John Henshaw
Acting
Born: 1950-08-01 in 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.
Known For
Midsomer Murders
Arthur Potts
Father Brown
Barny Butterfield
Casualty
Lenny Adams
Heartbeat
Guard
Heartbeat
Albert Ross
The Bill
Remembers…
Self
Talamasca: The Secret Order
Detective Hough
Life on Mars
Ted Bannister
Born and Bred
Wilf Bradshaw
Cracker
Quarry Foreman
Documentary Now!
The Cops
Roy
G.B.H.
Murray's Minder
Ridley
Frank Stanford
The Afternoon Play
Sir Terry Bucklethwaite
The Long Shadow
Mike Dugdale
The Full Monty
Bus Driver
Going Postal
Mr Pony
The Royle Family
Roger Kavanagh
Cutting It
Bruce Gutteridge
6 Days
Metropolitan Police Spokesman
Red Riding
Bill Hadley
Stan & Ollie
Nobby Cook
The Man Who Invented Christmas
Butcher / Mr. Fezziwig
The Grand
Taxi Driver
The Grand
Bob Jessop
A Street Cat Named Bob
Tube Station Guard
Cradle to Grave
Mr Glover
New Street Law
Tony Lyons
The Angels' Share
Harry
By Any Means
Stan Bond
Going Postal 2in1
Mr. Pony
Boat Story
Nigel
South Riding
Alfred Huggins
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
Bill Hadley
The Keeper
Jack Friar
Starter for 10
Des
Early Doors
Ken Dixon
The Visit
Dad