John Henshaw

John Joseph Henshaw (born August 1950) is an English 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 the 2007 ITV drama Confessions of a Diary Secretary. Early life One of 12 siblings, he was born in August 1950 and grew up in Ancoats, Manchester's "Little Italy" community. He was a binman for ten years before deciding, at the age of 40, to become an actor. Acting career 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.. He had roles in the Steve Coogan film The Parole Officer and in the BBC Three sitcom The Visit, first shown in July 2007. In 2002 he appeared in the Scottish Gaelic drama, Anna Bheag (Wee Anna), although not as a Gaelic-speaking character. Other credits include Nice Guy Eddie, When Saturday Comes plus appearances in The Royle Family, Last of the Summer Wine, Life on Mars and the comedy series Early Doors. In September 2007, at the Lowry in Salford, he starred in the world premier of the play King Cotton.