Jack P. Shepherd

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| birth_name = Jack Peter Shepherd

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|1|14|df=y}}

| birth_place = Pudsey, West Yorkshire, England

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| years_active = 1997–present

| occupation = Actor

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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){{cite web |title=11 things you never knew about Coronation Street's Jack P Shepherd – aka David Platt |url=https://digitalspy.com/soaps/coronation-street/a852671/coronation-street-cast-jack-p-shepherd-david-platt-trivia-facts/ |website=Digital Spy |access-date=24 October 2023 |date=19 March 2018}} 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. 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.{{cite web |title=Coronation Street's Jack P Shepherd shares a throwback picture of him and Tina O'Brien – in another show |url=https://digitalspy.com/soaps/coronation-street/a855646/coronation-street-jack-p-shepherd-throwback-picture-tina-obrien/ |website=Digital Spy |access-date=24 October 2023}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://edinburghguide.com/festival/2005/features/articles.shtml?05_08_15_music_article_stage84|title=Stage 84 – The Yorkshire School of Performing Arts: a success story.|website=EdinburghGuide.com|access-date=24 March 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923233950/http://www.edinburghguide.com/festival/2005/features/articles.shtml?05_08_15_music_article_stage84|archive-date=23 September 2015|url-status=dead}} He has also appeared in Oliver! at Bradford's Alhambra theatre.{{cite web |url=http://corrie.net/profiles/actors/shepherd_jackp.html |title=Corrie Net: Jack P, Shepherd | access-date= 24 March 2007 }}

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

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

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.{{cite web |url=http://comedycentral.co.uk/shows/grouchy-young-men-season-1 |title=Grouchy Young Men Season 1 | publisher=Comedy Central }}

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.{{cite web |title=Coronation Street's Jack P Shepherd splits from fiancée Lauren Shippey after 15 years together |url=https://digitalspy.com/showbiz/a841593/coronation-street-jack-p-shepherd-fiancee-lauren-shippey-split/ |website=Digital Spy |access-date=24 October 2023}}

During his relationship with Shippey, Shepherd fathered a son with Sammy Milewski following a one-night stand.{{cite web |title=Corrie star dumped amid cheating claims |url=https://digitalspy.com/showbiz/a222583/corrie-star-dumped-amid-cheating-claims/ |website=Digital Spy |access-date=24 October 2023}} 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).{{cite web |title=Coronation Street's Jack P. Shepherd's son is battling incurable illness |url=https://hellomagazine.com/healthandbeauty/health-and-fitness/2018090361864/coronation-street-jack-p-shepherd-son-incurable-illness/# |website=Hello |access-date=24 October 2023}}{{cite web |title=Jack P Shepherd 'becomes father again' |url=https://digitalspy.com/soaps/coronation-street/a296824/jack-p-shepherd-becomes-father-again/ |website=Digital Spy |access-date=24 October 2023}}

Since 2017, Shepherd has been in a relationship with Hanni Treweek, a script writer whom he met whilst working at Coronation Street.{{cite web |title=Coronation Street's Jack P Shepherd opens up about plans to marry girlfriend Hanni Treweek |url=https://digitalspy.com/soaps/coronation-street/a34409511/coronation-street-cast-jack-p-shepherd-marriage-plans/ |website=Digital Spy |access-date=24 October 2023}} On 23 June 2024, Treweek and Shepherd announced they got engaged on 5 June 2024. {{cite web|url= https://www.instagram.com/p/C8jo6JUIJ3I/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link|title= 05.06.24 I said YES to forever!! |website=Instagram|accessdate=23 June 2023}}

Shepherd is a Leeds United supporter.{{cite tweet|number=1104426500756000768|user=JackPShepherd88|title=Get in Leeds! 1-0 full time! 🤘🏻|date=9 March 2019}}{{cite web |title=The Coronation Street legends betraying Manchester for their love of football |url=https://leeds-live.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/coronation-street-legends-betraying-manchester-23206508.amp |website=Leeds Live |access-date=24 October 2023}}

Filmography

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! Year

! Title

! class="unsortable" | Role

! class="unsortable" | 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

|rowspan=2|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

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Year ! Award ! Category ! Nominated work ! Result ! Refs
2001 \| rowspan=2\| Inside Soap Awards \| Best Young Actor \| rowspan=13\| Coronation Street \| {{won}} \|
2007 \| Best Bad Boy \| {{won}} \|
rowspan=5\| 2008 \| TV Quick Awards \| Best Soap Actor \| {{nominated}} \|
Inside Soap Awards \| Best Bad Boy \| {{won}} \|
rowspan=5\|The British Soap Awards \| Best Actor \| {{nominated}} \|
Best Male Dramatic Performance \| {{nominated}} \|
Villain of the Year \| {{won}} \|
rowspan=2\| 2016 \| Best Actor \| {{nominated}} \|
Best Male Dramatic Performance \| {{nominated}} \|
2017 \| National Television Awards \| Most Popular Serial Drama Performance \| {{nominated}} \|
2018 \| rowspan=2\|The British Soap Awards \| Best Actor \| {{won}} \| {{Cite web \| title = British Soap Awards 2018 – full winners list updated live \| publisher = Digital Spy \| date = 2 June 2018 \| access-date = 17 January 2020 \| url = https://digitalspy.com/soaps/coronation-street/a858581/british-soap-awards-2018-winners-list/ }}
2019 \| Best Male Dramatic Performance \| {{nominated}} \|
2020 \| TV Choice Awards \| Best Soap Actor \| {{won}} \|

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Year

! Award

! Category

! Nominated work

! Result

! Refs

2001

| rowspan=2| Inside Soap Awards

| Best Young Actor

| rowspan=13| Coronation Street

| {{won}}