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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.
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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.
Gender
Male
Birthday
August 1, 1950
Birthplace
Manchester, England, UK
The Keeper
2018
When Saturday Comes
1996
Swallows and Amazons
2016
A Bit of Tom Jones?
2009
Silky Hotel
2021
Dancin' Thru the Dark
1990
The Parole Officer
2001
Pin Cushion
2018
This Is Not a Love Song
2002
Open Wide
2005
A Street Cat Named Bob
2016
The Ringer
2013
The Angels' Share
2012
Put Your Coat On
2002
6 Days
2017
Closer to the Moon
2014
The Man Who Invented Christmas
2017
Looking for Eric
2009
The Last British Execution
2013
Stan & Ollie
2018
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Father Brown
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Casualty
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Heartbeat
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Heartbeat
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Talamasca: The Secret Order
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The Bill
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Life on Mars
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The Long Shadow
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Cracker
1993
Born and Bred
2002
Documentary Now!
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Red Riding
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Cutting It
2002
The Full Monty
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The Royle Family
1998
Going Postal
2010
Ridley
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The Afternoon Play
2003
Early Doors
2003
+ 12 more TV shows