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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Silky Hotel | Jim Knightshade | 2021-07-26 |
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Early Doors - Live | Ken | 2021-09-09 |
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I'm Not in Love | Tony | 2021-04-12 |
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Sunny | Pavlo | 2019-06-03 |
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Pin Cushion | Percy | 2018-01-26 |
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Trautmann | Jack Friar | 2018-12-05 |
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Stan & Ollie | Nobby Cook | 2018-12-28 |
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6 Days | Metropolitan Police Spokesman | 2017-07-09 |
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The Man Who Invented Christmas | Butcher / Mr. Fezziwig | 2017-10-12 |
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A Street Cat Named Bob | Tube Station Guard | 2016-11-04 |
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Swallows and Amazons | Harbour Master | 2016-08-19 |
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The Night Runner | Dennis | 2014-01-01 |
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Closer to the Moon | Judge | 2014-03-07 |
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The Ringer | Danny | 2013-09-21 |
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The Last British Execution | Marcus Peabody | 2013-04-26 |
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The Rochdale Pioneers | John Holt | 2012-11-27 |
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The Angels' Share | Harry | 2012-06-01 |
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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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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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Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday | Glen | 2009-10-26 |
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Looking for Eric | Meatballs | 2009-05-27 |
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Confessions of a Diary Secretary | John Prescott | 2007-02-28 |
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Grow Your Own | Charlie | 2007-06-15 |
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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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The Fishmonger | Davis | 2002-08-17 |
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This Is Not a Love Song | Arthur | 2002-01-01 |
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Put Your Coat On | Dad | 2002-06-01 |
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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 |
