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
Midsomer Murders
Arthur Potts
Casualty
Lenny Adams
Father Brown
Barny Butterfield
The Royle Family
Roger Kavanagh
Life on Mars
Ted Bannister
Cracker
Quarry Foreman
The Bill
Heartbeat
Guard
Heartbeat
Albert Ross
The Long Shadow
Mike Dugdale
The Full Monty
Bus Driver
Going Postal
Mr Pony
Red Riding
Bill Hadley
Cutting It
Bruce Gutteridge
Documentary Now!
South Riding
Alfred Huggins
The Cops
Roy
Born and Bred
Wilf Bradshaw
Early Doors
Ken Dixon
Johnny and the Bomb
Councillor Seeley
By Any Means
Stan Bond
Boat Story
Nigel
Cilla
John White
6 Days
Metropolitan Police Spokesman
A Street Cat Named Bob
Tube Station Guard
Stan & Ollie
Nobby Cook
The Man Who Invented Christmas
Butcher / Mr. Fezziwig
See No Evil: The Moors Murders
DCS Arthur Benfield
Starter for 10
Des
The Second Coming
Clive Saxon
The Keeper
Jack Friar
G.B.H.
Murray's Minder
The Angels' Share
Harry
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
Bill Hadley
Swallows and Amazons
Harbour Master
The Parole Officer
Cochran
There's Only One Jimmy Grimble
Ken Burley
The Visit
Dad
Closer to the Moon
Judge
Looking for Eric
Meatballs
The Night Runner
Dennis
Candy Cabs
Dancin' Thru the Dark
Doorman
A Bit of Tom Jones?
Bar Owner
When Saturday Comes
M.C
Grow Your Own
Charlie
I'm Not in Love
Tony
Confessions of a Diary Secretary
John Prescott
This Is Not a Love Song
Arthur
Happy Now
Pete Copsey
Pin Cushion
Percy
In Our Name
Frank
Wolf Manor
Thaddeus Saxon (the landlord)
Someone Else
Paul
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
Self
Early Doors - Live
Ken
The Last British Execution
Marcus Peabody
Olly's Prison
Prisoner (uncredited)
Put Your Coat On
Dad
Silky Hotel
Jim Knightshade
The Rochdale Pioneers
John Holt
Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday
Glen
Sunny
Pavlo
The Fishmonger
Davis
The Ringer
Danny