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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
November 24, 1963
Place of Birth
Govan, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Also Known As
- Cal Macaninch
- Calum Andrew Colquhoun MacAninch
Cal MacAninch
0.7 Popularity
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
Credits
The Hack
as Tommy Sheridan
2025
7.3
Macbeth
as Banquo
2025
9.1
The Visit
as Tommy McDaid
2023
0.0
Mayflies
as Tibbs
2022
5.1
The Essex Serpent
as Michael Seaborne
2022
6.6
Nobody Has to Know
as Peter
2022
6.7
Trigger Point
as Inspector Lee Robins
2022
7.0
Time
as P.O. Galbraith
2021
7.6
The Punishment
as Michael
2021
0.0
The Reckoning
as Ben Tuttle
2021
6.4
Des
as Neil Sinclair
2020
7.2
Susan Hill's Ghost Story
as Hugo Snow
2019
4.2
Intrigo: Samaria
as Erich Neumann-Hansen
2019
5.5
Intrigo: Dear Agnes
as Erich Neuman-Hansen
2019
5.6
🎬
Lucky Star
2019
0.0
The Victim
as Christian Graham
2019
7.1
Calibre
as Al McClay
2018
6.5
Banished
as Sgt Timmins
2015
7.1
Father Brown
as George Oakley
2013
7.6
Mr Selfridge
as Mr. Thackeray
2013
6.9
Hamilton 2: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter
as Harold Finley
2012
5.9
The Awakening
as Freddie Strickland
2011
6.4
Vera
as Thomas Walken
2011
7.4
Downton Abbey
as Henry Lang
2010
8.1
Strike Back
as Major Chris Pemberton
2010
7.4
Garrow's Law
as Richard Lucas
2009
7.4
Merlin
as Tauren
2008
7.8
Slapper
as Jack / Lad 1
2008
3.5
Doomsday
as Chancellor Falco
2008
5.9
Jetsam
as Jack
2007
5.0
Holby Blue
as Detective Inspector John Keenan
2007
7.1
Sorted
as Radge
2006
8.3
Wild at Heart
2006
7.4
Wild at Heart
as Rowan Collins
2006
7.4
The Ghost Squad
2005
5.1
Rag Tale
as Paul 'Mac' MacAvoy
2005
3.0
Dear Frankie
as Davey
2004
7.0
Rockface
2002
0.0
Murphy's Law
2001
7.7
The Point Men
as Horst
2001
4.0
Waking the Dead
as Alex Bryson / Sam Keel
2001
7.2
Breathtaking
as Mick Wilmott
2000
2.7
Little Bird
as Tony O'Neill
2000
1.0
Best
as Paddy
2000
6.0
Warriors
as Sgt. Andre Sochanik
1999
6.7
Warriors
as Sgt. Andre Sochanik
1999
9.0
The Lost Son
as Martin
1999
6.0
Speak Like a Child
as Billy
1998
3.0
The Woodlanders
as Dr, Fitzpiers
1998
4.9
Sentimental Education
as August
1998
0.0
Midsomer Murders
as Alan Robson
1997
7.5
Silent Witness
1996
7.5
Nervous Energy
as Tom
1995
4.0
🎬
Dangerous Lady
1995
0.0
Rik Mayall Presents: The Big One
as Jeff
1995
8.0
A Mind to Murder
as Philip Tippett
1995
6.2
The Riff Raff Element
as Declan Belcher
1994
4.5
Rik Mayall Presents
as Jeff
1993
7.3
Splitting Heirs
as CID Officer
1993
5.2
The Chestnut Soldier
as Evan Llyr
1991
7.0
Alive and Kicking
as Axle
1991
8.5
The Paradise Club
as Angel Eyes
1989
5.8
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
as Finn
1987
6.3