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Cal MacAninch

24th November 1963 Govan, Glasgow, Scotland, UK Acting

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.

33 Movies 30 TV Shows 63 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Slapper poster
Slapper 21st June 2008 as Jack / Lad 1
Doomsday poster
Doomsday 14th March 2008 as Chancellor Falco
Rag Tale poster
Rag Tale 7th October 2005 as Paul 'Mac' MacAvoy
Best poster
Best 10th May 2000 as Paddy
Warriors poster
Warriors 29th November 1999 as Sgt. Andre Sochanik
The Hack poster
The Hack 24th September 2025 as Tommy Sheridan
Time poster
Time 6th June 2021 as P.O. Galbraith
Des poster
Des 14th September 2020 as Neil Sinclair
Vera poster
Vera 1st May 2011 as Thomas Walken
Merlin poster
Merlin 20th September 2008 as Tauren
Holby Blue poster
Holby Blue 8th May 2007 as Detective Inspector John Keenan
Warriors poster
Warriors 20th November 1999 as Sgt. Andre Sochanik