John Henshaw

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

67

Gender

Male

Birthday

1950-08-01 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Manchester, England, UK

John Henshaw

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

    Midsomer Murders

  • Casualty

    Casualty

  • Heartbeat

    Heartbeat

  • Heartbeat

    Heartbeat

  • Father Brown

    Father Brown

  • The Bill

    The Bill

  • Life on Mars

    Life on Mars

  • Cracker

    Cracker

  • Documentary Now!

    Documentary Now!

  • Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974

    Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974

  • The Keeper

    The Keeper

  • Born and Bred

    Born and Bred

  • The Night Runner

    The Night Runner

  • Closer to the Moon

    Closer to the Moon

  • The Man Who Invented Christmas

    The Man Who Invented Christmas

  • The Long Shadow

    The Long Shadow

  • The Afternoon Play

    The Afternoon Play

  • Starter for 10

    Starter for 10

  • The Royle Family

    The Royle Family

  • A Bit of Tom Jones?

    A Bit of Tom Jones?

  • Swallows and Amazons

    Swallows and Amazons

  • Cutting It

    Cutting It

  • 6 Days

    6 Days

  • By Any Means

    By Any Means

  • The Full Monty

    The Full Monty

  • The Ringer

    The Ringer

  • The Angels' Share

    The Angels' Share

  • Going Postal

    Going Postal

  • Pin Cushion

    Pin Cushion

  • The Cops

    The Cops

  • The Parole Officer

    The Parole Officer

  • Stan & Ollie

    Stan & Ollie

  • South Riding

    South Riding

  • Boat Story

    Boat Story

  • Early Doors

    Early Doors

  • Early Doors - Live

    Early Doors - Live

  • I'm Not in Love

    I'm Not in Love

  • A Street Cat Named Bob

    A Street Cat Named Bob

  • G.B.H.

    G.B.H.

  • When Saturday Comes

    When Saturday Comes

  • Red Riding

    Red Riding

  • Wolf Manor

    Wolf Manor

  • Confessions of a Diary Secretary

    Confessions of a Diary Secretary

  • Johnny and the Bomb

    Johnny and the Bomb

  • Someone Else

    Someone Else

  • Happy Now

    Happy Now

  • Silky Hotel

    Silky Hotel

  • The Visit

    The Visit

  • The Second Coming

    The Second Coming

  • Dancin' Thru the Dark

    Dancin' Thru the Dark

  • Olly's Prison

    Olly's Prison

  • This Is Not a Love Song

    This Is Not a Love Song

  • In Our Name

    In Our Name

  • There's Only One Jimmy Grimble

    There's Only One Jimmy Grimble

  • Looking for Eric

    Looking for Eric

  • Cilla

    Cilla

  • Candy Cabs

    Candy Cabs

  • Open Wide

    Open Wide

  • Grow Your Own

    Grow Your Own

  • The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa

    The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa

  • The Fishmonger

    The Fishmonger

  • The Rochdale Pioneers

    The Rochdale Pioneers

  • The Last British Execution

    The Last British Execution

  • Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday

    Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday

  • See No Evil: The Moors Murders

    See No Evil: The Moors Murders

  • Put Your Coat On

    Put Your Coat On

  • Sunny

    Sunny