---
name: "Anthony Calf"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/anthony-calf"
fi1m_id: "anthony-calf"
imdb_id: "nm0129882"
tmdb_id: 192846
wikidata_id: "Q572958"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "4 May 1959"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-10-07T13:42:38.313803+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Anthony Calf

## Identity

Anthony Calf

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/anthony-calf
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** anthony-calf
- **IMDb ID:** nm0129882
- **TMDB ID:** 192846
- **Wikidata ID:** Q572958
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Calf, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q572958, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0129882/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/192846

Actor. Born 4 May 1959 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 4 May 1959, Hammersmith, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 1994–present
- **Also known as:** Ентоні Калф
- **Average Fi1m score:** 78, as actor, over 7 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 86 (2), 2000s 81 (1), 2010s 77 (1), 2020s 71 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 76 to 72 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 7, History 3, Comedy 1, Crime 1, Mystery 1, War & Politics 1
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $48m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Calf, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q572958, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0129882/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/192846

## Streaming the US now

- **Pluto TV:** [*The Madness of King George*](https://film.one/film/the-madness-of-king-george.md) (83)

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## Biography

Anthony Calf is an English actor. Born on 4 May 1959 in Hammersmith, London, he trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). He made his screen debut in the early 1980s and has appeared in numerous film, television and theatre productions.

Calf is known for his role as Fitzroy in the film *The Madness of King George* (1994). Other screen credits include Colonel Fitzwilliam in the 1995 BBC adaptation of *Pride and Prejudice*, Howard in *The Man Who Knew Infinity* (2015), Mark Berner in *The Children Act* (2017) and Superintendent William Roy in *I Came By* (2022). He has had recurring television roles in *New Tricks* as DAC Robert Strickland and guest appearances in *Doctor Who*. His theatre work includes productions at the National Theatre, such as *The Madness of George III*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (7)

- *De Gaulle: Liberté* (2026), Fi1m 72, as Spears — [page](https://film.one/film/de-gaulle-liberte.md)
- *De Gaulle: Résistance* (2026), Fi1m 70, as Spears — [page](https://film.one/film/de-gaulle-resistance.md)
- *One Day* (2024), Fi1m 72, as Sid — [page](https://film.one/tv/one-day.md)
- *Poldark* (2015), Fi1m 77, as William Wickham — [page](https://film.one/tv/poldark.md)
- *Foyle's War* (2002), Fi1m 81, as Martin Keller — [page](https://film.one/tv/foyles-war.md)
- *Pride and Prejudice* (1995), Fi1m 88, as Colonel Fitzwilliam — [page](https://film.one/tv/pride-and-prejudice.md)
- *The Madness of King George* (1994), Fi1m 83, as Fitzroy — [page](https://film.one/film/the-madness-of-king-george.md)

