Known For
Acting
Known Credits
76
Gender
Male
Birthday
August 1, 1950 (75 years old)
Place of Birth
Manchester, England, UK
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.
| 2025 | Talamasca: The Secret Orderas Detective Hough | |
| 2023 | Boat Storyas Nigel | |
| 2023 | The Long Shadowas Mike Dugdale | |
| 2023 | The Full Montyas Bus Driver | |
| 2022 | Wolf Manoras Thaddeus Saxon (the landlord) | |
| 2022 | Ridleyas Frank Stanford | |
| 2022 | Remembers…as Self | |
| 2021 | Early Doors - Liveas Ken | |
| 2021 | Silky Hotelas Jim Knightshade | |
| 2021 | I'm Not in Loveas Tony | |
| 2019 | Sunnyas Pavlo | |
| 2018 | Stan & Ollieas Nobby Cook | |
| 2018 | The Keeperas Jack Friar | |
| 2018 | Pin Cushionas Percy | |
| 2017 | The Man Who Invented Christmasas Butcher / Mr. Fezziwig | |
| 2017 | 6 Daysas Metropolitan Police Spokesman | |
| 2016 | A Street Cat Named Bobas Tube Station Guard | |
| 2016 | Swallows and Amazonsas Harbour Master | |
| 2015 | Cradle to Graveas Mr Glover | |
| 2015 | Documentary Now!as | |
| 2014 | Cillaas John White | |
| 2014 | Closer to the Moonas Judge | |
| 2014 | The Night Runneras Dennis | |
| 2013 | By Any Meansas Stan Bond | |
| 2013 | The Ringeras Danny | |
| 2013 | The Last British Executionas Marcus Peabody | |
| 2013 | Father Brownas Barny Butterfield | |
| 2012 | The Rochdale Pioneersas John Holt | |
| 2012 | The Angels' Shareas Harry | |
| 2011 | Candy Cabsas Mervyn Monkford | |
| 2011 | South Ridingas Alfred Huggins | |
| 2010 | The Royle Family: Behind the Sofaas Self | |
| 2010 | In Our Nameas Frank | |
| 2010 | Going Postalas Mr Pony | |
| 2009 | Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974as Bill Hadley | |
| 2009 | Coronation Street: Romanian Holidayas Glen | |
| 2009 | Looking for Ericas Meatballs | |
| 2009 | Red Ridingas Bill Hadley | |
| 2009 | A Bit of Tom Jones?as Bar Owner | |
| 2007 | The Visitas Dad | |
| 2007 | Grow Your Ownas Charlie | |
| 2007 | Confessions of a Diary Secretaryas John Prescott | |
| 2006 | Starter for 10as Des | |
| 2006 | Someone Elseas Paul | |
| 2006 | See No Evil: The Moors Murdersas DCS Arthur Benfield | |
| 2006 | New Street Lawas Tony Lyons | |
| 2006 | Johnny and the Bombas Councillor Seeley | |
| 2006 | Life on Marsas Ted Bannister | |
| 2005 | Open Wideas Brian Tonkin | |
| 2003 | Cheekyas Kenny | |
| 2003 | Early Doorsas Ken Dixon | |
| 2003 | The Second Comingas Clive Saxon | |
| 2003 | The Afternoon Playas Sir Terry Bucklethwaite | |
| 2002 | The Fishmongeras Davis | |
| 2002 | Put Your Coat Onas Dad | |
| 2002 | Born and Bredas Wilf Bradshaw | |
| 2002 | Cutting Itas Bruce Gutteridge | |
| 2002 | This Is Not a Love Songas Arthur | |
| 2001 | Happy Nowas Pete Copsey | |
| 2001 | The Parole Officeras Cochran | |
| 2000 | There's Only One Jimmy Grimbleas Ken Burley | |
| 1998 | The Copsas Roy | |
| 1998 | The Royle Familyas Roger Kavanagh | |
| 1997 | The Grandas Bob Jessop | |
| 1997 | The Grandas Taxi Driver | |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murdersas Arthur Potts | |
| 1996 | When Saturday Comesas M.C | |
| 1993 | Crackeras Quarry Foreman | |
| 1993 | Olly's Prisonas Prisoner (uncredited) | |
| 1992 | Heartbeatas Albert Ross | |
| 1992 | Heartbeatas Guard | |
| 1991 | G.B.H.as Murray's Minder | |
| 1990 | Dancin' Thru the Darkas Doorman | |
| 1986 | Casualtyas Lenny Adams | |
| 1984 | The Billas | |
| Fishbrainas Jeb |
