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.

Known For

Heartbeat

Guard

Heartbeat

Albert Ross

The Bill

Midsomer Murders

Arthur Potts

Casualty

Lenny Adams

The Royle Family

Roger Kavanagh

Father Brown

Barny Butterfield

Documentary Now!

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2022	Wolf Manor	Thaddeus Saxon (the landlord)
2021	Early Doors - Live	Ken
2021	I'm Not in Love	Tony
2021	Silky Hotel	Jim Knightshade
2019	Sunny	Pavlo
2018	Pin Cushion	Percy
2018	The Keeper	Jack Friar
2018	Stan & Ollie	Nobby Cook
2017	6 Days	Metropolitan Police Spokesman
2017	The Man Who Invented Christmas	Butcher / Mr. Fezziwig
2016	Swallows and Amazons	Harbour Master
2016	A Street Cat Named Bob	Tube Station Guard
2014	The Night Runner	Dennis
2014	Closer to the Moon	Judge
2013	The Ringer	Danny
2013	The Last British Execution	Marcus Peabody
2012	The Angels' Share	Harry
2012	The Rochdale Pioneers	John Holt
2010	In Our Name	Frank
2010	The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa	Self
2009	A Bit of Tom Jones?	Bar Owner
2009	Looking for Eric	Meatballs
2009	Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974	Bill Hadley
2009	Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday	Glen
2007	Confessions of a Diary Secretary	John Prescott
2007	Grow Your Own	Charlie
2006	Starter for 10	Des
2006	Someone Else	Paul
2002	Put Your Coat On	Dad
2002	This Is Not a Love Song	Arthur
2002	The Fishmonger	Davis
2001	The Parole Officer	Cochran
2001	Happy Now	Pete Copsey
2000	There's Only One Jimmy Grimble	Ken Burley
1996	When Saturday Comes	M.C
1993	Olly's Prison	Prisoner (uncredited)
1990	Dancin' Thru the Dark	Doorman

Year	TV Show	Role
2023	The Full Monty	Bus Driver
2023	The Long Shadow	Mike Dugdale
2023	Boat Story	Nigel
2015	Documentary Now!
2014	Cilla	John White
2013	Father Brown	Barny Butterfield
2013	By Any Means	Stan Bond
2011	Candy Cabs
2011	South Riding	Alfred Huggins
2010	Going Postal	Mr Pony
2009	Red Riding	Bill Hadley
2007	The Visit	Dad
2006	Life on Mars	Ted Bannister
2006	Johnny and the Bomb	Councillor Seeley
2006	See No Evil: The Moors Murders	DCS Arthur Benfield
2003	Early Doors	Ken Dixon
2003	The Second Coming	Clive Saxon
2002	Born and Bred
2002	Cutting It	Bruce Gutteridge
2002	Born and Bred	Wilf Bradshaw
1998	The Cops	Roy
1998	The Royle Family	Roger Kavanagh
1997	Midsomer Murders	Arthur Potts
1993	Cracker	Quarry Foreman
1992	Heartbeat	Guard
1992	Heartbeat	Albert Ross
1991	G.B.H.	Murray's Minder
1986	Casualty	Lenny Adams
1984	The Bill