Cal MacAninch

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Cal MacAninch

Acting 62 November 24, 1963

Govan, Glasgow, Scotland, UK

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 wer…

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Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

7.5 1997 TV Show
Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey

8.1 2010 TV Show
The Awakening

The Awakening

6.4 2011 Movie
Doomsday

Doomsday

5.9 2008 Movie
Merlin

Merlin

7.8 2008 TV Show
Calibre

Calibre

6.5 2018 Movie
Strike Back

Strike Back

7.4 2010 TV Show
Father Brown

Father Brown

7.6 2013 TV Show
Silent Witness

Silent Witness

7.6 1996 TV Show
Vera

Vera

7.4 2011 TV Show
Time

Time

7.6 2021 TV Show
Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead

7.2 2001 TV Show

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    The Education of Jane Cumming

    Movie George Cranstoun

  2. 2025
    The Hack

    TV show Tommy Sheridan

  3. 2025
    Macbeth

    Movie Banquo

  4. 2023
    The Visit

    Movie Tommy McDaid

  5. 2022
    Mayflies

    TV show Tibbs

  6. 2022
    The Essex Serpent

    TV show Michael Seaborne

  7. 2022
    Nobody Has to Know

    Movie Peter

  8. 2022
    Trigger Point

    TV show Inspector Lee Robins

  9. 2021
    Time

    TV show P.O. Galbraith

  10. 2021
    The Punishment

    Movie Michael

  11. 2021
    The Reckoning

    Movie Ben Tuttle

  12. 2020
    Des

    TV show Neil Sinclair

  13. 2019
    Susan Hill's Ghost Story

    Movie Hugo Snow

  14. 2019
    Intrigo: Samaria

    Movie Erich Neumann-Hansen

  15. 2019
    Intrigo: Dear Agnes

    Movie Erich Neuman-Hansen

  16. 2019
    Lucky Star

    Movie

More credits
  1. 2019
    The Victim

    TV show Christian Graham

  2. 2018
    Calibre

    Movie Al McClay

  3. 2017
    Judge Rinder's Crown Court

    TV show Jeremy Parsons - Prosecution Counsel

  4. 2015
    Banished

    TV show Sgt Timmins

  5. 2013
    Father Brown

    TV show George Oakley

  6. 2013
    Mr Selfridge

    TV show Mr. Thackeray

  7. 2012
    Hamilton 2: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter

    Movie Harold Finley

  8. 2011
    The Awakening

    Movie Freddie Strickland

  9. 2011
    Vera

    TV show Thomas Walken

  10. 2010
    Downton Abbey

    TV show Henry Lang

  11. 2010
    Strike Back

    TV show Major Chris Pemberton

  12. 2009
    Garrow's Law

    TV show Richard Lucas

  13. 2008
    Merlin

    TV show Tauren

  14. 2008
    Slapper

    Movie Jack / Lad 1

  15. 2008
    Doomsday

    Movie Chancellor Falco

  16. 2007
    Jetsam

    Movie Jack

  17. 2007
    Holby Blue

    TV show Detective Inspector John Keenan

  18. 2006
    Sorted

    TV show Radge

  19. 2006
    Wild at Heart

    TV show

  20. 2005
    The Ghost Squad

    TV show

  21. 2005
    Rag Tale

    Movie Paul 'Mac' MacAvoy

  22. 2004
    Dear Frankie

    Movie Davey

  23. 2002
    Rockface

    TV show Ben Craig

  24. 2001
    Murphy's Law

    TV show DS Nic Winters