John Henshaw
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.
Known For
Top 40 Movies
A Street Cat Named Bob
2016
The Keeper
2018
6 Days
2017
The Man Who Invented Christmas
2017
Starter for 10
2006
Stan & Ollie
2018
The Angels' Share
2012
Cheeky
2003
Looking for Eric
2009
Happy Now
2001
Grow Your Own
2007
The Parole Officer
2001
When Saturday Comes
1996
Swallows and Amazons
2016
There's Only One Jimmy Grimble
2000
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
2009
Pin Cushion
2018
Closer to the Moon
2014
Open Wide
2005
Dancin' Thru the Dark
1990
In Our Name
2010
This Is Not a Love Song
2002
Wolf Manor
2022
Someone Else
2006
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
2010
A Bit of Tom Jones?
2009
Silky Hotel
2021
Sunny
2019
I'm Not in Love
2021
The Last British Execution
2013
Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday
2009
Early Doors - Live
2021
The Night Runner
2014
The Ringer
2013
Fishbrain
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