morning
(2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2018, 2019, 2023)
- Loose Women
(2006, 2007, 2020, 2022)
- Celebrity Juice
(2010, 2012, 2013, 2014)
- Xpose
(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
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References
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External links
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Awards for Jack P. Shepherd
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