Cal MacAninch
Known For
Acting
Born
1963-11-24 in Govan, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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.
Most Known For
Midsomer Murders
as Alan Robson
Downton Abbey
as Henry Lang
Vera
as Thomas Walken
Father Brown
as George Oakley
Silent Witness
Merlin
as Tauren
Waking the Dead
as Alex Bryson / Sam Keel
Strike Back
as Major Chris Pemberton
Time
as P.O. Galbraith
Trigger Point
as Inspector Lee Robins
Mr Selfridge
as Mr. Thackeray
The Essex Serpent
as Michael Seaborne
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
as Finn
The Victim
as Christian Graham
Banished
as Sgt Timmins
The Paradise Club
as Angel Eyes
Wild at Heart
Wild at Heart
as Rowan Collins
The Awakening
as Freddie Strickland
Intrigo: Samaria
as Erich Neumann-Hansen