1950-08-01 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.
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Wolf Manor | Thaddeus Saxon (the landlord) | 2022-08-28 |
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I'm Not in Love | Tony | 2021-04-12 |
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Early Doors - Live | Ken | 2021-09-09 |
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Silky Hotel | Jim Knightshade | 2021-07-26 |
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Sunny | Pavlo | 2019-06-03 |
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Stan & Ollie | Nobby Cook | 2018-12-28 |
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Pin Cushion | Percy | 2018-01-26 |
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Trautmann | Jack Friar | 2018-12-05 |
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The Man Who Invented Christmas | Butcher / Mr. Fezziwig | 2017-10-12 |
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6 Days | Metropolitan Police Spokesman | 2017-07-09 |
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Swallows and Amazons | Harbour Master | 2016-08-19 |
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A Street Cat Named Bob | Tube Station Guard | 2016-11-04 |
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Closer to the Moon | Judge | 2014-03-07 |
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The Night Runner | Dennis | 2014-01-01 |
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The Last British Execution | Marcus Peabody | 2013-04-26 |
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The Ringer | Danny | 2013-09-21 |
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The Angels' Share | Harry | 2012-06-01 |
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The Rochdale Pioneers | John Holt | 2012-11-27 |
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In Our Name | Frank | 2010-09-10 |
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The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa | Self | 2010-11-10 |
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Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday | Glen | 2009-10-26 |
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Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 | Bill Hadley | 2009-11-11 |
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A Bit of Tom Jones? | Bar Owner | 2009-01-01 |
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Looking for Eric | Meatballs | 2009-05-27 |
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Grow Your Own | Charlie | 2007-06-15 |
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Confessions of a Diary Secretary | John Prescott | 2007-02-28 |
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Someone Else | Paul | 2006-08-20 |
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Starter for 10 | Des | 2006-09-13 |
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Open Wide | Brian Tonkin | 2005-12-21 |
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Cheeky | Kenny | 2003-09-08 |
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The Fishmonger | Davis | 2002-08-17 |
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Put Your Coat On | Dad | 2002-06-01 |
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This Is Not a Love Song | Arthur | 2002-01-01 |
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The Parole Officer | Cochran | 2001-08-10 |
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Happy Now | Pete Copsey | 2001-08-20 |
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There's Only One Jimmy Grimble | Ken Burley | 2000-08-25 |
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When Saturday Comes | M.C | 1996-03-01 |
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Olly's Prison | Prisoner (uncredited) | 1993-05-01 |
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Dancin' Thru the Dark | Doorman | 1990-03-02 |
