Anthony Calf

Personal Info

Known ForActing
Born1959-05-04
BirthplaceHammersmith, London, England, UK

Anthony Calf

Acting

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

Acting (34)

2026
7.8
7.8
2025
2023
Partygateas Sir Mark Sidwell
6.9
2023
Sisi & Ias Earl Spencer
6.2
2022
I Came Byas Superintendent William Roy
6.3
2018
The Children Actas Mark Berner
6.6
2018
King Learas Duke of Albany
6.0
2013
Private Livesas Victor Prynne
10.0
2007
Straightheadsas Heffer
5.3
5.2
2005
Dead Coolas Mark
5.0
2003
The Brides in the Bathas Howard Munday
5.7
2003
Lucky Jimas Cecil Goldsmith
7.0
2002
The Falklands Playas Robin Fearn (Head of Falkland Islands Department, Foreign Office)
7.0
2001
Lorna Dooneas Tom Faggus
5.8
1999
7.0
1997
FairyTale: A True Storyas Geoffrey Hodson
6.4
1997
Anna Kareninaas Serpuliovskoy
6.1
4.5
1993
Ridersas Billy Lloyd-Foxe
5.0
1991
Absolute Hellas Douglas Eden
6.0
1987
Mary Roseas Simon
1986
The Fools on the Hillas Leslie Mitchell
1984
Oxford Bluesas Gareth Rycroft
5.5
1984
To Catch a Kingas Butterfly Man
7.0