John Henshaw
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John Henshaw (born 1951, Ancoats, Manchester) 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.
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| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 23.263 |
| Birthday | 1951-01-01 |
| Place of Birth | Manchester, England, UK |
| Also Known As |
2006
Starter for 10
6.417/384
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2009
A Bit of Tom Jones?
3.8/4
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2009
Looking for Eric
6.511/326
A man trying to put his life back on track gets some advice from an unexpected benefactor -- the ex-footballer Eric Cantona.
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2012
The Angels' Share
6.966/551
Narrowly avoiding jail, new dad Robbie vows to turn over a new leaf. A visit to a whisky distillery inspires him and his mates to seek a way out of th...
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The Angels' Share
2012
The Rochdale Pioneers
10/1
A film that tells the story of the birth of the co-operative movement in Rochdale in 1844.
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The Rochdale Pioneers
2002
Put Your Coat On
0/0
A young girl heads out for a night of fun but just before she leaves, her mom tells her to "put your coat on".
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Put Your Coat On
2007
Confessions of a Diary Secretary
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Confessions of a Diary Secretary
2009
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
6.65/251
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When Saturday Comes
5.7/24
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2001
Happy Now
5.4/5
All grown up and gunning for political power in a small North Wales community, Glen Marcus and his best mate harbour a dark secret which seems to be c...
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Happy Now
2016
Swallows and Amazons
6.314/86
Four children dream of escaping the tedium of a summer holiday with their mother. When finally given permission to camp on their own on an island in t...
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Swallows and Amazons
2001
The Parole Officer
5.762/103
A hapless parole officer is framed for murder by a crooked police chief. To prove his innocence he must entice his former clients away from the law ab...
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1990
Dancin' Thru the Dark
6.6/7
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The Fishmonger
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2016
A Street Cat Named Bob
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2007
Grow Your Own
6.5/13
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2017
6 Days
6.012/672
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2006
Someone Else
4.8/5
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Someone Else
2000
There's Only One Jimmy Grimble
6.794/182
Jimmy Grimble is a shy Manchester school boy. At school he is constantly being bullied by the other kids, and at home he has to face his mother's new...
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There's Only One Jimmy Grimble
2018
Pin Cushion
6.435/46
Super close mother Lyn and daughter Iona (Dafty One and Dafty Two) are excited for their new life in a new town. Determined to make a success of thing...
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Pin Cushion
2018
The Keeper
7.512/201
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The Keeper
2014
The Night Runner
0/0
Talia runs at night, pushing her fragile heart to the limit. Casey saves lives, a heart surgeon frustrated with red tape. This tragic love story pushe...
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The Night Runner
2013
The Last British Execution
0/0
When an execution is sanctioned in the UK for the first time in almost 50 years, it soon becomes a media circus. The television rights are sold, and i...
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The Last British Execution
2017
The Man Who Invented Christmas
6.85/777
In 1843, despite the fact that Dickens is a successful writer, the failure of his latest book puts his career at a crossroads, until the moment when,...
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The Man Who Invented Christmas
2010
In Our Name
5.3/10
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In Our Name
2018
Stan & Ollie
6.978/1011
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Stan & Ollie
2009
Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday
5.8/4
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Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday
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I'm Not in Love
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Rob, in his late thirties, needs to decide if he wants to have a baby with his girlfriend Marta, but worries that he’s fallen out of love with her. He...
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I'm Not in Love
2019
Sunny
0/0
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Sunny
2014
Closer to the Moon
6.8/51
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Closer to the Moon
2010
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
8.375/4
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Silky Hotel
0/0
From the billowing gauze of The Meatloaf Suite to the twinkling lights on The Kem & Amber terrace, every detail of Silky Hotel has been designed with...
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2021
Early Doors - Live
0/0
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2022
Wolf Manor
6.3/3
Shooting a vampire flick in an old, abandoned manor house should have worked like a dream, but the film crew is out of their depth, over schedule and...
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Wolf Manor
2002
This Is Not a Love Song
6.2/5
Heaton and Spike are the unlikeliest pair: two loners who have found each other. When Spike commits a terrible crime, Heaton decides to stand by him -...
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2013
The Ringer
0/1
A son is reunited with his long lost father for the first time. You might imagine it's time to discover everything about where he's come from and wher...
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The Ringer
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Olly's Prison
9/1
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