John Henshaw
Acting • Born 1950-08-01
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
75 credits
Early Doors - Live
Movie • 2021
Ken
Starter for 10
Movie • 2006
Des
A Bit of Tom Jones?
Movie • 2009
Bar Owner
Looking for Eric
Movie • 2009
Meatballs
The Angels' Share
Movie • 2012
Harry
The Ringer
Movie • 2013
Danny
The Rochdale Pioneers
Movie • 2012
John Holt
Wolf Manor
Movie • 2022
Thaddeus Saxon (the landlord)
Put Your Coat On
Movie • 2002
Dad
This Is Not a Love Song
Movie • 2002
Arthur
Confessions of a Diary Secretary
Movie • 2007
John Prescott
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
Movie • 2009
Bill Hadley
Olly's Prison
Movie • 1993
Prisoner (uncredited)
When Saturday Comes
Movie • 1996
M.C
Grow Your Own
Movie • 2007
Charlie
The Parole Officer
Movie • 2001
Cochran
Happy Now
Movie • 2001
Pete Copsey
Swallows and Amazons
Movie • 2016
Harbour Master
Dancin' Thru the Dark
Movie • 1990
Doorman
The Fishmonger
Movie • 2002
Davis
A Street Cat Named Bob
Movie • 2016
Tube Station Guard
6 Days
Movie • 2017
Metropolitan Police Spokesman
Someone Else
Movie • 2006
Paul
There's Only One Jimmy Grimble
Movie • 2000
Ken Burley
Pin Cushion
Movie • 2018
Percy
The Keeper
Movie • 2018
Jack Friar
The Night Runner
Movie • 2014
Dennis
The Man Who Invented Christmas
Movie • 2017
Butcher / Mr. Fezziwig
In Our Name
Movie • 2010
Frank
Stan & Ollie
Movie • 2018
Nobby Cook
The Last British Execution
Movie • 2013
Marcus Peabody
Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday
Movie • 2009
Glen
I'm Not in Love
Movie • 2021
Tony
Sunny
Movie • 2019
Pavlo
Closer to the Moon
Movie • 2014
Judge
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
Movie • 2010
Self
Silky Hotel
Movie • 2021
Jim Knightshade
Open Wide
Movie • 2005
Brian Tonkin
Cheeky
Movie • 2003
Kenny
Fishbrain
Movie
Jeb
Early Doors
TV • 2003
Ken Dixon
The Bill
TV • 1984
Heartbeat
TV • 1992
Guard
Life on Mars
TV • 2006
Ted Bannister
The Cops
TV • 1998
Roy
The Visit
TV • 2007
Dad
Cutting It
TV • 2002
Bruce Gutteridge
Candy Cabs
TV • 2011
Mervyn Monkford
Johnny and the Bomb
TV • 2006
Councillor Seeley
Documentary Now!
TV • 2015
The Full Monty
TV • 2023
Bus Driver
South Riding
TV • 2011
Alfred Huggins
Father Brown
TV • 2013
Barny Butterfield
The Royle Family
TV • 1998
Roger Kavanagh
Casualty
TV • 1986
Lenny Adams
See No Evil: The Moors Murders
TV • 2006
DCS Arthur Benfield
The Second Coming
TV • 2003
Clive Saxon
Cracker
TV • 1993
Quarry Foreman
By Any Means
TV • 2013
Stan Bond
The Long Shadow
TV • 2023
Mike Dugdale
Cilla
TV • 2014
John White
Boat Story
TV • 2023
Nigel
G.B.H.
TV • 1991
Murray's Minder
Going Postal
TV • 2010
Mr Pony
Heartbeat
TV • 1992
Albert Ross
Midsomer Murders
TV • 1997
Arthur Potts
Red Riding
TV • 2009
Bill Hadley
Born and Bred
TV • 2002
Wilf Bradshaw
The Afternoon Play
TV • 2003
Sir Terry Bucklethwaite
Ridley
TV • 2022
Frank Stanford
Talamasca: The Secret Order
TV • 2025
Detective Hough
Cradle to Grave
TV • 2015
Mr Glover
Remembers…
TV • 2022
Self
The Grand
TV • 1997
Taxi Driver
The Grand
TV • 1997
Bob Jessop