John Henshaw
Known For
Acting
Born
1950-08-01 in 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.
Most Known For
Midsomer Murders
as Arthur Potts
Father Brown
as Barny Butterfield
Casualty
as Lenny Adams
Heartbeat
as Guard
Heartbeat
as Albert Ross
The Bill
Talamasca: The Secret Order
as Detective Hough
Documentary Now!
Life on Mars
as Ted Bannister
Cracker
as Quarry Foreman
The Long Shadow
as Mike Dugdale
Cutting It
as Bruce Gutteridge
Born and Bred
as Wilf Bradshaw
The Royle Family
as Roger Kavanagh
Cheeky
as Kenny
The Afternoon Play
as Sir Terry Bucklethwaite
The Full Monty
as Bus Driver
Ridley
as Frank Stanford
The Cops
as Roy
A Street Cat Named Bob
as Tube Station Guard