ITV Coronation Street: Off-screen life of David Platt actor Jack P Shepherd - gorgeous girlfriend, hair loss struggles, and Hollywood fail

David Platt has long been a favourite antagonist for Coronation Street fans.

The troublesome character has been in the show since 1990 - and he's gone on to play a part in the soap's biggest storylines, with viewers even seeing him torment his own family.

The son of Gail Platt is played by actor Jack P Shepherd, who took on the role in 2000.

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But what is his life like away from the cameras?

The award-winning actor, from Pudsey in West Yorkshire, started out in Yorkshire drama Where the Heart Is.

Jack, 34, has done stints in theatre, and recently told of how he missed out on his chance of Hollywood success as a youngster.

He had auditioned for the hit film, Billy Elliot, which came out in 2000 - the same year of his Corrie debut, the Mirror reports.

However, he flopped the audition, and Jamie Bell bagged the famous role and ended up winning a BAFTA.

During an episode of his Sofa Cinema Club podcast, that he hosts with fellow Corrie stars Colson Smith and Ben Price, Jack said: "When this film came out I was like 11 to 12-years-old and I'd obviously been for an audition.

"I was only gutted in the sense that I did not get it because of the success the film went on to do - Academy Award nominations. And I used to watch the Academy Awards religiously, getting up in the middle of the night to watch them. 

"So, when you sort of see a film that you auditioned for, it could have been you and you could have been there, it's kind of like..."

He added: "Don't get me wrong, I don't think I'd have done anywhere near as good a performance as Jamie Bell did.''

Colson said: "But you'd have liked the