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John Henshaw
Known for: ActingJohn 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 23
Going Postal
as Mr Pony 
Stan & Ollie
+2
as Nobby Cook 
The Cops
as Roy 
Swallows and Amazons
as Harbour Master 
A Street Cat Named Bob
+1
as Tube Station Guard 
Starter for 10
as Des 
The Man Who Invented Christmas
+6
as Butcher / Mr. Fezziwig 
The Angels' Share
+1
as Harry 
Early Doors
as Ken Dixon 
Cilla
as John White 
South Riding
as Alfred Huggins 
6 Days
as Metropolitan Police Spokesman 
The Keeper
as Jack Friar 
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
+3
as Bill Hadley 
There's Only One Jimmy Grimble
as Ken Burley 
Looking for Eric
as Meatballs 
Closer to the Moon
+5
as Judge 
When Saturday Comes
as M.C 
Grow Your Own
as Charlie 
Pin Cushion
+2
as Percy 
I'm Not in Love
+1
as Tony 
Wolf Manor
as Thaddeus Saxon (the landlord) 
A Bit of Tom Jones?
as Bar Owner