Jack P. Shepherd

Jack Peter Shepherd (born 14 January 1988) is an English actor. He is best known for playing 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.

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. He has also appeared in Oliver! at Bradford's Alhambra theatre.

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

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

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.

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.

During his relationship with Shippey, Shepherd fathered a son with Sammy Milewski following a one-night stand. 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).

Since 2017, Shepherd has been in a relationship with Hanni Treweek, a script writer whom he met whilst working at Coronation Street. On 23 June 2024, Treweek and Shepherd announced their engagement, having become engaged on 5 June 2024. The couple were married at Manchester Cathedral on 26 July 2025. Their first child together, a daughter, was born on 26 June 2026.

Filmography

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 Year Award Category Nominated work Result Refs 2001 Inside Soap Awards Best Young Actor Coronation Street 2007 Best Bad Boy 2008 TV Quick Awards Best Soap Actor Inside Soap Awards Best Bad Boy The British Soap Awards Best Actor Best Male Dramatic Performance Villain of the Year 2016 Best Actor Best Male Dramatic Performance 2017 National Television Awards Most Popular Serial Drama Performance 2018The British Soap Awards Best Actor 2019 Best Male Dramatic Performance 2020 TV Choice Awards Best Soap Actor