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John Henshaw
Acting
Born: 1950
Manchester, England, UK
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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.
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.
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| Show / Title | Year | Credit / Role |
|---|---|---|
| Talamasca: The Secret Order | 2025 | Detective Hough |
| Boat Story | 2023 | Nigel |
| The Long Shadow | 2023 | Mike Dugdale |
| The Full Monty | 2023 | Bus Driver |
| Ridley | 2022 | Frank Stanford |
| Remembers… | 2022 | Self |
| Cradle to Grave | 2015 | Mr Glover |
| Documentary Now! | 2015 | Contributor |
| By Any Means | 2013 | Stan Bond |
| South Riding | 2011 | Alfred Huggins |
| Going Postal | 2010 | Mr Pony |
| Red Riding | 2009 | Bill Hadley |
| New Street Law | 2006 | Tony Lyons |
| Johnny and the Bomb | 2006 | Councillor Seeley |
| Early Doors | 2003 | Ken Dixon |
| The Afternoon Play | 2003 | Sir Terry Bucklethwaite |
| Born and Bred | 2002 | Wilf Bradshaw |
| Cutting It | 2002 | Bruce Gutteridge |
| Midsomer Murders | 1997 | Arthur Potts |
| Cracker | 1993 | Quarry Foreman |
| Casualty | 1986 | Lenny Adams |
| The Bill | 1984 | Contributor |