Jack Peter Shepherd (born 14 January 1988)^[1] is an English actor. He is known for portraying the role ofDavid Platt on theITV soap operaCoronation Street since 2000. For his portrayal of David, he has won various awards, including theBritish Soap Award for Villain of the Year in 2008 andBest Actor in 2018.

Before taking on the role of David, Shepherd had appeared in episodes of ITV'sWhere the Heart Is and BBC showClocking Off, in which he starred with his futureCoronation Street screen sisterTina O'Brien.^[2]

Shepherd has taken time out ofCoronation Street to do theatre work, including the role of Riff in a production ofWest Side Story as part of Stage 84 The Yorkshire School of Performing Arts.^[3] He has also appeared inOliver! atBradford'sAlhambra theatre.^[4]

In 2008, Shepherd appeared inGhosthunting with Coronation Street on theIsle of Man.^[5]

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

He is also a contributor to the topical showGrouchy Young Men, a spin-off of the showGrumpy 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 aone-night stand.^[9] He initially denied paternity of the child; however, after DNA test proved he was the father, Shepherd began payingchild support for his son (born 2011), who hasalternating 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 atCoronation Street.^[13] On 23 June 2024, Treweek and Shepherd announced they got engaged on 5 June 2024.^[14]

Shepherd is aLeeds United supporter.^[15][16]

• 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)

• Jack P. Shepherd atIMDb

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• British Soap Award for Best Actor winners
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• English male soap opera actors
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• Male actors from West Yorkshire
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• 21st-century English male actors

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