Jack P. Shepherd
Jack P. Shepherd | |
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Born | Jack Peter Shepherd 14 January 1988 |
Occupation | Soap Opera Actor |
Years active | 1999–present |
Employer | ITV |
Known for | Role of David Platt |
Television | Coronation Street (2000–) |
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
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 and the 2008 British Soap Award for Villain of the year.
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 was in a relationship with Lauren Shippey for fifteen years from 2002–2017, and the couple have two children together: a daughter, Nyla, born in 2009 and a son, Reuben, born in 2013. He fathered another child, a son named Greyson; following a one-night stand in 2010. Shepherd has reportedly never met Greyson.[7]
He is well known for his role as David Platt on Coronation Street alongside 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 sum than longer-serving co-stars Simon Gregson and Sue Nicholls.
Shepherd is a Manchester City supporter, and has been known to particularly dislike Leeds United.[8]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1999 | Where the Heart Is | Carl Smith | 1 Episode |
2000 | Clocking Off | Charlie Kolakowski | 1 Episode |
2000–present | Coronation Street | David Platt | Series Regular |
2010 | The Jeremy Kyle Show | 1 Episode | |
2011, 2016–present | The Big Quiz | Team Captain | 5 Episodes |
Guest appearances
- This Morning (2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2018, 2019)
- Loose Women (2006, 2007)
- 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 (2014, 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
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Refs |
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2008 | TV Quick Awards | Best Soap Actor | Coronation Street | Nominated | |
The British Soap Awards | Best Actor | Nominated | |||
Best Male Dramatic Performance | Nominated | ||||
Villan of the Year | Won | ||||
2016 | Best Actor | Nominated | |||
Best Male Dramatic Performance | Nominated | ||||
2017 | National Television Awards | Most Popular Serial Drama Performance | Nominated | ||
2018 | The British Soap Awards | Best Actor | Won | [9] | |
2019 | Best Male Dramatic Performance | Nominated | |||
2020 | TV Choice Awards | Best Soap Actor | Pending |
References
- ^ "AncestryLibrary.com". Search.ancestrylibrary.com. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ^ "Stage 84 - The Yorkshire School of Performing Arts: a success story". EdinburghGuide.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2005.
- ^ "Corrie Net: Jack P, Shepherd". Retrieved 24 March 2007.
- ^ Ghosthunting With...
- ^ Jack Shepherd (actor)
- ^ "Grouchy Young Men Season 1". Comedy Central.
- ^ 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.
- ^ https://twitter.com/JackPShepherd88/status/1104426500756000768
- ^ "British Soap Awards 2018 – full winners list updated live". digitalspy.com. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
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