John Henshaw
Acting
- Born
- August 1, 1950
- Place of Birth
- Manchester, England, UK
- Known For
- Мужской
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.
Filmography
Midsomer Murders
as Arthur Potts
1997
The Bill
1984
Father Brown
as Barny Butterfield
2013
Heartbeat
as Albert Ross, as Guard
1992
Ridley
as Frank Stanford
2022
Cracker
as Quarry Foreman
1993
Documentary Now!
2015
Talamasca: The Secret Order
as Detective Hough
2025
Life on Mars
as Ted Bannister
2006
The Long Shadow
as Mike Dugdale
2023
The Royle Family
as Roger Kavanagh
1998
The Full Monty
as Bus Driver
2023
Boat Story
as Nigel
2023
Early Doors
as Ken Dixon
2003
Going Postal
as Mr Pony
2010
See No Evil: The Moors Murders
as DCS Arthur Benfield
2006