Name
Cal MacAninch
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1963-11-24 (63 years old)
Place of Birth
Govan, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Biography
Cal MacAninch is a Scottish actor, who is known for portraying the character of DI John Keenan in police drama HolbyBlue on BBC1 (from 2007 to 2008). Other notable appearances were his roles as Mr Thackeray in the ITV period drama, Mr Selfridge, and Henry Lang in Downton Abbey, but he has played many leading roles in British television and film over the last 30 years.
MacAninch played Rowan Collins in Series 4 of the ITV drama series Wild at Heart. He returned to the show for its fifth series as a main cast member. He also played Tauren, a sorcerer in the BBC television series Merlin in the episode "To Kill the King". He starred in the 2001 BBC miniseries The Best of Both Worlds with Alice Evans. He appeared as Henry Lang, a valet, in the second series of Downton Abbey.
Known For
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Swedish intelligence officer Carl Hamilton's 7-year-old goddaughter Nathalie is kidnapped....
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Nine-year-old Frankie and his single mum Lizzie have been on the move ever since Frankie c...
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A member of the English upper class dies, leaving his estate and his business to an Americ...
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- 1999 The Lost Son as Martin
- 1999 Warriors as Sgt. Andre Sochanik
- 2008 Slapper as Jack / Lad 1
- 1991 The Chestnut Soldier as Evan Llyr
- 2001 The Point Men as Horst
- 1998 The Woodlanders as Dr, Fitzpiers
- 1995 A Mind to Murder as Philip Tippett
- 1998 Speak Like a Child as Billy
- 1995 Rik Mayall Presents: The Big One as Jeff
- 2023 The Visit as Tommy McDaid
- 2000 Little Bird as Tony O'Neill
- 1991 Alive and Kicking as Axle
- 2008 Doomsday as Chancellor Falco
- 2011 The Awakening as Freddie Strickland
- 1993 Splitting Heirs as CID Officer
- 2000 Best as Paddy
- 2004 Dear Frankie as Davey
- 1995 Nervous Energy as Tom
- 2005 Rag Tale as Paul 'Mac' MacAvoy
- 2018 Calibre as Al McClay
- 2019 Intrigo: Dear Agnes as Erich Neuman-Hansen
- 2007 Jetsam as Jack
- 2019 Susan Hill's Ghost Story as Hugo Snow
- 2012 Hamilton 2: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter as Harold Finley
- 2021 The Reckoning as Ben Tuttle
- 1998 Sentimental Education as August
- 2022 Nobody Has to Know as Peter
- 2000 Breathtaking as Mick Wilmott
- 2021 The Punishment as Michael
- 2025 Macbeth as Banquo
- 2019 Intrigo: Samaria as Erich Neumann-Hansen
- 2019 Lucky Star
- 2026 The Education of Jane Cumming as George Cranstoun
- 2006 Wild at Heart ( 1 episode )
- 2006 Wild at Heart ( 20 episodes ) as Rowan Collins
- 1996 Silent Witness ( 2 episodes )
- 2007 Holby Blue ( 20 episodes ) as Detective Inspector John Keenan
- 2005 The Ghost Squad ( 1 episode )
- 2001 Waking the Dead ( 2 episodes ) as Alex Bryson / Sam Keel
- 2010 Downton Abbey ( 2 episodes ) as Henry Lang
- 2006 Sorted ( 6 episodes ) as Radge
- 2011 Vera ( 1 episode ) as Thomas Walken
- 1999 Warriors ( 2 episodes ) as Sergeant Andre Sochanik
- 2013 Father Brown ( 1 episode ) as George Oakley
- 2009 Garrow's Law ( 1 episode ) as Richard Lucas
- 1987 The Ruth Rendell Mysteries ( 1 episode ) as Finn
- 2010 Strike Back ( 1 episode ) as Major Chris Pemberton
- 1993 Rik Mayall Presents ( 1 episode ) as Jeff
- 2022 Trigger Point ( 6 episodes ) as Inspector Lee Robins
- 2022 Mayflies ( 2 episodes ) as Tibbs
- 2008 Merlin ( 1 episode ) as Tauren
- 1989 The Paradise Club ( 1 episode ) as Angel Eyes
- 2019 The Victim ( 4 episodes ) as Christian Graham
- 2013 Mr Selfridge ( 10 episodes ) as Mr. Thackeray
- 2022 The Essex Serpent ( 1 episode ) as Michael Seaborne
- 1994 The Riff Raff Element ( 12 episodes ) as Declan Belcher
- 1997 Midsomer Murders ( 1 episode ) as Alan Robson
- 2020 Des ( 2 episodes ) as Neil Sinclair
- 2021 Time ( 3 episodes ) as P.O. Galbraith
- 2015 Banished ( 7 episodes ) as Sgt Timmins
- 2025 The Hack ( 1 episode ) as Tommy Sheridan
- 2017 Judge Rinder's Crown Court ( 2 episodes ) as Jeremy Parsons - Prosecution Counsel
- 2001 Murphy's Law ( 1 episode ) as DS Nic Winters
- 2002 Rockface ( 14 episodes ) as Ben Craig
- 1985 Screen Two ( 1 episode ) as Tom Kelso
- 1995 Dangerous Lady ( 4 episodes ) as Geoff Ryan
- 2001 Best of Both Worlds ( 3 episodes ) as Mark Landucci
