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