John Henshaw
Birthday: 1950-08-01
Place of Birth: Manchester, England, UK
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.
Movies
Early Doors - Live
Early Doors was a TV hit when the sitcom was originally aired on the BBC in 2003 and gained cult sta...
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Starter for 10
In 1985, against the backdrop of Thatcherism, Brian Jackson enrolls in the University of Bristol, a ...
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A Bit of Tom Jones?
In a late night bar, Henry is approached by a mysterious woman who offers to sell him the severed "m...
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Looking for Eric
A man trying to put his life back on track gets some advice from an unexpected benefactor -- the ex-...
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The Angels' Share
Narrowly avoiding jail, new dad Robbie vows to turn over a new leaf. A visit to a whisky distillery ...
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The Ringer
A son is reunited with his long lost father for the first time. You might imagine it's time to disco...
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The Rochdale Pioneers
A film that tells the story of the birth of the co-operative movement in Rochdale in 1844....
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Wolf Manor
Shooting a vampire flick in an old, abandoned manor house should have worked like a dream, but the f...
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Put Your Coat On
A young girl heads out for a night of fun but just before she leaves, her mom tells her to "put your...
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This Is Not a Love Song
Heaton and Spike are the unlikeliest pair: two loners who have found each other. When Spike commits ...
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Confessions of a Diary Secretary
Funny film concerning John Prescott's affair with Tracey Temple...
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Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
Yorkshire, 1974. Fear, mistrust and institutionalised police corruption are running riot. Rookie jou...
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Olly's Prison
"When you marry, have kids...you'll still be in that chair." An ordinary city flat. Evening. A man t...
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When Saturday Comes
Jimmy Muir comes from a typical gritty, northern town where there are only two options: working down...
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Grow Your Own
A refugee family are given an allotment plot and are met with suspicion by the people who have worke...
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The Parole Officer
A hapless parole officer is framed for murder by a crooked police chief. To prove his innocence he m...
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Happy Now
All grown up and gunning for political power in a small North Wales community, Glen Marcus and his b...
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Swallows and Amazons
Four children dream of escaping the tedium of a summer holiday with their mother. When finally given...
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Dancin' Thru the Dark
Linda is out on her hen night while her fiance Dave is out on his stag night. Linda is having major ...
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The Fishmonger
In a small fishing village an established fishmonger, Davis, starts to have his supply bought from u...
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A Street Cat Named Bob
James Bowen, a homeless busker and recovering drug addict, has his life transformed when he meets a ...
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6 Days
London, England, April 1980. Six terrorists assault the Embassy of Iran and take hostages. For six d...
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Someone Else
When thirty-something David isn't working as a photographer at a high-street photo studio he is stre...
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There's Only One Jimmy Grimble
Jimmy Grimble is a shy Manchester school boy. At school he is constantly being bullied by the other ...
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Pin Cushion
Super close mother Lyn and daughter Iona (Dafty One and Dafty Two) are excited for their new life in...
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The Keeper
The story of a man whose love for football, for England and for the love of his life, Margaret, saw ...
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The Night Runner
Talia runs at night, pushing her fragile heart to the limit. Casey saves lives, a heart surgeon frus...
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The Man Who Invented Christmas
In 1843, despite the fact that Dickens is a successful writer, the failure of his latest book puts h...
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In Our Name
Suzy's a British soldier, born and bred, but fitting back into civilian life after fighting in Iraq ...
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Stan & Ollie
With their golden era long behind them, comedy duo Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy embark on a variety ...
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The Last British Execution
When an execution is sanctioned in the UK for the first time in almost 50 years, it soon becomes a m...
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Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday
What could be better? A footballer's wedding, a week in the sun, a luxury villa in historic Transylv...
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I'm Not in Love
Rob, in his late thirties, needs to decide if he wants to have a baby with his girlfriend Marta, but...
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Sunny
After accidentally killing a mutual friend, a hitman is taken into the forest to make amends...
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Closer to the Moon
A Romanian police officer teams up with a small crew of bank robbers to pull off a heist by convinci...
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The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
Caroline Aherne and Craig Cash discuss the creation of The Royle Family, with a look behind the scen...
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Silky Hotel
From the billowing gauze of The Meatloaf Suite to the twinkling lights on The Kem & Amber terrace, e...
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Open Wide
A drama teacher starts work in a notorious prison with a classroom of hardened criminals and comes i...
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Cheeky
Consumed with sadness after the death of his wife and subsequent rejection from his son, a widower, ...
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