Cal MacAninch

Cal MacAninch
Born 24 November 1963 (1963-11-24) (age 48)
Govan, Glasgow
Years active 1991-present

Cal MacAninch (born 24 November 1963) is a Scottish actor,[1] best known for portraying the character of DI John Keenan in police drama Holby Blue[1] on BBC 1 during 2007-8.

Macaninch went on to play 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. Cal also starred in the 2001 BBC mini series "The Best of Both Worlds" with Alice Evans. He played a valet, Andrew Lang, in the second series of Downton Abbey.[3]

Cal once lent his support as a volunteer on a Sense holiday, working with deafblind people.

He and his wife, the actress Shauna Macdonald,[1] have two daughters, Jesi-Lilas and Ava-Red Amahle[2] ("Amahle" means "beautiful" in Zulu).[2]

He is a keen marathon runner.[1]

Radio

Date Title Role Director Station
02004-04-2323 April 2004 The Lights Liam Toby Swift BBC Radio 4 Friday Play
02004-06-1111 June 2004 Soft Fall the Sounds of Eden Andy Gaynor Macfarlane BBC Radio 4 Friday Play
02004-07-1111 July 2004 How Many Miles to Basra?[4] Toby Swift BBC Radio 3 Drama on 3
02011-10-3131 October 2011 – 02011-11-044 November 2011 The Pillow Book (series 4)[5] Yukinari Lu Kemp BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour Drama

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "A Lap With Cal MacAninch". http://www.greatrun.org/News/FeaturedNews.aspx?nid=7311. Retrieved 18 September 2011. 
  2. ^ a b c "A quick chat with Wild at Heart's Cal Macaninch". What's on TV. 2010-02-04. http://www.whatsontv.co.uk/drama/wild-at-heart/interviews/a-quick-chat-with-wild-at-hearts-cal-macaninch/8190. Retrieved 18 September 2011. 
  3. ^ Downton Abbey - Back in 2011 ITV, July 2011
  4. ^ BBC – Drama on 3 – How Many Miles to Basra?
  5. ^ BBC – Woman's Hour Drama – The Pillow Book (series 4)

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