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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Silky Hotel | Jim Knightshade | 2021-07-26 |
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Early Doors - Live | Ken | 2021-09-09 |
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Sunny | Pavlo | 2019-06-03 |
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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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Pin Cushion | Percy | 2018-01-26 |
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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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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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The Night Runner | Dennis | 2014-01-01 |
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Closer to the Moon | Judge | 2014-03-07 |
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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 Rochdale Pioneers | John Holt | 2012-11-27 |
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The Angels' Share | Harry | 2012-06-01 |
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The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa | Self | 2010-11-10 |
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In Our Name | Frank | 2010-09-10 |
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Looking for Eric | Meatballs | 2009-05-27 |
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Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday | Glen | 2009-10-26 |
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A Bit of Tom Jones? | Bar Owner | 2009-01-01 |
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Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 | Bill Hadley | 2009-11-11 |
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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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Starter for 10 | Des | 2006-09-13 |
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Someone Else | Paul | 2006-08-20 |
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Open Wide | Brian Tonkin | 2005-12-21 |
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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 Fishmonger | Davis | 2002-08-17 |
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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 |
