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  • BIRTH 01/01/1951
  • Country United Kingdom
  • SHOWS 18
  • MOVIES 17
  • PRODUCTION 1

John Henshaw

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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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John Henshaw

Shows (18)

Boat Story
Boat Story
Nigel
The Long Shadow
The Long Shadow
Mike Dugdale
Life on Mars
Life on Mars
Ted Bannister
The Full Monty
The Full Monty
Bus Driver
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
Arthur Potts
Terry Pratchett's Going Postal
Terry Pratchett's Going Postal
Mr Pony
Casualty
Casualty
Lenny Adams
Father Brown (2013)
Father Brown (2013)
Barny Butterfield
By Any Means
By Any Means
Stan Bond
See No Evil: The Moors Murders
See No Evil: The Moors Murders
DCS Arthur Benfield
Heartbeat (1992)
Heartbeat (1992)
Albert Ross / Guard
South Riding
South Riding
Alfred Huggins
Cracker
Cracker
Quarry Foreman
GBH
GBH
Murray's Minder
Cilla
Cilla
John White
Johnny and the Bomb
Johnny and the Bomb
Councillor Seeley
The Second Coming
The Second Coming
Clive Saxon
The Cops
The Cops
Roy

Movies (17)

6 Days
6 Days
Metropolitan Police Spokesman
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
Bill Hadley
Stan & Ollie
Stan & Ollie
Nobby Cook
The Man Who Invented Christmas
The Man Who Invented Christmas
Butcher / Mr. Fezziwig
Starter for 10
Starter for 10
Des
Looking for Eric
Looking for Eric
Meatballs
The Angels' Share
The Angels' Share
Harry
A Street Cat Named Bob
A Street Cat Named Bob
Tube Station Guard
Closer to the Moon
Closer to the Moon
Judge
Trautmann
Trautmann
Jack Friar
I'm Not in Love
I'm Not in Love
Tony
The Parole Officer
The Parole Officer
Cochran
Someone Else
Someone Else
Paul
Grow Your Own
Grow Your Own
Charlie
Pin Cushion
Pin Cushion
Percy
There's Only One Jimmy Grimble
There's Only One Jimmy Grimble
Ken Burley
Swallows and Amazons
Swallows and Amazons
Harbour Master

Production

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