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Cal MacAninch
Born
Calum Andrew Colquhoun MacAninch

(1963-11-24) 24 November 1963 (age 60)
OccupationActor
Years active1989–present
SpouseShauna Macdonald
Children3

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.

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 20133 October 2013 The Blackhouse DI Fin Macleod Kirsteen Cameron BBC Radio Scotland
31 October 20114 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

Film

References

  1. ^ a b c d "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?