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.

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Filmography

View Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

1997Series
7.5
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Silent Witness

Silent Witness

1996Series
7.5
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Vera

Vera

2011Series
7.5
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Father Brown

Father Brown

2013Series
7.6
View Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey

2010Series
8.1
View Merlin
Merlin

Merlin

2008Series
7.8
View Waking the Dead
Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead

2001Series
7.2
View Strike Back
Strike Back

Strike Back

2010Series
7.4
View The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

1987Series
6.3
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Mr Selfridge

Mr Selfridge

2013Series
6.9
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Time

Time

2021Series
7.6
View Murphy's Law
Murphy's Law

Murphy's Law

2001Series
7.7