Anthony Calf
Biography
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
De Gaulle: Liberté
2026
as Spears
De Gaulle: Résistance
2026
as Spears
A Teacher's Gift
2025
as Charles
Partygate
2023
as Sir Mark Sidwell
Sisi & I
2023
as Earl Spencer
I Came By
2022
as Superintendent William Roy
The Children Act
2018
as Mark Berner
King Lear
2018
as Duke of Albany
The Man Who Knew Infinity
2016
as Howard
National Theatre Live: The Hard Problem
2015
as Jerry
Private Lives
2013
as Victor Prynne
Straightheads
2007
as Heffer
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Perfect Day: The Millennium
2006
as Michael
Beau Brummell: This Charming Man
2006
as Duke of York
The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle
2005
as Bryan Charles Walker
Dead Cool
2005
as Mark
The Hotel In Amsterdam
2004
as Gus
The Brides in the Bath
2003
as Howard Munday
Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie
2003
as Tim Bowden
Lucky Jim
2003
as Cecil Goldsmith
The Falklands Play
2002
as Robin Fearn (Head of Falkland Islands Department, Foreign Office)
Lorna Doone
2001
as Tom Faggus
A Woman of the North
1999
as Hugo Aylva
FairyTale: A True Story
1997
as Geoffrey Hodson