John Henshaw
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1 August 1950 · Manchester, England, UK
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.
Known for
Acting 41
- 2026Fishbrain as Jeb
- 2022Wolf Manor as Thaddeus Saxon (the landlord)
- 2021Early Doors - Live as Ken
- 2021Silky Hotel as Jim Knightshade
- 2021I'm Not in Love as Tony
- 2019Sunny as Pavlo
- 2018Stan & Ollie as Nobby Cook
- 2018The Keeper as Jack Friar
- 2018Pin Cushion as Percy
- 2017The Man Who Invented Christmas as Butcher / Mr. Fezziwig
- 20176 Days as Metropolitan Police Spokesman
- 2016A Street Cat Named Bob as Tube Station Guard
- 2016Swallows and Amazons as Harbour Master
- 2014Closer to the Moon as Judge
- 2014The Night Runner as Dennis
- 2013The Ringer as Danny
- 2013The Last British Execution as Marcus Peabody
- 2012The Rochdale Pioneers as John Holt
- 2012The Angels' Share as Harry
- 2011Going Postal 2in1 as Mr. Pony
- 2010The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa as Self
- 2010In Our Name as Frank
- 2009Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 as Bill Hadley
- 2009Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday as Glen
- 2009Looking for Eric as Meatballs
- 2009A Bit of Tom Jones? as Bar Owner
- 2007Grow Your Own as Charlie
- 2007Confessions of a Diary Secretary as John Prescott
- 2006Starter for 10 as Des
- 2006Someone Else as Paul
- 2005Open Wide as Brian Tonkin
- 2003Cheeky as Kenny
- 2002The Fishmonger as Davis
- 2002Put Your Coat On as Dad
- 2002This Is Not a Love Song as Arthur
- 2001Happy Now as Pete Copsey
- 2001The Parole Officer as Cochran
- 2000There's Only One Jimmy Grimble as Ken Burley
- 1996When Saturday Comes as M.C
- 1993Olly's Prison as Prisoner (uncredited)
- 1990Dancin' Thru the Dark as Doorman