
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.
Acted in 78
2020s
- 2026
- 2025
A Teacher's Gift
Charles
- 2024
- 2023
Partygate
Sir Mark Sidwell
- 2022
Anne
Bishop James Jones KBE · 4 episodes
2010s
- 2018
- 2016
Power Monkeys
Tony · 6 episodes
- 2015
Home Fires
Peter Barden · 2 episodes
National Theatre Live: The Hard Problem
Jerry
- 2013
Private Lives
Victor Prynne
- 2012
Restless
Gerald Laird · 2 episodes
- 2010
Identity
TV
2000s
- 2009
Trinity
Lord Ravensby · 2 episodes
- 2008
- 2007
- 2006
Beau Brummell: This Charming Man
Duke of York
The Impressionists
Emile Zola · 3 episodes
- 2005
The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle
Bryan Charles Walker
Dead Cool
Mark
The Robinsons
Peter · 2 episodes
- 2004
Amnesia
John Dean · 2 episodes
The Hotel In Amsterdam
Gus
- 2003
The Brides in the Bath
Howard Munday
Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie
Tim Bowden
Lucky Jim
Cecil Goldsmith
Trust
Mark Hanrahan · 1 episode
- 2002
Sirens
Anthony Soames · 2 episodes
The Falklands Play
Robin Fearn (Head of Falkland Islands Department, Foreign Office)
The Cry
Simon Bartlett · 4 episodes
- 2001
Lorna Doone
Tom Faggus
- 2000
Lorna Doone
Tom Faggus · 2 episodes
1990s
- 1999
A Woman of the North
Hugo Aylva
- 1998
- 1997
FairyTale: A True Story
Geoffrey Hodson
My Night with Reg
John
- 1996
- 1995
- 1994
- 1993
Riders
Billy Lloyd-Foxe
- 1992
- 1991
I Misteri Della Giungla Nera
Richard · 5 episodes
1980s
- 1989
Great Expectations
Pip · 6 episodes
- 1987
My Family and Other Animals
Larry Durrell · 10 episodes
Mary Rose
Simon
- 1986
The Fools on the Hill
Leslie Mitchell
- 1984
Oxford Blues
Gareth Rycroft
To Catch a King
Butterfly Man
- 1983
Chessgame
Dan Maclachlan · 1 episode
- 1982
Beau Geste
Digby Geste, Bugler · 6 episodes
Doctor Who: The Visitation
Charles
1960s
- 1963