Thursday 18 October 2012

Jack P Shepherd

Jack P Shepherd 
Jack Peter Shepherd 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, West Yorkshire.


BornJanuary 14, 1988 (age 24), Pudsey

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
Source: Wikipedia

Coronation Street - David Platt [Jack P Shepherd] with Tina McIntyre [Michelle Keegan].