Cast & creator
Cal MacAninch
Best known for Midsomer Murders, Silent Witness, Vera
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.
Also known as: Cal Macaninch, Calum Andrew Colquhoun MacAninch
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film credits
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television credits
67
1985–2026 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (67)
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Midsomer Murders
Alan Robson
1997
Silent Witness
1996
Vera
Thomas Walken
2011
Father Brown
George Oakley
2013
Downton Abbey
Henry Lang
2010
Screen Two
Tom Kelso
1985
Merlin
Tauren
2008
Waking the Dead
Alex Bryson / Sam Keel
2001
Strike Back
Major Chris Pemberton
2010
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Finn
1987
Mr Selfridge
Mr. Thackeray
2013
Trigger Point
Inspector Lee Robins
2022
Time
P.O. Galbraith
2021
Murphy's Law
DS Nic Winters
2001
Garrow's Law
Richard Lucas
2009
The Essex Serpent
Michael Seaborne
2022
The Hack
Tommy Sheridan
2025
Des
Neil Sinclair
2020
Wild at Heart
2006Wild at Heart
Rowan Collins
2006
The Paradise Club
Angel Eyes
1989
Rockface
Ben Craig
2002
The Awakening
Freddie Strickland
2011
Banished
Sgt Timmins
2015
Holby Blue
Detective Inspector John Keenan
2007
The Victim
Christian Graham
2019
Doomsday
Chancellor Falco
2008
Rik Mayall Presents
Jeff
1993
Sorted
Radge
2006
Mayflies
Tibbs
2022
Dangerous Lady
Geoff Ryan
1995
Intrigo: Samaria
Erich Neumann-Hansen
2019
The Riff Raff Element
Declan Belcher
1994
Warriors
Sergeant Andre Sochanik
1999
Dear Frankie
Davey
2004
The Reckoning
Ben Tuttle
2021
Calibre
Al McClay
2018
The Ghost Squad
2005
Nobody Has to Know
Peter
2022
Splitting Heirs
CID Officer
1993
The Education of Jane Cumming
George Cranstoun
2026
Macbeth
Banquo
2025Best of Both Worlds
Mark Landucci
2001
Judge Rinder's Crown Court
Jeremy Parsons - Prosecution Counsel
2017
Hamilton 2: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter
Harold Finley
2012
Speak Like a Child
Billy
1998
A Mind to Murder
Philip Tippett
1995
Susan Hill's Ghost Story
Hugo Snow
2019
The Point Men
Horst
2001
The Lost Son
Martin
1999
Intrigo: Dear Agnes
Erich Neuman-Hansen
2019
Slapper
Jack / Lad 1
2008
The Visit
Tommy McDaid
2023
The Woodlanders
Dr, Fitzpiers
1998
Breathtaking
Mick Wilmott
2000
Rik Mayall Presents: The Big One
Jeff
1995
Rag Tale
Paul 'Mac' MacAvoy
2005
Nervous Energy
Tom
1995
Sentimental Education
August
1998
Best
Paddy
2000Warriors
Sgt. Andre Sochanik
1999
Alive and Kicking
Axle
1991Lucky Star
2019
The Chestnut Soldier
Evan Llyr
1991
The Punishment
Michael
2021
Jetsam
Jack
2007
Little Bird
Tony O'Neill
2000