John Henshaw
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
Credits
- 2025 · Talamasca: The Secret Order as Detective Hough
- 2023 · Boat Story as Nigel
- 2023 · The Long Shadow as Mike Dugdale
- 2023 · The Full Monty as Bus Driver
- 2022 · Ridley as Frank Stanford
- 2022 · Remembers… as Self
- 2018 · Stan & Ollie as Nobby Cook
- 2018 · The Keeper as Jack Friar
- 2017 · The Man Who Invented Christmas as Butcher / Mr. Fezziwig
- 2017 · 6 Days as Metropolitan Police Spokesman
- 2016 · A Street Cat Named Bob as Tube Station Guard
- 2015 · Cradle to Grave as Mr Glover
- 2015 · Documentary Now! as
- 2013 · By Any Means as Stan Bond
- 2013 · Father Brown as Barny Butterfield
- 2012 · The Angels' Share as Harry
- 2011 · South Riding as Alfred Huggins
- 2010 · Going Postal as Mr Pony
- 2009 · Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 as Bill Hadley
- 2009 · Looking for Eric as Meatballs
- 2009 · Red Riding as Bill Hadley
- 2006 · Starter for 10 as Des
- 2006 · New Street Law as Tony Lyons
- 2006 · Life on Mars as Ted Bannister
- 2003 · Early Doors as Ken Dixon
- 2003 · The Afternoon Play as Sir Terry Bucklethwaite
- 2002 · Born and Bred as Wilf Bradshaw
- 2002 · Cutting It as Bruce Gutteridge
- 1998 · The Cops as Roy
- 1998 · The Royle Family as Roger Kavanagh
- 1997 · The Grand as Taxi Driver
- 1997 · The Grand as Bob Jessop
- 1997 · Midsomer Murders as Arthur Potts
- 1993 · Cracker as Quarry Foreman
- 1992 · Heartbeat as Guard
- 1992 · Heartbeat as Albert Ross
- 1991 · G.B.H. as Murray's Minder
- 1986 · Casualty as Lenny Adams
- 1984 · The Bill as
- Future · Fishbrain as Jeb
- 2022 · Wolf Manor as Thaddeus Saxon (the landlord)
- 2021 · Early Doors - Live as Ken
- 2021 · Silky Hotel as Jim Knightshade
- 2021 · I'm Not in Love as Tony
- 2019 · Sunny as Pavlo
- 2018 · Pin Cushion as Percy
- 2016 · Swallows and Amazons as Harbour Master
- 2014 · Cilla as John White
- 2014 · Closer to the Moon as Judge
- 2014 · The Night Runner as Dennis
- 2013 · The Ringer as Danny
- 2013 · The Last British Execution as Marcus Peabody
- 2012 · The Rochdale Pioneers as John Holt
- 2011 · Candy Cabs as Mervyn Monkford
- 2010 · The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa as Self
- 2010 · In Our Name as Frank
- 2009 · Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday as Glen
- 2009 · A Bit of Tom Jones? as Bar Owner
- 2007 · The Visit as Dad
- 2007 · Grow Your Own as Charlie
- 2007 · Confessions of a Diary Secretary as John Prescott
- 2006 · Someone Else as Paul
- 2006 · See No Evil: The Moors Murders as DCS Arthur Benfield
- 2006 · Johnny and the Bomb as Councillor Seeley
- 2005 · Open Wide as Brian Tonkin
- 2003 · Cheeky as Kenny
- 2003 · The Second Coming as Clive Saxon
- 2002 · The Fishmonger as Davis
- 2002 · Put Your Coat On as Dad
- 2002 · This Is Not a Love Song as Arthur
- 2001 · Happy Now as Pete Copsey
- 2001 · The Parole Officer as Cochran
- 2000 · There's Only One Jimmy Grimble as Ken Burley
- 1996 · When Saturday Comes as M.C
- 1993 · Olly's Prison as Prisoner (uncredited)
- 1990 · Dancin' Thru the Dark as Doorman