Known For
Acting
Born
Aug 01, 1950
Place of Birth
Manchester, England, UK
Credits
74 titles
John Henshaw
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
Filmography
Talamasca: The Secret Order
Detective Hough
Boat Story
Nigel
The Long Shadow
Mike Dugdale
The Full Monty
Bus Driver
Ridley
Frank Stanford
Wolf Manor
Thaddeus Saxon (the landlord)
Remembers…
Self
Early Doors - Live
Ken
Silky Hotel
Jim Knightshade
I'm Not in Love
Tony
Sunny
Pavlo
Stan & Ollie
Nobby Cook
The Keeper
Jack Friar
Pin Cushion
Percy
The Man Who Invented Christmas
Butcher / Mr. Fezziwig
6 Days
Metropolitan Police Spokesman
A Street Cat Named Bob
Tube Station Guard
Swallows and Amazons
Harbour Master
Cradle to Grave
Mr Glover
Documentary Now!
Cilla
John White
Closer to the Moon
Judge
The Night Runner
Dennis
By Any Means
Stan Bond
The Ringer
Danny
The Last British Execution
Marcus Peabody
Father Brown
Barny Butterfield
The Rochdale Pioneers
John Holt
The Angels' Share
Harry
Candy Cabs
Mervyn Monkford
South Riding
Alfred Huggins
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
Self
In Our Name
Frank
Going Postal
Mr Pony
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
Bill Hadley
Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday
Glen
Looking for Eric
Meatballs
Red Riding
Bill Hadley
A Bit of Tom Jones?
Bar Owner
The Visit
Dad
Grow Your Own
Charlie
Confessions of a Diary Secretary
John Prescott
Starter for 10
Des
Someone Else
Paul
See No Evil: The Moors Murders
DCS Arthur Benfield
New Street Law
Tony Lyons
Johnny and the Bomb
Councillor Seeley
Life on Mars
Ted Bannister
Open Wide
Brian Tonkin
Cheeky
Kenny