Cal MacAninch
Acting • Born 1963-11-24
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.
Filmography
64 credits
The Lost Son
Movie • 1999
Martin
Warriors
Movie • 1999
Sgt. Andre Sochanik
Slapper
Movie • 2008
Jack / Lad 1
The Chestnut Soldier
Movie • 1991
Evan Llyr
The Point Men
Movie • 2001
Horst
The Woodlanders
Movie • 1998
Dr, Fitzpiers
A Mind to Murder
Movie • 1995
Philip Tippett
Speak Like a Child
Movie • 1998
Billy
Rik Mayall Presents: The Big One
Movie • 1995
Jeff
The Visit
Movie • 2023
Tommy McDaid
Little Bird
Movie • 2000
Tony O'Neill
Alive and Kicking
Movie • 1991
Axle
Dangerous Lady
Movie • 1995
Doomsday
Movie • 2008
Chancellor Falco
The Awakening
Movie • 2011
Freddie Strickland
Splitting Heirs
Movie • 1993
CID Officer
Best
Movie • 2000
Paddy
Dear Frankie
Movie • 2004
Davey
Nervous Energy
Movie • 1995
Tom
Rag Tale
Movie • 2005
Paul 'Mac' MacAvoy
Calibre
Movie • 2018
Al McClay
Intrigo: Dear Agnes
Movie • 2019
Erich Neuman-Hansen
Jetsam
Movie • 2007
Jack
Susan Hill's Ghost Story
Movie • 2019
Hugo Snow
Hamilton 2: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter
Movie • 2012
Harold Finley
The Reckoning
Movie • 2021
Ben Tuttle
Sentimental Education
Movie • 1998
August
Nobody Has to Know
Movie • 2022
Peter
Breathtaking
Movie • 2000
Mick Wilmott
The Punishment
Movie • 2021
Michael
Macbeth
Movie • 2025
Banquo
Intrigo: Samaria
Movie • 2019
Erich Neumann-Hansen
Lucky Star
Movie • 2019
Wild at Heart
TV • 2006
Wild at Heart
TV • 2006
Rowan Collins
Silent Witness
TV • 1996
Holby Blue
TV • 2007
Detective Inspector John Keenan
The Ghost Squad
TV • 2005
Waking the Dead
TV • 2001
Alex Bryson / Sam Keel
Downton Abbey
TV • 2010
Henry Lang
Rockface
TV • 2002
Sorted
TV • 2006
Radge
Vera
TV • 2011
Thomas Walken
Warriors
TV • 1999
Sgt. Andre Sochanik
Father Brown
TV • 2013
George Oakley
Garrow's Law
TV • 2009
Richard Lucas
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
TV • 1987
Finn
Strike Back
TV • 2010
Major Chris Pemberton
Rik Mayall Presents
TV • 1993
Jeff
Trigger Point
TV • 2022
Inspector Lee Robins
Mayflies
TV • 2022
Tibbs
Merlin
TV • 2008
Tauren
The Paradise Club
TV • 1989
Angel Eyes
The Victim
TV • 2019
Christian Graham
Mr Selfridge
TV • 2013
Mr. Thackeray
The Essex Serpent
TV • 2022
Michael Seaborne
The Riff Raff Element
TV • 1994
Declan Belcher
Midsomer Murders
TV • 1997
Alan Robson
Des
TV • 2020
Neil Sinclair
Time
TV • 2021
P.O. Galbraith
Banished
TV • 2015
Sgt Timmins
The Hack
TV • 2025
Tommy Sheridan
Judge Rinder's Crown Court
TV • 2017
Jeremy Parsons - Prosecution Counsel
Murphy's Law
TV • 2001
DS Nic Winters