John Henshaw
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.
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Full filmography
- Midsomer Murders (1997) as Arthur Potts
- Casualty (1986) as Lenny Adams
- Father Brown (2013) as Barny Butterfield
- Heartbeat (1992) as Guard
- Heartbeat (1992) as Albert Ross
- The Bill (1984)
- Cracker (1993) as Quarry Foreman
- Documentary Now! (2015)
- Life on Mars (2006) as Ted Bannister
- Remembers… (2022) as Self
- Talamasca: The Secret Order (2025) as Detective Hough
- The Long Shadow (2023) as Mike Dugdale
- Born and Bred (2002) as Wilf Bradshaw
- Cutting It (2002) as Bruce Gutteridge
- The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017) as Butcher / Mr. Fezziwig
- Ridley (2022) as Frank Stanford
- Going Postal (2010) as Mr Pony
- The Afternoon Play (2003) as Sir Terry Bucklethwaite
- Red Riding (2009) as Bill Hadley
- The Royle Family (1998) as Roger Kavanagh
- The Grand (1997) as Taxi Driver
- The Grand (1997) as Bob Jessop
- By Any Means (2013) as Stan Bond
- The Full Monty (2023) as Bus Driver