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John Henshaw
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
A Street Cat Named Bob
as Tube Station Guard
6 Days
as Metropolitan Police Spokesman
The Man Who Invented Christmas
as Butcher / Mr. Fezziwig
The Keeper
as Jack Friar
Starter for 10
as Des
Stan & Ollie
as Nobby Cook
The Angels' Share
as Harry
Swallows and Amazons
as Harbour Master
There's Only One Jimmy Grimble
as Ken Burley
Looking for Eric
as Meatballs
