Acting
Cal MacAninch
EN, SV, IT, FR cinema · 33 credits
Born
24 November 1963 (age 62)
Birthplace
Govan, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Also known as Cal Macaninch · Calum Andrew Colquhoun MacAninch
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
Filmography
The Education of Jane Cumming
as George Cranstoun
Macbeth
as Banquo
The Visit
as Tommy McDaid
Nobody Has to Know
as Peter
The Reckoning
as Ben Tuttle
The Punishment
as Michael
Intrigo: Dear Agnes
as Erich Neuman-Hansen
Susan Hill's Ghost Story
as Hugo Snow
Intrigo: Samaria
as Erich Neumann-Hansen
Calibre
as Al McClay
Hamilton 2: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter
as Harold Finley
The Awakening
as Freddie Strickland
Slapper
as Jack / Lad 1
Doomsday
as Chancellor Falco
Jetsam
as Jack
Rag Tale
as Paul 'Mac' MacAvoy
Dear Frankie
as Davey
The Point Men
as Horst
Little Bird
as Tony O'Neill
Best
as Paddy
Breathtaking
as Mick Wilmott
The Lost Son
as Martin
Warriors
as Sgt. Andre Sochanik
The Woodlanders
as Dr, Fitzpiers
Speak Like a Child
as Billy
Sentimental Education
as August
A Mind to Murder
as Philip Tippett
Splitting Heirs
as CID Officer
The Chestnut Soldier
as Evan Llyr