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John Henshaw

1950-08-01

The 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.

John Henshaw in

Movies

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The Man Who Invented Christmas

6.835 average rating
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6 Days

6.039 average rating
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A Street Cat Named Bob

7.909 average rating
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The Keeper

7.444 average rating
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The Angels' Share

6.947 average rating
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Stan & Ollie

6.96 average rating
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Starter for 10

6.404 average rating
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Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974

6.675 average rating
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There's Only One Jimmy Grimble

6.805 average rating
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Swallows and Amazons

6.344 average rating
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Someone Else

4.8 average rating
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Closer to the Moon

6.7 average rating
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The Parole Officer

5.9 average rating
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Looking for Eric

6.54 average rating
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Grow Your Own

6.6 average rating
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Happy Now

5.429 average rating
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Pin Cushion

6.44 average rating
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Dancin' Thru the Dark

6.6 average rating
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When Saturday Comes

5.712 average rating
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Wolf Manor

5.6 average rating