Name
John Henshaw
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1950-08-01 (76 years old)
Place of Birth
Manchester, England, UK
Biography
John Henshaw is a British actor famed for his roles as Ken the landlord in Early Doors, Wilf Bradshaw in Born and Bred and PC Roy Bramwell in The Cops.
Henshaw was born one of 12 children. He grew up in Ancoats, Manchester's "Little Italy" community. He was a refuse collector for ten years before deciding to become an actor at the age of 40.
His first big break in acting was as a minder to Robert Lindsay's character Michael Murray in the acclaimed Channel 4 series, G.B.H. Other TV credits include The Royle Family, The Visit, Life on Mars, whilst film credits include the Steve Coogan comedy The Parole Officer, the Bert Trautmann biopic The Keeper, and the Ken Loach films Looking For Eric and The Angels' Share. Henshaw is chairman of the 24:7 Theatre Festival, an annual festival of new writing for theatre based in Manchester.
Known For
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James Bowen, a homeless busker and recovering drug addict, has his life transformed when h...
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With their golden era long behind them, comedy duo Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy embark on ...
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In 1985, against the backdrop of Thatcherism, Brian Jackson enrolls in the University of B...
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Robbie is a Glasgow boy locked in a family feud who just wants a way out. On community ser...
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The story of a man whose love for football, for England and for the love of his life, Marg...
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A hapless parole officer is framed for murder by a crooked police chief. To prove his inno...
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Middle-aged postman and football fan Eric Bishop struggles with his increasingly chaotic e...
- 2021 Early Doors - Live as Ken
- 2006 Starter for 10 as Des
- 2009 A Bit of Tom Jones? as Bar Owner
- 2009 Looking for Eric as Meatballs
- 2012 The Angels' Share as Harry
- 2013 The Ringer as Danny
- 2012 The Rochdale Pioneers as John Holt
- 2022 Wolf Manor as Thaddeus Saxon (the landlord)
- 2002 Put Your Coat On as Dad
- 2002 This Is Not a Love Song as Arthur
- 2007 Confessions of a Diary Secretary as John Prescott
- 2009 Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 as Bill Hadley
- 1993 Olly's Prison as Prisoner (uncredited)
- 1996 When Saturday Comes as M.C
- 2007 Grow Your Own as Charlie
- 2001 The Parole Officer as Cochran
- 2001 Happy Now as Pete Copsey
- 2016 Swallows and Amazons as Harbour Master
- 1990 Dancin' Thru the Dark as Doorman
- 2002 The Fishmonger as Davis
- 2016 A Street Cat Named Bob as Tube Station Guard
- 2017 6 Days as Metropolitan Police Spokesman
- 2006 Someone Else as Paul
- 2000 There's Only One Jimmy Grimble as Ken Burley
- 2018 Pin Cushion as Percy
- 2018 The Keeper as Jack Friar
- 2014 The Night Runner as Dennis
- 2017 The Man Who Invented Christmas as Butcher / Mr. Fezziwig
- 2010 In Our Name as Frank
- 2018 Stan & Ollie as Nobby Cook
- 2013 The Last British Execution as Marcus Peabody
- 2009 Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday as Glen
- 2021 I'm Not in Love as Tony
- 2019 Sunny as Pavlo
- 2014 Closer to the Moon as Judge
- 2010 The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa as Self
- 2021 Silky Hotel as Jim Knightshade
- 2005 Open Wide as Brian Tonkin
- 2003 Cheeky as Kenny
- 2026 Fishbrain as Jeb
- 2011 Going Postal 2in1 as Mr. Pony
- 2003 Early Doors ( 12 episodes ) as Ken Dixon
- 1984 The Bill ( 1 episode )
- 1992 Heartbeat ( 1 episode ) as Guard
- 2006 Life on Mars ( 1 episode ) as Ted Bannister
- 1998 The Cops ( 24 episodes ) as Roy
- 2007 The Visit ( 7 episodes ) as Dad
- 2002 Cutting It ( 2 episodes ) as Bruce Gutteridge
- 2011 Candy Cabs ( 3 episodes ) as Mervyn Monkford
- 2006 Johnny and the Bomb ( 2 episodes ) as Councillor Seeley
- 2015 Documentary Now! ( 1 episode )
- 2023 The Full Monty ( 1 episode ) as Bus Driver
- 2011 South Riding ( 3 episodes ) as Alfred Huggins
- 2013 Father Brown ( 1 episode ) as Barny Butterfield
- 1998 The Royle Family ( 1 episode ) as Roger Kavanagh
- 1986 Casualty ( 1 episode ) as Lenny Adams
- 2006 See No Evil: The Moors Murders ( 2 episodes ) as DCS Arthur Benfield
- 2003 The Second Coming ( 2 episodes ) as Clive Saxon
- 2013 By Any Means ( 2 episodes ) as Stan Bond
- 1993 Cracker ( 1 episode ) as Quarry Foreman
- 2023 The Long Shadow ( 5 episodes ) as Mike Dugdale
- 2014 Cilla ( 3 episodes ) as John White
- 2023 Boat Story ( 1 episode ) as Nigel
- 1991 G.B.H. ( 7 episodes ) as Murray's Minder
- 2010 Going Postal ( 2 episodes ) as Mr Pony
- 1992 Heartbeat ( 1 episode ) as Albert Ross
- 1997 Midsomer Murders ( 1 episode ) as Arthur Potts
- 2009 Red Riding ( 1 episode ) as Bill Hadley
- 2002 Born and Bred ( 33 episodes ) as Wilf Bradshaw
- 2003 The Afternoon Play ( 1 episode ) as Sir Terry Bucklethwaite
- 2022 Ridley ( 1 episode ) as Frank Stanford
- 2025 Talamasca: The Secret Order ( 3 episodes ) as Detective Hough
- 2015 Cradle to Grave ( 2 episodes ) as Mr Glover
- 2022 Remembers… ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1997 The Grand ( 1 episode ) as Taxi Driver
- 1997 The Grand ( 6 episodes ) as Bob Jessop
- 2006 New Street Law ( 1 episode ) as Tony Lyons
