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.
2023Boat Story (1 Episode) as Nigel
2023The Long Shadow (5 Episodes) as Mike Dugdale
2023The Full Monty (1 Episode) as Bus Driver
2022Wolf Manor as Thaddeus Saxon (the landlord)
2021Early Doors - Live as Ken
2021Silky Hotel as Jim Knightshade
2021I'm Not in Love as Tony
2019Sunny as Pavlo
2018Stan & Ollie as Nobby Cook
2018The Keeper as Jack Friar
2018Pin Cushion as Percy
2017The Man Who Invented Christmas as Butcher / Mr. Fezziwig
20176 Days as Metropolitan Police Spokesman
2016A Street Cat Named Bob as Tube Station Guard
2016Swallows and Amazons as Harbour Master
2015Documentary Now! (1 Episode) as Unknown
2014Cilla (3 Episodes) as John White
2014Closer to the Moon as Judge
2014The Night Runner as Dennis
2013By Any Means (2 Episodes) as Stan Bond
2013The Ringer as Danny
2013The Last British Execution as Marcus Peabody
2013Father Brown (1 Episode) as Barny Butterfield
2012The Rochdale Pioneers as John Holt
2012The Angels' Share as Harry
2011Candy Cabs (3 Episodes) as Unknown
2011South Riding (3 Episodes) as Alfred Huggins
2010The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa as Self
2010In Our Name as Frank
2010Going Postal (2 Episodes) as Mr Pony
2009Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 as Bill Hadley
2009Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday as Glen
2009Looking for Eric as Meatballs
2009Red Riding (1 Episode) as Bill Hadley
2009A Bit of Tom Jones? as Bar Owner
2007The Visit (7 Episodes) as Dad
2007Grow Your Own as Charlie
2007Confessions of a Diary Secretary as John Prescott
2006Starter for 10 as Des
2006Someone Else as Paul
2006See No Evil: The Moors Murders (2 Episodes) as DCS Arthur Benfield
2006Johnny and the Bomb (2 Episodes) as Councillor Seeley
2006Life on Mars (1 Episode) as Ted Bannister
2003Early Doors (12 Episodes) as Ken Dixon
2003The Second Coming (2 Episodes) as Clive Saxon
2002The Fishmonger as Davis
2002Put Your Coat On as Dad
2002Born and Bred (33 Episodes) as Wilf Bradshaw
2002Cutting It (2 Episodes) as Bruce Gutteridge
2002This Is Not a Love Song as Arthur
2001Happy Now as Pete Copsey
2001The Parole Officer as Cochran
2000There's Only One Jimmy Grimble as Ken Burley
1998The Cops (24 Episodes) as Roy
1998The Royle Family (1 Episode) as Roger Kavanagh
1997Midsomer Murders (1 Episode) as Arthur Potts
1996When Saturday Comes as M.C
1993Cracker (1 Episode) as Quarry Foreman
1993Olly's Prison as Prisoner (uncredited)
1992Heartbeat (1, 1 Episode) as Guard, Albert Ross
1991G.B.H. (7 Episodes) as Murray's Minder
1990Dancin' Thru the Dark as Doorman
1986Casualty (1 Episode) as Lenny Adams
1984The Bill (1 Episode) as Unknown