John Henshaw
Actor
Biography
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.
Filmography
Stan & Ollie
as Nobby Cook 2018
The Man Who Invented Christmas
as Butcher / Mr. Fezziwig 2017
6 Days
as Metropolitan Police Spokesman 2017
The Angels' Share
as Harry 2012
Starter for 10
as Des 2006
Looking for Eric
as Meatballs 2009
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
as Bill Hadley 2009
The Keeper
as Jack Friar 2018
There's Only One Jimmy Grimble
as Ken Burley 2000
The Parole Officer
as Cochran 2001
Swallows and Amazons
as Harbour Master 2016
Closer to the Moon
as Judge 2014
Pin Cushion
as Percy 2018
When Saturday Comes
as M.C 1996
Grow Your Own
as Charlie 2007
In Our Name
as Frank 2010