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John Henshaw (born 1951, Ancoats, Manchester) 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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Filmography
all 65
Movies 39
TV Shows 26
self 1
Boat Story (2023)
The Long Shadow (2023)
The Full Monty (2023)
Wolf Manor (2022)
Early Doors - Live (2021)
Silky Hotel (2021)
I'm Not in Love (2021)
Sunny (2019)
Stan & Ollie (2018)
The Keeper (2018)
Pin Cushion (2018)
The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)
6 Days (2017)
A Street Cat Named Bob (2016)
Swallows and Amazons (2016)
Documentary Now! (2015)
Cilla (2014)
Closer to the Moon (2014)
The Night Runner (2014)
By Any Means (2013)
The Ringer (2013)
The Last British Execution (2013)
The Ringer (2013)
Father Brown (2013)
The Rochdale Pioneers (2012)
The Angels' Share (2012)
Just Henry (2011)
Candy Cabs (2011)
South Riding (2011)
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa (2010)
In Our Name (2010)
Going Postal (2010)
Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday (2009)
Looking for Eric (2009)
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 (2009)
A Bit of Tom Jones? (2009)
The Visit (2007)
Grow Your Own (2007)
Confessions of a Diary Secretary (2007)
Starter for 10 (2006)
Someone Else (2006)
See No Evil: The Moors Murders (2006)
Johnny and the Bomb (2006)
Life on Mars (2006)
Early Doors (2003)
The Second Coming (2003)
The Fishmonger (2002)
Nice Guy Eddie (2002)
Put Your Coat On (2002)
Born and Bred (2002)
Cutting It (2002)
This Is Not a Love Song (2002)
Happy Now (2001)
The Parole Officer (2001)
There's Only One Jimmy Grimble (2000)
The Cops (1998)
Midsomer Murders (1997)
When Saturday Comes (1996)
Cracker (1993)
Olly's Prison (1993)
Heartbeat (1992)
G.B.H. (1991)
Dancin' Thru the Dark (1990)
Casualty (1986)
The Bill (1984)
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GenderMale
Birthday1951-01-01 (73 years old)
Birth PlaceAncoats, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
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