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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Wolf Manor
Character:Thaddeus Saxon (the landlord)
Release Date:28/08/2022
Early Doors - Live
Character:Ken
Release Date:09/09/2021
Silky Hotel
Character:Jim Knightshade
Release Date:26/07/2021
I'm Not in Love
Character:Tony
Release Date:12/04/2021
Sunny
Character:Pavlo
Release Date:03/06/2019
Stan & Ollie
Character:Nobby Cook
Release Date:28/12/2018
The Keeper
Character:Jack Friar
Release Date:05/12/2018
Pin Cushion
Character:Percy
Release Date:26/01/2018
The Man Who Invented Christmas
Character:Butcher / Mr. Fezziwig
Release Date:12/10/2017
6 Days
Character:Metropolitan Police Spokesman
Release Date:09/07/2017
A Street Cat Named Bob
Character:Tube Station Guard
Release Date:04/11/2016
Swallows and Amazons
Character:Harbour Master
Release Date:19/08/2016
Closer to the Moon
Character:Judge
Release Date:07/03/2014
The Night Runner
Character:Dennis
Release Date:01/01/2014
The Ringer
Character:Danny
Release Date:21/09/2013
The Last British Execution
Character:Marcus Peabody
Release Date:26/04/2013
The Rochdale Pioneers
Character:John Holt
Release Date:27/11/2012
The Angels' Share
Character:Harry
Release Date:01/06/2012
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
Character:Self
Release Date:10/11/2010
In Our Name
Character:Frank
Release Date:10/09/2010
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
Character:Bill Hadley
Release Date:11/11/2009
Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday
Character:Glen
Release Date:26/10/2009
Looking for Eric
Character:Meatballs
Release Date:27/05/2009
A Bit of Tom Jones?
Character:Bar Owner
Release Date:01/01/2009
Grow Your Own
Character:Charlie
Release Date:15/06/2007
Confessions of a Diary Secretary
Character:John Prescott
Release Date:28/02/2007
Starter for 10
Character:Des
Release Date:13/09/2006
Someone Else
Character:Paul
Release Date:20/08/2006
Open Wide
Character:Brian Tonkin
Release Date:21/12/2005
Cheeky
Character:Kenny
Release Date:08/09/2003
The Fishmonger
Character:Davis
Release Date:17/08/2002
Put Your Coat On
Character:Dad
Release Date:01/06/2002
This Is Not a Love Song
Character:Arthur
Release Date:01/01/2002
Happy Now
Character:Pete Copsey
Release Date:20/08/2001
The Parole Officer
Character:Cochran
Release Date:10/08/2001
There's Only One Jimmy Grimble
Character:Ken Burley
Release Date:25/08/2000
When Saturday Comes
Character:M.C
Release Date:01/03/1996
Olly's Prison
Character:Prisoner (uncredited)
Release Date:01/05/1993
Dancin' Thru the Dark
Character:Doorman
Release Date:02/03/1990
Television Appearances
Talamasca: The Secret Order
Character:Father Brennan
Boat Story
Character:Nigel
The Long Shadow
Character:Mike Dugdale
The Full Monty
Character:Bus Driver
Ridley
Character:Frank Stanford
Cradle to Grave
Character:Mr Glover
Documentary Now!
Character:
Cilla
Character:John White
By Any Means
Character:Stan Bond
Father Brown
Character:Barny Butterfield
Candy Cabs
Character:Mervyn Monkford
South Riding
Character:Alfred Huggins
Going Postal
Character:Mr Pony
Red Riding
Character:Bill Hadley
The Visit
Character:Dad
See No Evil: The Moors Murders
Character:DCS Arthur Benfield
Johnny and the Bomb
Character:Councillor Seeley
Life on Mars
Character:Ted Bannister
Early Doors
Character:Ken Dixon
The Second Coming
Character:Clive Saxon
The Afternoon Play
Character:Sir Terry Bucklethwaite
Born and Bred
Character:Wilf Bradshaw
Cutting It
Character:Bruce Gutteridge
The Cops
Character:Roy
The Royle Family
Character:Roger Kavanagh
Midsomer Murders
Character:Arthur Potts
Cracker
Character:Quarry Foreman
Heartbeat
Character:Guard
Heartbeat
Character:Albert Ross
G.B.H.
Character:Murray's Minder
Casualty
Character:Lenny Adams
The Bill
Character:
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