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John Henshaw

ACTOR · FROM MANCHESTER, UK

John Henshaw

Born 1950 · 76 years old73 credits since 1984

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In the pictureThe Angels' Share

ABOUT JOHN

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.

Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.

Born1 August 1950

BirthplaceManchester, UK

Known forActing

On Cineora41 of 73 titles

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Known for

The titles people know John from.

The Angels' Share poster

Movie

The Angels' Share

2012IMDb7.0

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 poster

Movie

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974

2009IMDb6.8

The Long Shadow poster

Series

The Long Shadow

2023IMDb7.7

Talamasca: The Secret Order poster

Series

Talamasca: The Secret Order

2025IMDb6.5

The Keeper poster

Movie

2018IMDb7.3

Early Doors poster

Series

2003–2004IMDb8.5

Cilla poster

Series

2014IMDb7.8

South Riding poster

Series

2011IMDb7.2

Pin Cushion poster

Movie

2018IMDb6.5

G.B.H. poster

Series

1991IMDb8.5

In Our Name poster

Movie

2010IMDb6.2

Career

IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.

Titles on Cineora: 41
Average IMDb: 7.2
Highest rated: Early DoorsIMDb 8.5
Working since: 1984

Size: how widely seen

Filmography

73 credits

The 2020s

10 titles · IMDb 7.1 on average

Not on Cineora

Fishbrain

2026

as Jeb

Talamasca: The Secret Order poster

Series

Talamasca: The Secret Order

2025IMDb6.5

as Detective Hough · 3 episodes

Boat Story poster

Series

2023IMDb7.2

as Nigel · 1 episode

The Long Shadow poster

Series

The Long Shadow

2023IMDb7.7

as Mike Dugdale · 5 episodes

The Full Monty poster

Series

2023IMDb7.1

as Bus Driver · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Wolf Manor

2022

as Thaddeus Saxon (the landlord)

Ridley poster

Series

2022–2025IMDb6.9

as Frank Stanford · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Early Doors - Live

2021

as Ken

The 2010s

24 titles · IMDb 7.1 on average

Not on Cineora

Sunny

2019

as Pavlo

Stan & Ollie poster

Movie

2018IMDb7.2

as Nobby Cook

The Keeper poster

Movie

2018IMDb7.3

as Jack Friar

Pin Cushion poster

Movie

2018IMDb6.5

as Percy

The Man Who Invented Christmas poster

Movie

The Man Who Invented Christmas

2017IMDb7.0

as Butcher / Mr. Fezziwig

6 Days poster

Movie

2017IMDb6.2

as Metropolitan Police Spokesman

A Street Cat Named Bob poster

Movie

A Street Cat Named Bob

2016IMDb7.3

as Tube Station Guard

Swallows and Amazons poster

Movie

Swallows and Amazons

2016IMDb6.2

as Harbour Master

The 2000s

27 titles · IMDb 7.2 on average

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 poster

Movie

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974

2009IMDb6.8

as Bill Hadley

Not on Cineora

Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday

2009

as Glen

Looking for Eric poster

Movie

Looking for Eric

2009IMDb7.1

as Meatballs

Red Riding poster

Series

2009TMDB7.2

as Bill Hadley · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

A Bit of Tom Jones?

2009

as Bar Owner

Not on Cineora

The Visit

2007

as Dad · 7 episodes

Grow Your Own poster

Movie

2007IMDb6.8

as Charlie

Confessions of a Diary Secretary

Not on Cineora

Confessions of a Diary Secretary

2007

as John Prescott

The 1990s

10 titles · IMDb 7.7 on average

Not on Cineora

The Cops

1998

as Roy · 24 episodes

The Royle Family poster

Series

The Royle Family

1998–2000IMDb8.2

as Roger Kavanagh · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

The Grand

1997

as Taxi Driver · 1 episode

Midsomer Murders poster

Series

Midsomer Murders

1997–IMDb7.9

as Arthur Potts · 1 episode

When Saturday Comes poster

Movie

When Saturday Comes

1996IMDb6.1

as M.C

Cracker poster

Series

1993–1995IMDb8.4

as Quarry Foreman · 1 episode

Olly's Prison

Not on Cineora

Olly's Prison

1993

as Prisoner (uncredited)

Heartbeat poster

Series

1992–2010IMDb6.9

as Guard · 1 episode

The 1980s

2 titles · IMDb 6.5 on average

Casualty poster

Series

1986–IMDb6.2

as Lenny Adams · 1 episode

The Bill poster

Series

1984–2010IMDb6.7

1 episode

Often works with

The people who keep turning up in John’s titles.

Joanne FroggattA Street Cat Named Bob, See No Evil: The Moors Murders and 1 more

Joanna ScanlanBoat Story, Pin Cushion and 1 more

David MorrisseyRed Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974, South Riding and 1 more

Andrew GarfieldRed Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 and Red Riding

Sean BeanRed Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 and When Saturday Comes

Mark Strong6 Days and Closer to the Moon

Robert CarlyleThere's Only One Jimmy Grimble and The Full Monty

Sean HarrisSee No Evil: The Moors Murders and Red Riding

Ben MillerThe Parole Officer and There's Only One Jimmy Grimble

Gina McKeeThere's Only One Jimmy Grimble and By Any Means