John Henshaw

Born: 1950-08-01, Manchester, England, UK

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

• Midsomer Murders (1997)
• Father Brown (2013)
• Casualty (1986)
• Heartbeat (1992)
• Life on Mars (2006)
• Born and Bred (2002)
• Talamasca: The Secret Order (2025)
• Documentary Now! (2015)
• Going Postal (2010)
• Cutting It (2002)
• The Afternoon Play (2003)
• The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)
• Stan & Ollie (2018)
• The Royle Family (1998)
• A Street Cat Named Bob (2016)
• 6 Days (2017)
• Starter for 10 (2006)
• The Angels' Share (2012)
• Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 (2009)
• Going Postal 2in1 (2011)
• Fishbrain (2026)
• Trautmann (2018)
• Swallows and Amazons (2016)
• Silky Hotel (2021)
• Looking for Eric (2009)
• The Parole Officer (2001)
• There's Only One Jimmy Grimble (2000)
• When Saturday Comes (1996)
• Candy Cabs (2011)
• Pin Cushion (2018)