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John Henshaw

b. 1950 · 19 titles in the catalogue

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.

Their work

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  1. A Street Cat Named Bob2016as Tube Station Guard
  2. Stan & Ollie2018as Nobby Cook
  3. The Man Who Invented Christmas2017as Butcher / Mr. Fezziwig
  4. 6 Days2017as Metropolitan Police Spokesman
  5. The Angels' Share2012as Harry
  6. Starter for 102006as Des
  7. Looking for Eric2009as Meatballs
  8. Midsomer Murders1997as Arthur Potts
  9. Life on Mars2006as Ted Bannister
  10. Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 19742009as Bill Hadley
  11. The Keeper2018as Jack Friar
  12. Going Postal2010as Mr Pony
  13. There's Only One Jimmy Grimble2000as Ken Burley
  14. Father Brown2013as Barny Butterfield
  15. The Parole Officer2001as Cochran
  16. Cracker1993as Quarry Foreman
  17. Talamasca: The Secret Order2025as Detective Hough
  18. Swallows and Amazons2016as Harbour Master
  19. Casualty1986as Lenny Adams