--- name: "John Henshaw" canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-henshaw" roles: [] born: "1 August 1950" reviewed_on_fi1m: 4 average_fi1m_score: 84 average_over: 4 updated: "2026-09-18T09:28:13.905877+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # John Henshaw Actor. Born 1 August 1950 in Manchester, England, UK. ## Details - **Born:** 1 August 1950, Manchester, England, UK - **Active:** 1991–2009 - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 85 (2), 2000s 82 (2) - **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 3, Crime 2, Comedy 1, Mystery 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1 - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Henshaw, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3181741, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0378132/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/83816 ## Coming up - *Fishbrain* (2026-10-07), as Jeb ## Streaming the US now - **Apple TV:** [*The Royle Family*](https://film.one/tv/the-royle-family.md) (85) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography John Henshaw is an English actor. Born in Manchester, he worked as a refuse collector for ten years before beginning his acting career at the age of 40. His early break came in the Channel 4 series *G.B.H.* (1991). He is known for television roles including Ken Dixon in *Early Doors* (2003–2004), Wilf Bradshaw in *Born and Bred* (2002–2005) and PC Roy Bramwell in *The Cops* (1998–2001), as well as Roger Kavanagh in *The Royle Family* (2000). Film credits include *Looking for Eric* (2009), *The Angels' Share* (2012), *Stan & Ollie* (2018) and *The Keeper* (2018). Henshaw has served as director of the 24:7 Theatre Festival in Manchester and is a patron of the Ancoats Dispensary Trust. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, comedy.co.uk, curtisbrown.co.uk.* ## On Fi1m (4) - *Red Riding* (2009), Fi1m 80, as Bill Hadley — [page](https://film.one/tv/red-riding.md) - *Life on Mars* (2006), Fi1m 84, as Ted Bannister — [page](https://film.one/tv/life-on-mars.md) - *The Royle Family* (1998), Fi1m 85, as Roger Kavanagh — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-royle-family.md) - *G.B.H.* (1991), Fi1m 85, as Murray's Minder — [page](https://film.one/tv/g-b-h.md) ## Complete filmography (73) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Fishbrain* (2026), as Jeb - *Talamasca: The Secret Order* (2025), series, as Detective Hough - *Boat Story* (2023), series, as Nigel - *The Long Shadow* (2023), series, as Mike Dugdale - *The Full Monty* (2023), series, as Bus Driver - *Ridley* (2022), series, as Frank Stanford - *Wolf Manor* (2022), as Thaddeus Saxon (the landlord) - *Early Doors - Live* (2021), as Ken - *Silky Hotel* (2021), as Jim Knightshade - *I'm Not in Love* (2021), as Tony - *Sunny* (2019), as Pavlo - *Stan & Ollie* (2018), as Nobby Cook - *The Keeper* (2018), as Jack Friar - *Pin Cushion* (2018), as Percy - *The Man Who Invented Christmas* (2017), as Butcher / Mr. Fezziwig - *6 Days* (2017), as Metropolitan Police Spokesman - *A Street Cat Named Bob* (2016), as Tube Station Guard - *Swallows and Amazons* (2016), as Harbour Master - *Cradle to Grave* (2015), series, as Mr Glover - *Documentary Now!* (2015), series, Acting - *Cilla* (2014), series, as John White - *Closer to the Moon* (2014), as Judge - *The Night Runner* (2014), as Dennis - *By Any Means* (2013), series, as Stan Bond - *The Ringer* (2013), as Danny - *The Last British Execution* (2013), as Marcus Peabody - *Father Brown* (2013), series, as Barny Butterfield - *The Rochdale Pioneers* (2012), as John Holt - *The Angels' Share* (2012), as Harry - *Going Postal 2in1* (2011), as Mr. Pony - *Candy Cabs* (2011), series, as Mervyn Monkford - *South Riding* (2011), series, as Alfred Huggins - *In Our Name* (2010), as Frank - *Going Postal* (2010), series, as Mr Pony - *Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974* (2009), as Bill Hadley - *Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday* (2009), as Glen - *Looking for Eric* (2009), as Meatballs - *Red Riding* (2009), series, as Bill Hadley — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/red-riding.md) - *A Bit of Tom Jones?