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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.
The roles that explain the career.
30 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | The Keeper | Jack Friar | Film |
| 2018 | Stan & Ollie | Nobby Cook | Film |
| 2017 | The Man Who Invented Christmas | Butcher / Mr. Fezziwig | Film |
| 2017 | 6 Days | Metropolitan Police Spokesman | Film |
| 2016 | Swallows and Amazons | Harbour Master | Film |
| 2016 | A Street Cat Named Bob | Tube Station Guard | Film |
| 2014 | Closer to the Moon | Judge | Film |
| 2012 | The Rochdale Pioneers | John Holt | Film |
| 2012 | The Angels' Share | Harry | Film |
| 2010 | In Our Name | Frank | Film |
| 2010 | Going Postal | Mr Pony | TV |
| 2009 | Looking for Eric | Meatballs | Film |
| 2009 | Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday | Glen | Film |
| 2009 | A Bit of Tom Jones? | Bar Owner | Film |
| 2007 | Grow Your Own | Charlie | Film |
| 2007 | The Visit | Dad | TV |
| 2006 | Starter for 10 | Des | Film |
| 2006 | Someone Else | Paul | Film |
| 2006 | See No Evil: The Moors Murders | DCS Arthur Benfield | TV |
| 2003 | Early Doors | Ken Dixon | TV |
| 2003 | Cheeky | Kenny | Film |
| 2003 | The Second Coming | Clive Saxon | TV |
| 2002 | This Is Not a Love Song | Arthur | Film |
| 2001 | The Parole Officer | Cochran | Film |
| 2001 | Happy Now | Pete Copsey | Film |
| 2000 | There's Only One Jimmy Grimble | Ken Burley | Film |
| 1998 | The Cops | Roy | TV |
| 1996 | When Saturday Comes | M.C | Film |
| 1991 | G.B.H. | Murray's Minder | TV |
| 1990 | Dancin' Thru the Dark | Doorman | Film |
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