John Henshaw
Known for ActingBorn 1950-08-01 (age 75)Manchester, England, UK
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.Read more
Movies & web series
The Rochdale Pioneers
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The Rochdale Pioneers
2012 · Movie
The Fishmonger
★ 9.0Find where to watch →
The Fishmonger
2002 · Movie
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Born and Bred
2002 · Series
Olly's Prison
★ 9.0Find where to watch →
Olly's Prison
1993 · Movie
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The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
2010 · Movie
★ 7.9Find where to watch →
A Street Cat Named Bob
2016 · Movie
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Cradle to Grave
2015 · Series
★ 7.8Find where to watch →
Early Doors
2003 · Series
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Life on Mars
2006 · Series
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Father Brown
2013 · Series
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The Long Shadow
2023 · Series
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The Royle Family
1998 · Series
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The Keeper
2018 · Movie
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The Visit
2007 · Series
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The Full Monty
2023 · Series
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Midsomer Murders
1997 · Series
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Cilla
2014 · Series
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Boat Story
2023 · Series
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Going Postal
2010 · Series
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Documentary Now!
2015 · Series
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Silky Hotel
2021 · Movie
★ 7.2Find where to watch →
Heartbeat
1992 · Series
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Stan & Ollie
2018 · Movie
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Candy Cabs
2011 · Series
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The Angels' Share
2012 · Movie
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Talamasca: The Secret Order
2025 · Series
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The Second Coming
2003 · Series
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The Afternoon Play
2003 · Series
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Cutting It
2002 · Series
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The Man Who Invented Christmas
2017 · Movie
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South Riding
2011 · Series
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Dancin' Thru the Dark
1990 · Movie
★ 6.8Find where to watch →
Red Riding
2009 · Series
This Is Not a Love Song
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This Is Not a Love Song
2002 · Movie
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There's Only One Jimmy Grimble
2000 · Movie
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Johnny and the Bomb
2006 · Series
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Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
2009 · Movie
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Closer to the Moon
2014 · Movie
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By Any Means
2013 · Series
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Looking for Eric
2009 · Movie
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The Bill
1984 · Series
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Cheeky
2003 · Movie
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Pin Cushion
2018 · Movie
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Grow Your Own
2007 · Movie
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Cracker
1993 · Series
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Swallows and Amazons
2016 · Movie
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Starter for 10
2006 · Movie
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See No Evil: The Moors Murders
2006 · Series