John Henshaw
Acting
1950-08-01 · Manchester, England, UK
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.
movieThe Ringer
as Danny · 2013 · 0.0
movieThe Last British Execution
as Marcus Peabody · 2013 · 0.0
tvFather Brown
as Barny Butterfield · 2013 · 7.6
movieThe Rochdale Pioneers
as John Holt · 2012 · 10.0
movieThe Angels' Share
as Harry · 2012 · 6.9
tvCandy Cabs
as Mervyn Monkford · 2011 · 7.0
tvSouth Riding
as Alfred Huggins · 2011 · 6.9
movieThe Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
as Self · 2010 · 8.4
movieIn Our Name
as Frank · 2010 · 5.3
tvGoing Postal
as Mr Pony · 2010 · 7.2
movieRed Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
as Bill Hadley · 2009 · 6.7
movieCoronation Street: Romanian Holiday
as Glen · 2009 · 5.8
movieLooking for Eric
as Meatballs · 2009 · 6.5
tvRed Riding
as Bill Hadley · 2009 · 6.8
movieA Bit of Tom Jones?
as Bar Owner · 2009 · 3.8
tvThe Visit
as Dad · 2007 · 7.5
movieGrow Your Own
as Charlie · 2007 · 6.5
movieConfessions of a Diary Secretary
as John Prescott · 2007 · 0.0
movieStarter for 10
as Des · 2006 · 6.4
movieSomeone Else
as Paul · 2006 · 5.0
tvSee No Evil: The Moors Murders
as DCS Arthur Benfield · 2006 · 6.4
tvNew Street Law
as Tony Lyons · 2006 · 6.6
tvJohnny and the Bomb
as Councillor Seeley · 2006 · 6.7
tvLife on Mars
as Ted Bannister · 2006 · 7.7