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John Henshaw
John Henshaw

John Henshaw

ActingBorn August 1, 1950 (age 75)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.

Filmography

2025
Talamasca: The Secret Order

as Detective Hough

TV
2023
Boat Story

as Nigel

TV
2023
The Long Shadow

as Mike Dugdale

TV
2023
The Full Monty

as Bus Driver

TV
2022
Wolf Manor

as Thaddeus Saxon (the landlord)

Movie
2022
Ridley

as Frank Stanford

TV
2022TV
2021Movie
2021
Silky Hotel

as Jim Knightshade

Movie
2021Movie
2019
Sunny

as Pavlo

Movie
2018
Stan & Ollie

as Nobby Cook

Movie
2018
The Keeper

as Jack Friar

Movie
2018
Pin Cushion

as Percy

Movie
2017
The Man Who Invented Christmas

as Butcher / Mr. Fezziwig

Movie
2017
6 Days

as Metropolitan Police Spokesman

Movie
2016
A Street Cat Named Bob

as Tube Station Guard

Movie
2016
Swallows and Amazons

as Harbour Master

Movie
2015
Cradle to Grave

as Mr Glover

TV
2014
Cilla

as John White

TV
2014Movie
2014Movie
2013
By Any Means

as Stan Bond

TV
2013
The Ringer

as Danny

Movie
2013Movie
2013
Father Brown

as Barny Butterfield

TV
2012Movie
2012Movie
2011
Candy Cabs

as Mervyn Monkford

TV
2011
South Riding

as Alfred Huggins

TV
2010
In Our Name

as Frank

Movie
2010
Going Postal

as Mr Pony

TV
2009
Looking for Eric

as Meatballs

Movie
2009
Red Riding

as Bill Hadley

TV
2009Movie
2007
The Visit

as Dad

TV
2007
Grow Your Own

as Charlie

Movie
2007Movie
2006Movie
2006Movie
2006
See No Evil: The Moors Murders

as DCS Arthur Benfield

TV
2006
New Street Law

as Tony Lyons

TV
2006
Johnny and the Bomb

as Councillor Seeley

TV
2006
Life on Mars

as Ted Bannister

TV
2005
Open Wide

as Brian Tonkin

Movie
2003
Cheeky

as Kenny

Movie
2003
Early Doors

as Ken Dixon

TV
2003
The Second Coming

as Clive Saxon

TV
2003
The Afternoon Play

as Sir Terry Bucklethwaite

TV
2002Movie
2002Movie
2002
Born and Bred

as Wilf Bradshaw

TV
2002
Cutting It

as Bruce Gutteridge

TV
2002Movie
2001
Happy Now

as Pete Copsey

Movie
2001Movie
2000Movie
1998
The Cops

as Roy

TV
1998
The Royle Family

as Roger Kavanagh

TV
1997
The Grand

as Taxi Driver

TV
1997
The Grand

as Bob Jessop

TV
1997
Midsomer Murders

as Arthur Potts

TV
1996Movie
1993
Cracker

as Quarry Foreman

TV
1993
Olly's Prison

as Prisoner (uncredited)

Movie
1992
Heartbeat

as Guard

TV
1992
Heartbeat

as Albert Ross

TV
1991
G.B.H.

as Murray's Minder

TV
1990Movie
1986
Casualty

as Lenny Adams

TV
1984TV
Fishbrain

as Jeb

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayAugust 1, 1950
Place of BirthManchester, England, UK
Popularity0.6