Cast & creator
Anthony Calf
Best known for Midsomer Murders, Midsomer Murders, Doctor Who
Anthony Calf (born 4 May 1959) is an English actor with an extensive career across theatre, television, and film. Born in 1950s London, he trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) before making his professional screen debut in the early 1980s. Calf is widely recognized for his roles in prominent period dramas and feature films, including Great Expectations (1989), The Madness of King George (1994), Anna Karenina (1997), and The Children Act (2017). On television, his notable credits include Pride and Prejudice (1995) and New Tricks. In addition to his screen work, Calf has maintained a distinguished career in British theatre, performing regularly with the Royal National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Also known as: Ентоні Калф
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television credits
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1963–2026 · acting roles
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Filmography (83)
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Midsomer Murders
Stephen Cavendish
1997Midsomer Murders
Julian Lennard
1997
Doctor Who
Godsacre
2005
Doctor Who
Charles
1963
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Lawrence Cavendish
1989
The Crown
Royal Photographer
2016
Call the Midwife
Aubrey Tracey
2012
Lewis
Malcolm Finniston
2007
New Tricks
Robert Strickland
2004
A Touch of Frost
James Barr
1992
Foyle's War
Martin Keller
2002
Dalziel and Pascoe
Joe Furst
1996
Performance
John
1991
Poldark
William Wickham
2015
De Gaulle: Résistance
Spears
2026
The Buccaneers
Lord Brightlingsea
2023
The Gold
Michael Corkery QC
2023
Pride and Prejudice
Colonel Fitzwilliam
1995
SAS Rogue Heroes
Stirling's Father
2022
Kavanagh Q.C.
Miles Beddoes
1995
Suspicion
Professor Dean
2022
Judge John Deed
James Brooklands
2001
One Day
Sid
2024
Upstairs Downstairs
Anthony Eden
2010
Dracula
Dr William Murray
2013
Bramwell
Andrew Armstrong
1995
Mistresses
John Grey
2008
De Gaulle: Liberté
Spears
2026
The Man Who Knew Infinity
Howard
2016
Our Mutual Friend
Alfred Lammle
1998
Trinity
Lord Ravensby
2009
Fortunes of War
Corporal Arnold
1987
Restless
Gerald Laird
2012
I Came By
Superintendent William Roy
2022
The Robinsons
Peter
2005
Beau Geste
Digby Geste
1982Beau Geste
Bugler
19824 Play
Jonathan Knight
1989
King Lear
Duke of Albany
2018
The Children Act
Mark Berner
2018
Great Expectations
Pip
1989
Trust
Mark Hanrahan
2003
Anne
Bishop James Jones KBE
2022
Anna Karenina
Serpuliovskoy
1997Love and Marriage
Richard
1984
Identity
2010
The Madness of King George
Fitzroy
1994Drummonds
Charles Drummond
1985
Lorna Doone
Tom Faggus
2000
Sisi & I
Earl Spencer
2023
FairyTale: A True Story
Geoffrey Hodson
1997
I Misteri Della Giungla Nera
Richard
1991
Straightheads
Heffer
2007
My Family and Other Animals
Larry Durrell
1987
Power Monkeys
Tony
2016
The Cry
Simon Bartlett
2002
Absolute Hell
Douglas Eden
1991
The Hotel In Amsterdam
Gus
2004
Oxford Blues
Gareth Rycroft
1984
The Impressionists
Emile Zola
2006
Beau Brummell: This Charming Man
Duke of York
2006
To Catch a King
Butterfly Man
1984
Chessgame
Dan Maclachlan
1983
Amnesia
John Dean
2004
Partygate
Sir Mark Sidwell
2023
The Brides in the Bath
Howard Munday
2003
My Night with Reg
John
1997
Doctor Who: The Visitation
Charles
1982
The Falklands Play
Robin Fearn (Head of Falkland Islands Department, Foreign Office)
2002
Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie
Tim Bowden
2003
The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle
Bryan Charles Walker
2005
Lorna Doone
Tom Faggus
2001
Sirens
Anthony Soames
2002Perfect Day: The Millennium
Michael
2006
A Woman of the North
Hugo Aylva
1999
Riders
Billy Lloyd-Foxe
1993
The Fools on the Hill
Leslie Mitchell
1986
Dead Cool
Mark
2005
National Theatre Live: The Hard Problem
Jerry
2015
Private Lives
Victor Prynne
2013
A Teacher's Gift
Charles
2025
Lucky Jim
Cecil Goldsmith
2003
Mary Rose
Simon
1987