Everything about John Henshaw totally explained
John Henshaw (born
1951) 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. He is sometimes associated with playing "hard men". He played
John Prescott in
ITV drama "Confessions Of A Diary Secretary".
Henshaw was born one of 12 children and has 6 brothers and 5 sisters. A number of his siblings also act but haven't achieved as much as John. His first name, John, is common with several of his brothers and so he's known by a familiar version of his second name Joseph - Joey but still credited as John. He grew up in
Ancoats in
Manchester in a working class community called Little Italy, because there were so many Italian immigrants there. Despite poor conditions, Henshaw claims he never had it so good. It wasn't post-war prosperity he relished - it was community spirit. This may explain his natural talent when acting as a pub landlord.
He also had roles in the
Steve Coogan movie
The Parole Officer and in the
BBC Three sitcom The Visit.
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..
John's other credits include
Nice Guy Eddie,
When Saturday Comes and appearances in
The Royle Family and
Life on Mars.In September 2007 at
The Lowry in Salford he starred in the in the world premier of
King Cotton. His latest role is the manager in the
Post Office adverts.
March 2008 saw John return to Manchester playing the lead in Jim Cartwrights Road at the Octigon.
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