Cal MacAninch

Cal MacAninch

1963-11-24 Govan, Glasgow, Scotland, UK 33 Credits

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 a...

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Macbeth

Macbeth

2025

as Banquo

10.0
Acting

Fearless and unforgettably creepy. This high-concept production, filmed live at London’s Donmar Warehouse, stars the formidable talents of David Tenna...

The Visit

The Visit

2023

as Tommy McDaid

Acting

IRA man Tommy McDaid is pulled back to Manchester 25 years after he helped plant a huge bomb that devastated the City Centre and changed the course of...

Nobody Has to Know

Nobody Has to Know

2022

as Peter

6.7
Acting

After a stroke and no memories from his past, Phil encounters Millie who inhabits a desert part of Isle of Lewis. She will shortly entrust him with hi...

The Punishment

The Punishment

2021

as Michael

Acting

A grief-stricken father hunts down the boy responsible for the events that led to his son's murder but finds himself unable to escape the consequences...

The Reckoning

The Reckoning

2021

as Ben Tuttle

6.5
Acting

In the aftermath of the Great Plague and amidst the subsequent witch-hunts against women, a young widow grapples with the tragic death of her husband ...

Susan Hill's Ghost Story

Susan Hill's Ghost Story

2019

as Hugo Snow

4.2
Acting

An antique book dealer finds himself haunted by the ghost of a young boy, he decides to investigate the strange occurrences within his life.

Intrigo: Dear Agnes

Intrigo: Dear Agnes

2019

as Erich Neuman-Hansen

5.6
Acting

What is a human life worth? How is it possible that a woman like Agnes could agree to kill another human being? Is it the money? Or are there other fo...

Intrigo: Samaria

Intrigo: Samaria

2019

as Erich Neumann-Hansen

5.5
Acting

Nineteen-year-old Vera Kall cycles home through the night. She arrives at a farm, leaves her bike and sneaks quietly in through the door. She enters t...

Lucky Star

2019

Acting

1980s Glasgow: As his family disintegrates around him, the only thing on eight-year-old Jonjo’s mind is getting his prized He Man figure for Christmas...

Calibre

Calibre

2018

as Al McClay

6.5
Acting

Two lifelong friends head up to an isolated Scottish Highlands village for a weekend hunting trip that descends into a never-ending nightmare as they ...

Hamilton 2: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter

Hamilton 2: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter

2012

as Harold Finley

5.9
Acting

Swedish intelligence officer Carl Hamilton's 7-year-old goddaughter Nathalie is kidnapped. When the kidnapping's underlying motive becomes known, the ...

The Awakening

The Awakening

2011

as Freddie Strickland

6.4
Acting

In post–War England, a writer and sometime-ghost hunter investigates a reported haunting at a boys boarding school.

Slapper

Slapper

2008

as Jack / Lad 1

3.5
Acting

A young boy watches a fight in a crowded bar: a masked man versus the people’s champ. But rather than boxing, this is an adult, brutal version of ‘Sla...

Doomsday

Doomsday

2008

as Chancellor Falco

6.0
Acting

The lethal Reaper virus spreads throughout Britain—infecting millions and killing hundreds of thousands. Authorities brutally and successfully quarant...

Jetsam

Jetsam

2007

as Jack

5.0
Acting

A young woman finds herself onto a desolate beach and tries to find out the how and why of her immediate life. Along with a lost memory, to further co...

Rag Tale

Rag Tale

2005

as Paul 'Mac' MacAvoy

3.2
Acting

A romance that plays out in the splashy, sensational world of British tabloids.

Dear Frankie

Dear Frankie

2004

as Davey

7.0
Acting

Nine-year-old Frankie and his single mum Lizzie have been on the move ever since Frankie can remember, most recently arriving in a seaside Scottish to...

The Point Men

The Point Men

2001

as Horst

4.1
Acting

Some time after their botched operation to capture a known Palestinian terrorist, a team of Israeli agents starts to get killed off one by one. Their ...

Breathtaking

Breathtaking

2000

as Mick Wilmott

3.0
Acting

A beautiful psychiatrist befriends an abused patient, ultimately leading to lust and murder.

Little Bird

Little Bird

2000

as Tony O'Neill

1.0
Acting

A film that searches the dilemma of a middle age couple Ellen and Michael Hall, who have lost their only child tragically in a car accident. They are ...

Best

Best

2000

as Paddy

6.1
Acting
Warriors

Warriors

1999

as Sgt. Andre Sochanik

6.7
Acting

If the conflict in Bosnia has become something of a forgotten war, it's not for the want of trying from the immensely powerful BBC film Warriors, the ...

The Lost Son

The Lost Son

1999

as Martin

6.1
Acting

Xavier Lombard is a world-weary private eye in London, in exile from his native Paris; his best friend is Nathalie, a high-class call girl. He gets a ...

Speak Like a Child

Speak Like a Child

1998

as Billy

4.0
Acting

Speak Like a Child, the feature film debut of documentary director John Akomfrah, explores the intense friendship that evolves between three troubled ...

The Woodlanders

The Woodlanders

1998

as Dr, Fitzpiers

5.1
Acting

The story is set in late 19th century rural corner of South England. The daughter of timber merchant Melbury, Grace, returns to the town after finishi...

Sentimental Education

Sentimental Education

1998

as August

Acting

The story revolves around the lives of a group of international fashion models, focusing on the main character, Fabrice. The film examines the hollown...

Nervous Energy

Nervous Energy

1995

as Tom

4.6
Acting

Tom is a young man with AIDS living in London with his lover Ira. The disease has exaggerated Toms nervous energy and in his manic state he suddenly d...

Dangerous Lady

1995

Acting

No one thinks a seventeen-year-old girl can take on the hard men of London's gangland, but it's a mistake to underestimate Maura Ryan: she's tough, cl...

Rik Mayall Presents: The Big One

Rik Mayall Presents: The Big One

1995

as Jeff

8.0
Acting

Rik Mayall plays an estate agent who takes on the identity of a dead gangster.

A Mind to Murder

A Mind to Murder

1995

as Philip Tippett

5.8
Acting

Scotland Yard Commander Adam Dalgliesh has been on leave following the death on duty of a member of his team, DS Sarah Hillier. His superiors order hi...

Splitting Heirs

Splitting Heirs

1993

as CID Officer

5.2
Acting

A member of the English upper class dies, leaving his estate and his business to an American, whom he thinks is his son who was lost as a baby and the...

The Chestnut Soldier

The Chestnut Soldier

1991

as Evan Llyr

7.0
Acting

Gwyn can feel danger coming in the wind. Somehow he knows the warnings have to do with the broken toy horse that holds the evil spirit of a prince who...

Alive and Kicking

Alive and Kicking

1991

as Axle

8.5
Acting

Gritty and powerful Screen One film that takes an unflinching look at drug addiction. Lenny Henry plays a dealer convinced he is untouchable, Robbie C...