Jack P. Shepherd
| Jack P. Shepherd | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jack Peter Shepherd 14 January 1988 Pudsey, West Yorkshire, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Children | Nyla Rae |
Jack Peter Shepherd (born 14 January 1988)[1] is an English actor. He plays David Platt in the ITV1 soap opera Coronation Street. He joined the show in April 2000, taking over the role from Thomas Ormson.
Shepherd was born in Pudsey, Leeds, West Yorkshire.
He 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 The Yorkshire School of Performing Arts [2] He has also appeared in Oliver! at Bradford's Alhambra theatre.[3]
In 2008, he appeared in Ghosthunting with Coronation Street on the Isle of Man.[4]
In 2007, he won the Best Bad Boy Award at the Inside Soap Awards and in 2008, he won 'Best Villain' at the British Soap Awards.[5]
Jack 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 is engaged to long-term girlfriend and make-up artist Lauren Shippey
[edit] References
- ^ "AncestryLibrary.com". Search.ancestrylibrary.com. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=0&f1=jack&f0=shepherd&sx=&f16=&rg_f8__date=1988&rs_f8__date=0&f3=&f17=&f2=&gskw=&prox=1&f4=&f5=&db=onsbirth84&ti=5542&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&pcat=34&fh=2&h=12844280&recoff=1+3. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
- ^ EdinburghGuide.com "Stage 84 - The Yorkshire School of Performing Arts: a success story". EdinburghGuide.com. http://www.edinburghguide.com/festival/2005/features/articles.shtml?05_08_15_music_article_stage84 EdinburghGuide.com. Retrieved 2007-03-24.
- ^ "Corrie Net: Jack P, Shepherd". http://www.corrie.net/profiles/actors/shepherd_jackp.html. Retrieved 2007-03-24.
- ^ "Ghosthunting With...". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghosthunting_With....
- ^ "The British Soap Awards 2008: The Winners - Soaps News". Digital Spy. 2008-05-04. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/news/a94815/the-british-soap-awards-2008-the-winners.html. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
- ^ "Jack Shepherd (actor) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia". En.wikipedia.org. 1940-10-29. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Shepherd_%28actor%29. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
- ^ "Grouchy Young Men Season 1". Comedy Central. http://www.comedycentral.co.uk/shows/grouchy-young-men-season-1.
[edit] External links
- Jack P. Shepherd at the Internet Movie Database
- Corrie.net: Jack P. Shepherd
- Jack's Coronation Street profile at What's on TV
