Acting
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.
Midsomer Murders
1997 · TV
Casualty
1986 · TV
Heartbeat
1992 · TV
Father Brown
2013 · TV
The Bill
1984 · TV
Remembers…
2022 · TV
Documentary Now!
2015 · TV
Cracker
1993 · TV
Talamasca: The Secret Order
2025 · TV
Life on Mars
2006 · TV
Born and Bred
2002 · TV
Cutting It
2002 · TV
The Royle Family
1998 · TV
The Long Shadow
2023 · TV
Ridley
2022 · TV
The Afternoon Play
2003 · TV
By Any Means
2013 · TV
The Grand
1997 · TV
The Full Monty
2023 · TV
New Street Law
2006 · TV
Going Postal
2010 · TV
G.B.H.
1991 · TV
Red Riding
2009 · TV
Boat Story
2023 · TV
6 Days
2017 · Movie
Early Doors
2003 · TV
A Street Cat Named Bob
2016 · Movie
Cradle to Grave
2015 · TV
The Keeper
2018 · Movie
Starter for 10
2006 · Movie
Stan & Ollie
2018 · Movie
Johnny and the Bomb
2006 · TV
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
2009 · Movie
The Cops
1998 · TV
The Second Coming
2003 · TV
The Man Who Invented Christmas
2017 · Movie
South Riding
2011 · TV
The Visit
2007 · TV
Cilla
2014 · TV
Swallows and Amazons
2016 · Movie
The Parole Officer
2001 · Movie
Candy Cabs
2011 · TV
There's Only One Jimmy Grimble
2000 · Movie
The Angels' Share
2012 · Movie
Cheeky
2003 · Movie
Pin Cushion
2018 · Movie
Looking for Eric
2009 · Movie
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
2010 · Movie
Closer to the Moon
2014 · Movie
Grow Your Own
2007 · Movie
Wolf Manor
2022 · Movie
Happy Now
2001 · Movie
When Saturday Comes
1996 · Movie
Early Doors - Live
2021 · Movie
I'm Not in Love
2021 · Movie
Silky Hotel
2021 · Movie
Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday
2009 · Movie
Someone Else
2006 · Movie
A Bit of Tom Jones?
2009 · Movie
The Ringer
2013 · Movie
Dancin' Thru the Dark
1990 · Movie
Open Wide
2005 · Movie
In Our Name
2010 · Movie
The Night Runner
2014 · Movie
Sunny
2019 · Movie
The Last British Execution
2013 · Movie
See No Evil: The Moors Murders
2006 · TV
Fishbrain
· Movie
