Cal MacAninch

Acting

Born 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 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

• 2026The Education of Jane Cumming — George Cranstoun
• 2025Macbeth — Banquo
• The Hack — Tommy Sheridan
• 2023The Visit — Tommy McDaid
• Mayflies — Tibbs
• 2022Nobody Has to Know — Peter
• The Essex Serpent — Michael Seaborne
• Trigger Point — Inspector Lee Robins
• 2021The Punishment — Michael
• 2021The Reckoning — Ben Tuttle
• Time — P.O. Galbraith
• Des — Neil Sinclair
• 2019Intrigo: Dear Agnes — Erich Neuman-Hansen
• 2019Intrigo: Samaria — Erich Neumann-Hansen
• 2019Lucky Star
• 2019Susan Hill's Ghost Story — Hugo Snow
• The Victim — Christian Graham
• 2018Calibre — Al McClay
• Judge Rinder's Crown Court — Jeremy Parsons - Prosecution Counsel
• Banished — Sgt Timmins
• Father Brown — George Oakley
• Mr Selfridge — Mr. Thackeray
• 2012Hamilton 2: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter — Harold Finley
• 2011The Awakening — Freddie Strickland
• Vera — Thomas Walken
• Downton Abbey — Henry Lang
• Strike Back — Major Chris Pemberton
• Garrow's Law — Richard Lucas
• 2008Doomsday — Chancellor Falco
• Merlin — Tauren
• 2008Slapper — Jack / Lad 1
• Holby Blue — Detective Inspector John Keenan
• 2007Jetsam — Jack
• Sorted — Radge
• Wild at Heart — Rowan Collins
• 2005Rag Tale — Paul 'Mac' MacAvoy
• The Ghost Squad
• 2004Dear Frankie — Davey
• Rockface — Ben Craig
• Best of Both Worlds — Mark Landucci
• Murphy's Law — DS Nic Winters
• 2001The Point Men — Horst
• Waking the Dead — Alex Bryson / Sam Keel
• 2000Best — Paddy
• 2000Breathtaking — Mick Wilmott
• 2000Little Bird — Tony O'Neill
• 1999The Lost Son — Martin
• 1999Warriors — Sgt. Andre Sochanik
• Warriors — Sergeant Andre Sochanik
• 1998Sentimental Education — August
• 1998Speak Like a Child — Billy
• 1998The Woodlanders — Dr, Fitzpiers
• Midsomer Murders — Alan Robson
• Silent Witness
• 1995A Mind to Murder — Philip Tippett
• Dangerous Lady — Geoff Ryan
• 1995Nervous Energy — Tom
• 1995Rik Mayall Presents: The Big One — Jeff
• The Riff Raff Element — Declan Belcher
• Rik Mayall Presents — Jeff
• 1993Splitting Heirs — CID Officer
• 1991Alive and Kicking — Axle
• 1991The Chestnut Soldier — Evan Llyr
• The Paradise Club — Angel Eyes
• The Ruth Rendell Mysteries — Finn
• Screen Two — Tom Kelso