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John Henshaw

John Henshaw

Acting August 1, 1950 (76 years old) 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.

Movies 41

The Angels' Share 6.9

The Angels' Share

as Harry

2012
A Street Cat Named Bob 7.9

A Street Cat Named Bob

as Tube Station Guard

2016
The Man Who Invented Christmas 6.9

The Man Who Invented Christmas

as Butcher / Mr. Fezziwig

2017
6 Days 6.0

6 Days

as Metropolitan Police Spokesman

2017
Stan & Ollie 6.9

Stan & Ollie

as Nobby Cook

2018
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 6.6

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974

as Bill Hadley

2009
Starter for 10 6.4

Starter for 10

as Des

2006
The Keeper 7.4

The Keeper

as Jack Friar

2018
Looking for Eric 6.5

Looking for Eric

as Meatballs

2009
Swallows and Amazons 6.3

Swallows and Amazons

as Harbour Master

2016
The Parole Officer 5.8

The Parole Officer

as Cochran

2001
There's Only One Jimmy Grimble 6.8

There's Only One Jimmy Grimble

as Ken Burley

2000
I'm Not in Love

I'm Not in Love

as Tony

2021
Closer to the Moon 6.5

Closer to the Moon

as Judge

2014
Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday 5.8

Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday

as Glen

2009
A Bit of Tom Jones? 3.8

A Bit of Tom Jones?

as Bar Owner

2009
Cheeky 6.6

Cheeky

as Kenny

2003
Dancin' Thru the Dark 7.4

Dancin' Thru the Dark

as Doorman

1990
Confessions of a Diary Secretary

Confessions of a Diary Secretary

as John Prescott

2007
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa 8.4

The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa

as Self

2010
Wolf Manor 5.5

Wolf Manor

as Thaddeus Saxon (the landlord)

2022
Pin Cushion 6.4

Pin Cushion

as Percy

2018
Fishbrain

Fishbrain

as Jeb

2026
Grow Your Own 6.5

Grow Your Own

as Charlie

2007
Happy Now 6.0

Happy Now

as Pete Copsey

2001
When Saturday Comes 5.8

When Saturday Comes

as M.C

1996
Silky Hotel 7.0

Silky Hotel

as Jim Knightshade

2021
Someone Else 5.0

Someone Else

as Paul

2006
Going Postal 2in1

Going Postal 2in1

as Mr. Pony

2011
Open Wide

Open Wide

as Brian Tonkin

2005
Olly's Prison 9.0

Olly's Prison

as Prisoner (uncredited)

1993
The Last British Execution

The Last British Execution

as Marcus Peabody

2013
Early Doors - Live 6.0

Early Doors - Live

as Ken

2021
In Our Name 5.3

In Our Name

as Frank

2010
The Rochdale Pioneers 10.0

The Rochdale Pioneers

as John Holt

2012
Sunny 3.0

Sunny

as Pavlo

2019
Put Your Coat On

Put Your Coat On

as Dad

2002
The Ringer

The Ringer

as Danny

2013
This Is Not a Love Song 6.8

This Is Not a Love Song

as Arthur

2002
The Fishmonger 9.0

The Fishmonger

as Davis

2002
The Night Runner

The Night Runner

as Dennis

2014

TV Shows 36

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