* (2009), as Bar Owner - *The Visit* (2007), series, as Dad - *Grow Your Own* (2007), as Charlie - *Confessions of a Diary Secretary* (2007), as John Prescott - *Starter for 10* (2006), as Des - *Someone Else* (2006), as Paul - *See No Evil: The Moors Murders* (2006), series, as DCS Arthur Benfield - *New Street Law* (2006), series, as Tony Lyons - *Johnny and the Bomb* (2006), series, as Councillor Seeley - *Life on Mars* (2006), series, as Ted Bannister — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/life-on-mars.md) - *Open Wide* (2005), as Brian Tonkin - *Cheeky* (2003), as Kenny - *Early Doors* (2003), series, as Ken Dixon - *The Second Coming* (2003), series, as Clive Saxon - *The Afternoon Play* (2003), series, as Sir Terry Bucklethwaite - *The Fishmonger* (2002), as Davis - *Put Your Coat On* (2002), as Dad - *Born and Bred* (2002), series, as Wilf Bradshaw - *Cutting It* (2002), series, as Bruce Gutteridge - *This Is Not a Love Song* (2002), as Arthur - *Happy Now* (2001), as Pete Copsey - *The Parole Officer* (2001), as Cochran - *There's Only One Jimmy Grimble* (2000), as Ken Burley - *The Cops* (1998), series, as Roy - *The Royle Family* (1998), series, as Roger Kavanagh — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-royle-family.md) - *The Grand* (1997), series, as Taxi Driver, Bob Jessop - *Midsomer Murders* (1997), series, as Arthur Potts - *When Saturday Comes* (1996), as M.C - *Cracker* (1993), series, as Quarry Foreman — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/cracker.md) - *Olly's Prison* (1993), as Prisoner (uncredited) - *Heartbeat* (1992), series, as Guard, Albert Ross - *G.B.H.* (1991), series, as Murray's Minder — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/g-b-h.md) - *Dancin' Thru the Dark* (1990), as Doorman - *Casualty* (1986), series, as Lenny Adams - *The Bill* (1984), series, Acting ## Gallery - ![John Henshaw](https://film.one/media/person/60299/gallery-76fe05c46f09.jpg) John Henshaw — The Co-operative, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9d/Actor_John_Henshaw_joins_cast_of_new_movie_telling_pioneering_story_of_the_birth_of_co-operatives_%286665932737%29_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![A major new film marking the birth of co-operation is being filmed in the Greater Manchester area as part of The Co-operative’s activities to highlight this yea (2011)](https://film.one/media/person/60299/gallery-2e9b83b1d313.jpg) A major new film marking the birth of co-operation is being filmed in the Greater Manchester area as part of The Co-operative’s activities to highlight this yea (2011) — The Co-operative, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Actor_John_Henshaw_joins_cast_of_new_movie_telling_pioneering_story_of_the_birth_of_co-operatives_%286665932737%29.jpg/1280px-Actor_John_Henshaw_joins_cast_of_new_movie_telling_pioneering_story_of_the_birth_of_co-operatives_%286665932737%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Photograph; Photographs (1890)](https://film.one/media/person/60299/gallery-0f19440c4932.jpg) Photograph; Photographs (1890) — Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/John_Henshaw%2C_from_the_Actresses_series_%28N245%29_issued_by_Kinney_Brothers_to_promote_Sweet_Caporal_Cigarettes_MET_DP859936.jpg/1280px-John_Henshaw%2C_from_the_Actresses_series_%28N245%29_issued_by_Kinney_Brothers_to_promote_Sweet_Caporal_Cigarettes_MET_DP859936.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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