He is known for portraying the role of David Platt on the ITV soap opera Coronation Street since 2000.
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.
[2] 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.
[8] During his relationship with Shippey, Shepherd fathered a son with Sammy Milewski following a one-night stand.
[12] Since 2017, Shepherd has been in a relationship with Hanni Treweek, a script writer whom he met whilst working at Coronation Street.