John Henshaw

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

71

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

  • Talamasca: The Secret Order

    Talamasca: The Secret Order

  • Father Brown

    Father Brown

  • Casualty

    Casualty

  • Heartbeat

    Heartbeat

  • Heartbeat

    Heartbeat

  • The Bill

    The Bill

  • Cracker

    Cracker

  • The Keeper

    The Keeper

  • Documentary Now!

    Documentary Now!

  • Life on Mars

    Life on Mars

  • 6 Days

    6 Days

  • The Full Monty

    The Full Monty

  • Stan & Ollie

    Stan & Ollie

  • Someone Else

    Someone Else

  • Cheeky

    Cheeky

  • Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974

    Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974

  • Born and Bred

    Born and Bred

  • The Long Shadow

    The Long Shadow

  • The Royle Family

    The Royle Family

  • A Street Cat Named Bob

    A Street Cat Named Bob

  • Wolf Manor

    Wolf Manor

  • Going Postal

    Going Postal

  • Open Wide

    Open Wide

  • Cutting It

    Cutting It

  • The Man Who Invented Christmas

    The Man Who Invented Christmas

  • The Ringer

    The Ringer

  • Swallows and Amazons

    Swallows and Amazons

  • Pin Cushion

    Pin Cushion

  • Happy Now

    Happy Now

  • Ridley

    Ridley

  • The Angels' Share

    The Angels' Share

  • Boat Story

    Boat Story

  • By Any Means

    By Any Means

  • Starter for 10

    Starter for 10

  • The Afternoon Play

    The Afternoon Play

  • G.B.H.

    G.B.H.

  • Early Doors

    Early Doors

  • Closer to the Moon

    Closer to the Moon

  • Red Riding

    Red Riding

  • Silky Hotel

    Silky Hotel

  • The Parole Officer

    The Parole Officer

  • Cradle to Grave

    Cradle to Grave

  • The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa

    The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa

  • When Saturday Comes

    When Saturday Comes

  • Confessions of a Diary Secretary

    Confessions of a Diary Secretary

  • A Bit of Tom Jones?

    A Bit of Tom Jones?

  • This Is Not a Love Song

    This Is Not a Love Song

  • I'm Not in Love

    I'm Not in Love

  • Looking for Eric

    Looking for Eric

  • There's Only One Jimmy Grimble

    There's Only One Jimmy Grimble

  • Dancin' Thru the Dark

    Dancin' Thru the Dark

  • The Second Coming

    The Second Coming

  • Grow Your Own

    Grow Your Own

  • Cilla

    Cilla

  • Olly's Prison

    Olly's Prison

  • In Our Name

    In Our Name

  • South Riding

    South Riding

  • Early Doors - Live

    Early Doors - Live

  • The Cops

    The Cops

  • Johnny and the Bomb

    Johnny and the Bomb

  • The Night Runner

    The Night Runner

  • Candy Cabs

    Candy Cabs

  • The Visit

    The Visit

  • Sunny

    Sunny

  • The Last British Execution

    The Last British Execution

  • The Rochdale Pioneers

    The Rochdale Pioneers

  • Put Your Coat On

    Put Your Coat On

  • See No Evil: The Moors Murders

    See No Evil: The Moors Murders

  • Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday

    Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday

  • The Fishmonger

    The Fishmonger