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John Henshaw is a British actor, best known for his roles as Ken Dixon the landlord in Early Doors, Wilf Bradshaw in Born and Bred and PC Roy Bramwell in The Cops. Often associated with characters who are "hard men", he played John Prescott in ITV drama Confessions of a Diary Secretary. In 2008 he appeared in an episode of Heartbeat.
Born
Monday, 01 January 1951
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Boat Story | Nigel | 2023 |
| The Long Shadow | Mike Dugdale | 2023 |
| The Full Monty | Bus Driver | 2023 |
| Scream of the Wolf | Landlord | 2023 |
| I'm Not in Love | Tony | 2021 |
| The Keeper | Jack Friar | 2019 |
| Stan & Ollie | Nobby Cook | 2018 |
| Pin Cushion | Percy | 2018 |
| The Man Who Invented Christmas | Butcher / Mr. Fezziwig | 2017 |
| 6 Days | Metropolitan Police Spokesman | 2017 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Boat Story | Nigel | 2023 |
| The Long Shadow | Mike Dugdale | 2023 |
| The Full Monty | Bus Driver | 2023 |
| Scream of the Wolf | Landlord | 2023 |
| I'm Not in Love | Tony | 2021 |
| The Keeper | Jack Friar | 2019 |
| Stan & Ollie | Nobby Cook | 2018 |
| Pin Cushion | Percy | 2018 |
| The Man Who Invented Christmas | Butcher / Mr. Fezziwig | 2017 |
| 6 Days | Metropolitan Police Spokesman | 2017 |
| A Street Cat Named Bob | Tube Station Guard | 2016 |
| Swallows and Amazons | Harbour Master | 2016 |
| Cradle to Grave | Mr. Glover | 2015 |
| Documentary Now! | Photographer | 2015 |
| Puppy Love | Gerry Hooper | 2014 |
| Cilla | John White | 2014 |
| The Night Runner | Dennis | 2014 |
| Closer to the Moon | Judge | 2013 |
| By Any Means | Stan Bond | 2013 |
| The Last British Execution | Marcus Peabody | 2013 |
| Father Brown | Barny Butterfield | 2013 |
| The Rochdale Pioneers | John Holt | 2012 |
| The Angels' Share | Harry | 2012 |
| Just Henry | Charlie | 2011 |
| Candy Cabs | Mervyn Monkford / Merv Monkford | 2011 |
| South Riding | Alfred Huggins | 2011 |
| Charlie Noades R.I.P | Vinny McCoy | 2011 |
| In Our Name | Frank | 2010 |
| Downton Abbey | Jos Tufton | 2010 |
| Going Postal | Mr. Pony / Mr Pony | 2010 |
| Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday | Glen | 2009 |
| Looking for Eric | Meatballs | 2009 |
| Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 | Bill Hadley | 2009 |
| Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 | Bill Hadley | 2009 |
| Minder | Councillor Conway | 2009 |
| A Bit of Tom Jones? | Bar Owner | 2009 |
| The Visit | Dad | 2007 |
| Grow Your Own | Charlie | 2007 |
| Confessions of a Diary Secretary | John Prescott | 2007 |
| Starter for 10 | Des | 2006 |
| Someone Else | Paul | 2006 |
| See No Evil: The Moors Murders | DCS Arthur Benfield | 2006 |
| New Street Law | Tony Lyons | 2006 |
| Johnny and the Bomb | Councillor Seeley | 2006 |
| Life on Mars | Ted Bannister | 2006 |
| Ruddy Hell! It's Harry and Paul | Beatles Manager | 2005 |
| American Cousins | Nigel | 2003 |
| Cheeky | Kenny | 2003 |
| Early Doors | Ken / Ken Dixon | 2003 |
| The Second Coming | Clive Saxon | 2003 |
| The Afternoon Play | Sir Terry Bucklethwaite | 2003 |
| New Tricks | Ray Harris | 2003 |
| Nice Guy Eddie | Lol O'Toole | 2002 |
| Put Your Coat On | Dad | 2002 |
| Born and Bred | Wilf Bradshaw | 2002 |
| Cutting It | Bruce Gutteridge | 2002 |
| This Is Not a Love Song | Arthur | 2002 |
| Linda Green | Colin Hockenhull | 2001 |
| Happy Now | Pete Copsey | 2001 |
| The Parole Officer | Cochran | 2001 |
| There's Only One Jimmy Grimble | Ken Burley | 2000 |
| Stanton Blues | Roy | 1998 |
| The Royle Family | Roger Kavanagh | 1998 |
| The Grand | Bob Jessop / Taxi Driver | 1997 |
| Midsomer Murders | Arthur Potts | 1997 |
| When Saturday Comes | M.C / M.C. (Springwood) | 1996 |
| Cracker | Quarry Forman | 1993 |
| Heartbeat | Guard / Albert Ross | 1992 |
| G.B.H. | Minder 1 / Murray's Minder | 1991 |
| Dancin' Thru the Dark | Doorman | 1990 |
| Casualty | Lenny Adams | 1986 |
| The Brief | Ronnie | 1984 |
| Last of the Summer Wine | Hard Hat | 1973 |
