Cal MacAninch

Cal MacAninch (born 24 November 1963) is a Scottish actor,[1] who is known for portraying the character of DI John Keenan in police drama HolbyBlue[1] on BBC1 (from 2007–08). 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.

Cal MacAninch
Born	Calum Andrew Colquhoun MacAninch 24 November 1963 Govan, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1989–present
Spouse(s)	Shauna Macdonald
Children	3

Biography

MacAninch played Rowan Collins in Series 4 of the ITV drama series Wild at Heart.[1][2] 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.[3]

Family, personal life

MacAninch and his wife, actress Shauna Macdonald, have three daughters. MacAninch is a keen marathon runner.[1]

Radio

Date	Title	Role	Director	Station
30 September 2013 – 3 October 2013	The Blackhouse	DI Fin Macleod	Kirsteen Cameron	BBC Radio Scotland
31 October 2011 – 4 November 2011	The Pillow Book (series 4)[4]	Yukinari	Lu Kemp	BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour Drama
23 April 2004	The Lights	Liam	Toby Swift	BBC Radio 4 Friday Play
11 June 2004	Soft Fall the Sounds of Eden	Andy	Gaynor Macfarlane	BBC Radio 4 Friday Play
11 July 2004	How Many Miles to Basra?[5]		Toby Swift	BBC Radio 3 Drama on 3

Television

• The Chestnut Soldier – Evan Llyr – 1991
• The Woodlanders – Dr. Fitzpiers – 1997
• Warriors – Sgt Andre Sochanik – 1999
• Rockface – Ben Craig – 2002–03
• HolbyBlue – DI John Keenan – 2007–08
• Merlin – Tauren – 2008
• Best of Both Worlds (UK TV Series) – Mark Landucci – 2009
• Wild at Heart – Rowan Collins – 2009–10
• Downton Abbey – Henry Lang – 2011
• Silent Witness – David Loader – 2013 – Episode: "Legacy"
• Mr Selfridge – Mr Thackeray – 2014
• Banished – Sergeant Timmins – 2015
• Katie Morag – Mr Cavendish – 2015
• DCI Banks – Detective Sergeant Martin Hexton – 2015 – Episode 4.5&6 "Ghosts"
• Father Brown – George Oakley – 2020 – Episode 8.10 "The Tower of Lost Souls"
• Vera – 2020 – Episode 10.1

Film

• Calibre - Al McClay - 2018

References

1. "A Lap With Cal MacAninch". Retrieved 18 September 2011.
2. "A quick chat with Wild at Heart's Cal Macaninch". What's on TV. 4 February 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
3. Downton Abbey webpage Archived 3 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine, ITV.com, July 2011; accessed 12 August 2014.
4. BBC – Woman's Hour Drama – The Pillow Book (series 4)
5. BBC – Drama on 3 – How Many Miles to Basra?

External links

• Cal MacAninch at IMDb
• Works of Robert Burns, as read by MacAninch