John Henshaw
Known for Acting · 74 credits
- Born
- 1950-08-01 (age 75)
- Place of birth
- 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
TV Shows (34)
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Arthur Potts
Casualty
1986
as Lenny Adams
Father Brown
2013
as Barny Butterfield
Heartbeat
1992
as Guard / Albert Ross
The Bill
1984
Cracker
1993
as Quarry Foreman
Life on Mars
2006
as Ted Bannister
Documentary Now!
2015
Talamasca: The Secret Order
2025
as Detective Hough
Remembers…
2022
as Self
The Afternoon Play
2003
as Sir Terry Bucklethwaite
Born and Bred
2002
as Wilf Bradshaw
The Grand
1997
as Taxi Driver / Bob Jessop
Cutting It
2002
as Bruce Gutteridge
Ridley
2022
as Frank Stanford
The Long Shadow
2023
as Mike Dugdale
The Royle Family
1998
as Roger Kavanagh
The Full Monty
2023
as Bus Driver
New Street Law
2006
as Tony Lyons
Red Riding
2009
as Bill Hadley
Boat Story
2023
as Nigel
Cradle to Grave
2015
as Mr Glover
The Cops
1998
as Roy
Going Postal
2010
as Mr Pony
By Any Means
2013
as Stan Bond
Early Doors
2003
as Ken Dixon
South Riding
2011
as Alfred Huggins
G.B.H.
1991
as Murray's Minder
Johnny and the Bomb
2006
as Councillor Seeley
Cilla
2014
as John White
The Second Coming
2003
as Clive Saxon
Candy Cabs
2011
as Mervyn Monkford
The Visit
2007
as Dad
See No Evil: The Moors Murders
2006
as DCS Arthur Benfield
Movies (40)
A Street Cat Named Bob
2016
as Tube Station Guard
Stan & Ollie
2018
as Nobby Cook
The Man Who Invented Christmas
2017
as Butcher / Mr. Fezziwig
Starter for 10
2006
as Des
Cheeky
2003
as Kenny
The Angels' Share
2012
as Harry
Open Wide
2005
as Brian Tonkin
The Keeper
2018
as Jack Friar
6 Days
2017
as Metropolitan Police Spokesman
Swallows and Amazons
2016
as Harbour Master
Silky Hotel
2021
as Jim Knightshade
Closer to the Moon
2014
as Judge
Looking for Eric
2009
as Meatballs
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
2009
as Bill Hadley
Dancin' Thru the Dark
1990
as Doorman
Fishbrain
as Jeb
There's Only One Jimmy Grimble
2000
as Ken Burley
Pin Cushion
2018
as Percy
When Saturday Comes
1996
as M.C
The Rochdale Pioneers
2012
as John Holt
The Parole Officer
2001
as Cochran
The Fishmonger
2002
as Davis
Happy Now
2001
as Pete Copsey
The Last British Execution
2013
as Marcus Peabody
I'm Not in Love
2021
as Tony
Put Your Coat On
2002
as Dad
In Our Name
2010
as Frank
Grow Your Own
2007
as Charlie
Sunny
2019
as Pavlo
This Is Not a Love Song
2002
as Arthur
Early Doors - Live
2021
as Ken
Confessions of a Diary Secretary
2007
as John Prescott
A Bit of Tom Jones?
2009
as Bar Owner
Wolf Manor
2022
as Thaddeus Saxon (the landlord)
Someone Else
2006
as Paul
Olly's Prison
1993
as Prisoner (uncredited)
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
2010
as Self
The Night Runner
2014
as Dennis
Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday
2009
as Glen
The Ringer
2013
as Danny
About 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, whil… With 74 credits spanning from 1984 to 2025, John Henshaw has appeared in 40 films and 34 TV shows.
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Most Popular John Henshaw Movies
- A Street Cat Named Bob (2016) — as Tube Station Guard
- Stan & Ollie (2018) — as Nobby Cook
- The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017) — as Butcher / Mr. Fezziwig
- Starter for 10 (2006) — as Des
- Cheeky (2003) — as Kenny
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