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Cal MacAninch

Actor

Cal MacAninch

Born November 24, 1963 in Govan, Glasgow, Scotland, UK33 films

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.

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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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Dear Frankie posterFirst watchDear Frankie20047.1as DaveyNine-year-old Frankie and his single mum Lizzie have been on the move ever since Frankie can remember, most recently arriving in a seaside Scottish town.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Awakening poster6.4The Awakening2011Calibre poster6.5Calibre2018Doomsday poster5.9Doomsday2008The Reckoning poster6.4The Reckoning2021Nobody Has to Know poster6.7Nobody Has to Know2022Hamilton 2: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter poster5.8Hamilton 2: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter2012Splitting Heirs poster5.2Splitting Heirs1993

Filmography

33 films as actor
  1. 2026The Education of Jane CummingGeorge Cranstoun
  2. 2025MacbethBanquo
  3. 2023The VisitTommy McDaid
  4. 2022Nobody Has to KnowPeter
  5. 2021The PunishmentMichael
  6. 2021The ReckoningBen Tuttle
  7. 2019Susan Hill's Ghost StoryHugo Snow
  8. 2019Intrigo: Dear AgnesErich Neuman-Hansen
  9. 2019Intrigo: SamariaErich Neumann-Hansen
  10. 2019Lucky Star
  11. 2018CalibreAl McClay
  12. 2012Hamilton 2: But Not If It Concerns Your DaughterHarold Finley
  13. 2011The AwakeningFreddie Strickland
  14. 2008SlapperJack / Lad 1
  15. 2008DoomsdayChancellor Falco
  16. 2007JetsamJack
  17. 2005Rag TalePaul 'Mac' MacAvoy
  18. 2004Dear FrankieDavey
  19. 2001The Point MenHorst
  20. 2000BreathtakingMick Wilmott
  21. 2000Little BirdTony O'Neill
  22. 2000BestPaddy
  23. 1999WarriorsSgt. Andre Sochanik
  24. 1999The Lost SonMartin
  25. 1998Speak Like a ChildBilly
  26. 1998The WoodlandersDr, Fitzpiers
  27. 1998Sentimental EducationAugust
  28. 1995Nervous EnergyTom
  29. 1995Rik Mayall Presents: The Big OneJeff
  30. 1995A Mind to MurderPhilip Tippett
  31. 1993Splitting HeirsCID Officer
  32. 1991The Chestnut SoldierEvan Llyr
  33. 1991Alive and KickingAxle