John Henshaw
Birthday
1950/08/01 (75 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Manchester, England, UK
Also know as
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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 in...Read more
Acting
(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) Early Doors
as Ken Dixon
(1984) The Bill
as ---
(1992) Heartbeat
as Guard
(2006) Life on Mars
as Ted Bannister
(1998) The Cops
as Roy
(2007) The Visit
as Dad
(2002) Cutting It
as Bruce Gutteridge
(2011) Candy Cabs
as Mervyn Monkford
(2006) Johnny and the Bomb
as Councillor Seeley
(2015) Documentary Now!
as ---
(2023) The Full Monty
as Bus Driver
(2011) South Riding
as Alfred Huggins
(2013) Father Brown
as Barny Butterfield
(1998) The Royle Family
as Roger Kavanagh
(1986) Casualty
as Lenny Adams
(2006) See No Evil: The Moors Murders
as DCS Arthur Benfield
(2003) The Second Coming
as Clive Saxon
(1993) Cracker
as Quarry Foreman
(2013) By Any Means
as Stan Bond
(2023) The Long Shadow
as Mike Dugdale
(2014) Cilla
as John White
(2023) Boat Story
as Nigel
(1991) G.B.H.
as Murray's Minder
(2010) Going Postal
as Mr Pony
(1992) Heartbeat
as Albert Ross
(1997) Midsomer Murders
as Arthur Potts
(2009) Red Riding
as Bill Hadley
(2002) Born and Bred
as Wilf Bradshaw
(2003) The Afternoon Play
as Sir Terry Bucklethwaite
(2022) Ridley
as Frank Stanford
(2025) Talamasca: The Secret Order
as Father Brennan
(2015) Cradle to Grave
as Mr Glover