## Complete filmography (81)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *De Gaulle: Liberté* (2026), as Spears — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/de-gaulle-liberte.md)
- *De Gaulle: Résistance* (2026), as Spears — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/de-gaulle-resistance.md)
- *A Teacher's Gift* (2025), as Charles
- *One Day* (2024), series, as Sid — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/one-day.md)
- *The Buccaneers* (2023), series, as Lord Brightlingsea
- *Partygate* (2023), as Sir Mark Sidwell
- *Sisi & I* (2023), as Earl Spencer
- *The Gold* (2023), series, as Michael Corkery QC — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-gold.md)
- *SAS Rogue Heroes* (2022), series, as Stirling's Father
- *I Came By* (2022), as Superintendent William Roy
- *Suspicion* (2022), series, as Professor Dean
- *Anne* (2022), series, as Bishop James Jones KBE
- *The Children Act* (2018), as Mark Berner
- *King Lear* (2018), as Duke of Albany
- *The Crown* (2016), series, as Royal Photographer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-crown.md)
- *Power Monkeys* (2016), series, as Tony
- *The Man Who Knew Infinity* (2016), as Howard
- *National Theatre Live: The Hard Problem* (2015), as Jerry
- *Poldark* (2015), series, as William Wickham — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/poldark.md)
- *Private Lives* (2013), as Victor Prynne
- *Dracula* (2013), series, as Dr William Murray
- *Restless* (2012), series, as Gerald Laird
- *Call the Midwife* (2012), series, as Aubrey Tracey — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/call-the-midwife.md)
- *Upstairs Downstairs* (2010), series, as Anthony Eden
- *Identity* (2010), series, Actor
- *Trinity* (2009), series, as Lord Ravensby
- *Mistresses* (2008), series, as John Grey
- *Straightheads* (2007), as Heffer
- *Lewis* (2007), series, as Malcolm Finniston
- *Perfect Day: The Millennium* (2006), as Michael
- *Beau Brummell: This Charming Man* (2006), as Duke of York
- *The Impressionists* (2006), series, as Emile Zola
- *The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle* (2005), as Bryan Charles Walker
- *Dead Cool* (2005), as Mark
- *The Robinsons* (2005), series, as Peter
- *Doctor Who* (2005), series, as Godsacre — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who-2005.md)
- *Amnesia* (2004), series, as John Dean
- *The Hotel In Amsterdam* (2004), as Gus
- *New Tricks* (2004), series, as Robert Strickland
- *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
- *Trust* (2003), series, as Mark Hanrahan
- *Foyle's War* (2002), series, as Martin Keller — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/foyles-war.md)
- *Sirens* (2002), series, as Anthony Soames
- *The Falklands Play* (2002), as Robin Fearn (Head of Falkland Islands Department, Foreign Office)
- *The Cry* (2002), series, as Simon Bartlett
- *Judge John Deed* (2001), series, as James Brooklands
- *Lorna Doone* (2001), as Tom Faggus
- *Lorna Doone* (2000), series, as Tom Faggus
- *A Woman of the North* (1999), as Hugo Aylva
- *Our Mutual Friend* (1998), series, as Alfred Lammle
- *FairyTale: A True Story* (1997), as Geoffrey Hodson
- *Anna Karenina* (1997), as Serpuliovskoy
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), series, as Stephen Cavendish, Julian Lennard — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/midsomer-murders.md)
- *My Night with Reg* (1997), as John
- *Dalziel and Pascoe* (1996), series, as Joe Furst
- *Pride and Prejudice* (1995), series, as Colonel Fitzwilliam — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/pride-and-prejudice.md)
- *Bramwell* (1995), series, as Andrew Armstrong
- *Kavanagh Q.C.* (1995), series, as Miles Beddoes
- *The Madness of King George* (1994), as Fitzroy — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/the-madness-of-king-george.md)
- *Riders* (1993), as Billy Lloyd-Foxe
- *A Touch of Frost* (1992), series, as James Barr — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/a-touch-of-frost.md)
- *Absolute Hell* (1991), as Douglas Eden
- *Performance* (1991), series, as John
- *I Misteri Della Giungla Nera* (1991), series, as Richard
- *4 Play* (1989), series, as Jonathan Knight
- *Great Expectations* (1989), series, as Pip
- *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (1989), series, as Lawrence Cavendish — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/agatha-christies-poirot.md)
- *My Family and Other Animals* (1987), series, as Larry Durrell
- *Fortunes of War* (1987), series, as Corporal Arnold
- *Mary Rose* (1987), as Simon
- *The Fools on the Hill* (1986), as Leslie Mitchell
- *Drummonds* (1985), series, as Charles Drummond
- *Oxford Blues* (1984), as Gareth Rycroft
- *To Catch a King* (1984), as Butterfly Man
- *Love and Marriage* (1984), series, as Richard
- *Chessgame* (1983), series, as Dan Maclachlan
- *Beau Geste* (1982), series, as Digby Geste, Bugler
- *Doctor Who: The Visitation* (1982), as Charles
- *Doctor Who* (1963), series, as Charles — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who.md)

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