Acting
John Henshaw
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
Fishbrain
Film · 2026
Talamasca: The Secret Order
Series · 2025
The Full Monty
Series · 2023
The Long Shadow
Series · 2023
Boat Story
Series · 2023
Wolf Manor
Film · 2022
Ridley
Series · 2022
Remembers…
Series · 2022
Early Doors - Live
Film · 2021
I'm Not in Love
Film · 2021
Silky Hotel
Film · 2021
Sunny
Film · 2019
Pin Cushion
Film · 2018
The Keeper
Film · 2018
Stan & Ollie
Film · 2018
6 Days
Film · 2017
The Man Who Invented Christmas
Film · 2017
Swallows and Amazons
Film · 2016
A Street Cat Named Bob
Film · 2016
Documentary Now!
Series · 2015
Cradle to Grave
Series · 2015
The Night Runner
Film · 2014
Closer to the Moon
Film · 2014
Cilla
Series · 2014
The Ringer
Film · 2013
The Last British Execution
Film · 2013
Father Brown
Series · 2013
By Any Means
Series · 2013
The Angels' Share
Film · 2012
The Rochdale Pioneers
Film · 2012
Going Postal 2in1
Film · 2011
Candy Cabs
Series · 2011
South Riding
Series · 2011
In Our Name
Film · 2010
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
Film · 2010
Going Postal
Series · 2010
A Bit of Tom Jones?
Film · 2009
Looking for Eric
Film · 2009
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
Film · 2009
Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday
Film · 2009
Red Riding
Series · 2009
Confessions of a Diary Secretary
Film · 2007
Grow Your Own
Film · 2007
The Visit
Series · 2007
Starter for 10
Film · 2006
Someone Else
Film · 2006
Life on Mars
Series · 2006
Johnny and the Bomb
Series · 2006
See No Evil: The Moors Murders
Series · 2006
New Street Law
Series · 2006
Open Wide
Film · 2005
Cheeky
Film · 2003
Early Doors
Series · 2003
The Second Coming
Series · 2003
The Afternoon Play
Series · 2003
Put Your Coat On
Film · 2002
This Is Not a Love Song
Film · 2002
The Fishmonger
Film · 2002
Cutting It
Series · 2002
Born and Bred
Series · 2002
The Parole Officer
Film · 2001
Happy Now
Film · 2001
There's Only One Jimmy Grimble
Film · 2000
The Cops
Series · 1998
The Royle Family
Series · 1998
Midsomer Murders
Series · 1997
The Grand
Series · 1997
The Grand
Series · 1997
When Saturday Comes
Film · 1996
Olly's Prison
Film · 1993
Cracker
Series · 1993
Heartbeat
Series · 1992
Heartbeat
Series · 1992
G.B.H.
Series · 1991
Dancin' Thru the Dark
Film · 1990
Casualty
Series · 1986
The Bill
Series · 1984