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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.

Talamasca: The Secret Order
as Detective Hough

Boat Story
as Nigel

The Long Shadow
as Mike Dugdale

The Full Monty
as Bus Driver

Wolf Manor
as Thaddeus Saxon (the landlord)

Ridley
as Frank Stanford

Remembers…
as Self

Early Doors - Live
as Ken

Silky Hotel
as Jim Knightshade

I'm Not in Love
as Tony

Sunny
as Pavlo

Stan & Ollie
as Nobby Cook

The Keeper
as Jack Friar

Pin Cushion
as Percy

The Man Who Invented Christmas
as Butcher / Mr. Fezziwig

6 Days
as Metropolitan Police Spokesman

A Street Cat Named Bob
as Tube Station Guard

Swallows and Amazons
as Harbour Master

Cradle to Grave
as Mr Glover

Documentary Now!

Cilla
as John White

Closer to the Moon
as Judge

The Night Runner
as Dennis

By Any Means
as Stan Bond

The Ringer
as Danny

The Last British Execution
as Marcus Peabody

Father Brown
as Barny Butterfield
The Rochdale Pioneers
as John Holt

The Angels' Share
as Harry

Candy Cabs
as Mervyn Monkford

South Riding
as Alfred Huggins

The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
as Self

In Our Name
as Frank

Going Postal
as Mr Pony

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
as Bill Hadley

Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday
as Glen

Looking for Eric
as Meatballs

Red Riding
as Bill Hadley

A Bit of Tom Jones?
as Bar Owner

The Visit
as Dad

Grow Your Own
as Charlie
Confessions of a Diary Secretary
as John Prescott

Starter for 10
as Des

Someone Else
as Paul

See No Evil: The Moors Murders
as DCS Arthur Benfield

Johnny and the Bomb
as Councillor Seeley

Life on Mars
as Ted Bannister

Open Wide
as Brian Tonkin

Cheeky
as Kenny

Early Doors
as Ken Dixon

The Second Coming
as Clive Saxon

The Afternoon Play
as Sir Terry Bucklethwaite
The Fishmonger
as Davis
Put Your Coat On
as Dad

Born and Bred
as Wilf Bradshaw

Cutting It
as Bruce Gutteridge
This Is Not a Love Song
as Arthur

Happy Now
as Pete Copsey

The Parole Officer
as Cochran

There's Only One Jimmy Grimble
as Ken Burley