Cast
John Henshaw
Acting
Cast
John Henshaw
Known for
Acting
Born
1950-08-01
From
Manchester, England, UK
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.
A Street Cat Named Bob
as Tube Station Guard
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
as Bill Hadley
6 Days
as Metropolitan Police Spokesman
Stan & Ollie
as Nobby Cook
Starter for 10
as Des
The Man Who Invented Christmas
as Butcher / Mr. Fezziwig
The Keeper
as Jack Friar
Grow Your Own
as Charlie
Happy Now
as Pete Copsey
The Parole Officer
as Cochran
Looking for Eric
as Meatballs
The Angels' Share
as Harry
There's Only One Jimmy Grimble
as Ken Burley
Swallows and Amazons
as Harbour Master
Closer to the Moon
as Judge
Cheeky
as Kenny
When Saturday Comes
as M.C
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
as Self
Pin Cushion
as Percy
A Bit of Tom Jones?
as Bar Owner
Confessions of a Diary Secretary
as John Prescott
This Is Not a Love Song
as Arthur
Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday
as Glen
Dancin' Thru the Dark
as Doorman
Silky Hotel
as Jim Knightshade
Wolf Manor
as Thaddeus Saxon (the landlord)
I'm Not in Love
as Tony
Someone Else
as Paul
The Last British Execution
as Marcus Peabody
Open Wide
as Brian Tonkin
Early Doors - Live
as Ken
The Ringer
as Danny
Olly's Prison
as Prisoner (uncredited)
The Rochdale Pioneers
as John Holt
The Fishmonger
as Davis
The Night Runner
as Dennis
In Our Name
as Frank
Put Your Coat On
as Dad
Sunny
as Pavlo
Fishbrain
as Jeb