Jack P Shepherd - wikipedia Jack P Shepherd Jack P. Shepherd Jack Peter Shepherd ( 1988 - 01 - 14 ) 14 January 1988 ( age 30 ) Occupation Actor Years active 1999 -- present Employer ITV Known for Role of David Platt Notable work David Platt in Coronation Street Height 5 ft 6 in ( 1.68 m ) Television Coronation Street ( 2000 -- ) Children Jack Peter Shepherd ( born 14 January 1988 ) is an English actor. He has portrayed the character of David Platt in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street since April 2000. Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 Filmography 4 Awards and Nominations 5 References 6 External links 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 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. Personal life Shepherd and ex-girlfriend Lauren ( from 2002 to 2017 ) have two children, Nyla, born in 2009 and Reuben, born in 2013. He had another child, Greyson, after a one night stand in 2010. He is well known for his role as David Platt on Coronation Street along side 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 amount than co stars Simon Gregson and Sue Nicholls. Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1999 Where the Heart Is Carl Smith 1 Episode 2000 Clocking Off Charlie Kolakowski 1 Episode 2000 -- Coronation Street David Platt Series Regular The Jeremy Kyle Show David Platt 1 Episode 2011 -- The Big Quiz Himself 3 Episodes 2013 Tipping Point Himself 1 Episode 2014 The Chase Himself 1 Episode 2014 All Star Family Fortunes Himself 1 Episode 2015 / 2016 Ant and Dec 's Saturday Night Takeaway Himself / David Platt 1 Episode 2017 Saturday Mash - Up ! Himself 1 episode Awards and Nominations 2018 - British Soap Award for best actor - Won References Jump up ^ `` AncestryLibrary.com ''. Search.ancestrylibrary.com. Retrieved 26 January 2012. Jump up ^ `` Stage 84 - The Yorkshire School of Performing Arts : a success story ''. EdinburghGuide.com. Retrieved 24 March 2005. Jump up ^ `` Corrie Net : Jack P, Shepherd ''. Retrieved 24 March 2007. Jump up ^ Ghosthunting With... Jump up ^ Jack Shepherd ( actor ) Jump up ^ `` Grouchy Young Men Season 1 ''. Comedy Central. Jump up ^ 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. Jump up ^ `` Find out who 's won what at the British Soap Awards ''. The Sun. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018. External links Jack P. Shepherd on IMDb Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jack_P._Shepherd&oldid=854027035 '' Categories : 1988 births Living people English male child actors English male television actors English male soap opera actors People from Pudsey Male actors from Leeds 20th - century English male actors 21st - century English male actors Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from October 2013 Articles with hCards Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Gaeilge 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 8 August 2018, at 13 : 25 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: how old is the actor who plays david platt in coronation street
Answer: 30