Cal MacAninch

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1963-11-24

Place of Birth

Govan, Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Cal MacAninch

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.

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Acting History

2025
The Hack as Tommy Sheridan
2025
Macbeth as Banquo
2023
The Visit as Tommy McDaid
2022
Mayflies as Tibbs
2022
The Essex Serpent as Michael Seaborne
2022
Nobody Has to Know as Peter
2022
Trigger Point as Inspector Lee Robins
2021
Time as P.O. Galbraith
2021
The Punishment as Michael
2021
The Reckoning as Ben Tuttle
2020
Des as Neil Sinclair
2019
Susan Hill's Ghost Story as Hugo Snow
2019
Intrigo: Samaria as Erich Neumann-Hansen
2019
Intrigo: Dear Agnes as Erich Neuman-Hansen
2019
Lucky Star
2019
The Victim as Christian Graham
2018
Calibre as Al McClay
2015
Banished as Sgt Timmins
2013
Father Brown as George Oakley
2013
Mr Selfridge as Mr. Thackeray
2012
Hamilton 2: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter as Harold Finley
2011
The Awakening as Freddie Strickland
2011
Vera as Thomas Walken
2010
Downton Abbey as Henry Lang
2010
Strike Back as Major Chris Pemberton
2009
Garrow's Law as Richard Lucas
2008
Merlin as Tauren
2008
Slapper as Jack / Lad 1
2008
Doomsday as Chancellor Falco
2007
Jetsam as Jack
2007
Holby Blue as Detective Inspector John Keenan
2006
Sorted as Radge
2006
Wild at Heart
2006
Wild at Heart as Rowan Collins
2005
The Ghost Squad
2005
Rag Tale as Paul 'Mac' MacAvoy
2004
Dear Frankie as Davey
2002
Rockface
2001
Murphy's Law
2001
The Point Men as Horst
2001
Waking the Dead as Alex Bryson / Sam Keel
2000
Breathtaking as Mick Wilmott
2000
Little Bird as Tony O'Neill
2000
Best as Paddy
1999
Warriors as Sgt. Andre Sochanik
1999
Warriors as Sgt. Andre Sochanik
1999
The Lost Son as Martin
1998
Speak Like a Child as Billy
1998
The Woodlanders as Dr, Fitzpiers
1998
Sentimental Education as August
1997
Midsomer Murders as Alan Robson
1996
Silent Witness
1995
Nervous Energy as Tom
1995
Dangerous Lady
1995
Rik Mayall Presents: The Big One as Jeff
1995
A Mind to Murder as Philip Tippett
1994
The Riff Raff Element as Declan Belcher
1993
Rik Mayall Presents as Jeff
1993
Splitting Heirs as CID Officer
1991
The Chestnut Soldier as Evan Llyr
1991
Alive and Kicking as Axle
1989
The Paradise Club as Angel Eyes
1987
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries as Finn