John Henshaw

John Henshaw

Birth Date

8/1/1950 (76)

Birth Place

Manchester, England, UK

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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...

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Total Credits

20

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Harry

Nobby Cook

Meatballs

Tube Station Guard

Butcher / Mr. Fezziwig

Metropolitan Police Spokesman

Frequent Collaborators

Ken Loach

Ken Loach

2 films together

Paul Laverty

Paul Laverty

2 films together

Paul Brannigan

Paul Brannigan

1 film together

Steve Coogan

Steve Coogan

3 films together

George Fenton

George Fenton

2 films together

Barry Ackroyd

Barry Ackroyd

2 films together

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