Jack P. Shepherd

Jack P. Shepherd
Born Jack Peter Shepherd
(1988-01-14) 14 January 1988
Occupation Actor
Years active 1999–present
Employer ITV
Known for Role of David Platt
Notable work David Platt in Coronation Street
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Television Coronation Street (2000–)
Children 3

Jack Peter Shepherd (born 14 January 1988)[1] is an English actor. He has portrayed the character of David Platt in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street since April 2000. He won the 2018 British Soap Award for Best Actor.

Career

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

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[2] He has also appeared in Oliver! at Bradford's Alhambra theatre.[3]

In 2008, Shepherd appeared in Ghosthunting with Coronation Street on the Isle of Man.[4]

Shepherd uses his middle initial in his stage name as there is already a well-known British actor named Jack Shepherd.[5]

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.[6]

Personal life

Shepherd and ex-girlfriend Lauren (from 2002 to 2017) have two children, Nyla, born in 2009 and Reuben, born in 2013. He had another child, Greyson, after a one night stand in 2010.[7]

He is well known for his role as David Platt on Coronation Street along side co stars Helen Worth and Tina O'Brien. It has been revealed that Shepherd is being paid £200,000 a year for his role on Coronation Street, a much larger amount than co stars Simon Gregson and Sue Nicholls.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1999 Where the Heart Is Carl Smith 1 Episode
2000 Clocking Off Charlie Kolakowski 1 Episode
2000– Coronation Street David Platt Series Regular
2010 The Jeremy Kyle Show David Platt 1 Episode
2011– The Big Quiz Himself 3 Episodes
2013 Tipping Point Himself 1 Episode
2014 The Chase Himself 1 Episode
2014 All Star Family Fortunes Himself 1 Episode
2015/2016 Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway Himself/David Platt 1 Episode
2017 Saturday Mash-Up! Himself 1 episode

Awards and Nominations

  • 2018 - British Soap Award for best actor- Won [British Soap Award] for best Male Dramatic performance- Nominated [British Soap Award] for Villain Of The Year- Won [8]

References

  1. ↑ "AncestryLibrary.com". Search.ancestrylibrary.com. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Stage 84 - The Yorkshire School of Performing Arts: a success story". EdinburghGuide.com. Retrieved 24 March 2005.
  3. ↑ "Corrie Net: Jack P, Shepherd". Retrieved 24 March 2007.
  4. ↑ Ghosthunting With...
  5. ↑ Jack Shepherd (actor)
  6. ↑ "Grouchy Young Men Season 1". Comedy Central.
  7. ↑ White, Vikki (13 October 2014). "Corrie's Jack P Shepherd could live to regret ignoring his disabled son, warns mum". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  8. ↑ "Find out who's won what at the British Soap Awards". The Sun. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
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