John Alford (born John Shannon) is a Scottish-born English actor.
He appeared as a child actor in ITV sitcom Now and Then before landing the role of Robbie Wright in 1985 in Grange Hill. Alford featured on the Grange Hill "Just Say No" anti-drug single. In 1980, he appeared in Not The Nine O Clock News, joining in a song about a strike-breaking train driver.