
Cal MacAninch
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.
Born: November 24, 1963 · Govan, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Filmography (42)

The Hack
2025

Macbeth
2025

Mayflies
2022

The Essex Serpent
2022

Nobody Has to Know
2022

Trigger Point
2022

Time
2021

The Reckoning
2021

Des
2020

Intrigo: Dear Agnes
2019

Intrigo: Samaria
2019

The Victim
2019

Calibre
2018

Banished
2015

Father Brown
2013

Mr Selfridge
2013

Hamilton 2: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter
2012

The Awakening
2011

Vera
2011

Downton Abbey
2010

Strike Back
2010

Garrow's Law
2009

Merlin
2008

Doomsday
2008

Holby Blue
2007

Wild at Heart
2006

The Ghost Squad
2005

Rag Tale
2005

Dear Frankie
2004

Murphy's Law
2001

The Point Men
2001

Waking the Dead
2001

Best
2000

Warriors
1999

The Lost Son
1999

The Woodlanders
1998

Midsomer Murders
1997

Silent Witness
1996

Nervous Energy
1995

Splitting Heirs
1993

The Paradise Club
1989

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987
