Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1950-08-01 (Age: 76)
Place of Birth
Manchester, England, UK
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.
Filmography (39)
Wolf Manor
2022
Early Doors - Live
2021
Silky Hotel
2021
I'm Not in Love
2021
Sunny
2019
Stan & Ollie
2018
The Keeper
2018
Pin Cushion
2018
The Man Who Invented Christmas
2017
6 Days
2017
A Street Cat Named Bob
2016
Swallows and Amazons
2016
Closer to the Moon
2014
The Night Runner
2014
