
Peter Egan
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 28, 1946 (age 80)
- Birthplace
- Hampstead, London, England, UK
Biography
Peter Joseph Egan (born 28 September 1946) is a British actor known for his TV roles, including Hogarth in Big Breadwinner Hog, the future King George IV of the United Kingdom in Prince Regent (1979); smooth neighbour Paul Ryman in the sitcom Ever Decreasing Circles (1984–89); and Hugh "Shrimpie" MacClare, Marquess of Flintshire, in Downton Abbey (2012–15). He is married to retired actress Myra Frances. Egan was born in Hampstead, London, the son of Doris (née Pick) and Michael Thomas Egan, who is of Irish descent.[1][2] He was educated at St. George's Roman Catholic Comprehensive School, Maida Vale. He also attended the London Oratory School and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
Known For
Filmography

Dogspiracy
Movie · as Self

And Mrs.
Movie · as Derek

Our Father
Movie

Truelove
TV · as David · 6 eps

Harambe
Movie · as Self / Narrator

Remembers…
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Spanish Princess
TV · as Thomas Howard · 3 eps

Hold the Sunset
TV · as Mr. Dugdale · 12 eps

National Theatre Live: The Seagull
Movie · as Sorin

Our Ex-Wife
TV · as George · 1 ep

Unforgotten
TV · as Martin · 24 eps

Grantchester
TV · as Archie Johnson · 1 ep

National Theatre Live: People
Movie · as Theodore
American Cafe
Movie · as Himself

Downton Abbey
TV · as Hugh 'Shrimpie' MacClare · 2 eps

Moving On
TV · as Eric · 1 ep

Death at a Funeral
Movie · as Victor
Home Again
TV · 6 eps

Man to Man
Movie · as Gyllenhaal

The Wedding Date
Movie · as Victor Ellis

Whatever Love Means
Movie · as Prince Philip

Jericho
TV · as Philip Pickering · 1 ep

The I Inside
Movie · as Doctor Truman

More Great Comedy Moments
Movie · as Paul Ryman (archive footage)

Comedy Connections
TV · 1 ep

The King's Beard
Movie · as King Cuthbert (voice)

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
TV · as Dr. Trenarrow · 1 ep

2001: A Space Travesty
Movie · as Dr. Griffin Pratt
Cry Wolf
TV · as Dr Anthony Hook · 5 eps

Loose Women
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Pierre Bonnard: A Love Exposed
Movie · as Narrator

The Cater Street Hangman
Movie · as Edward Ellison

The Ambassador
TV · 3 eps

Bean
Movie · as Lord Walton

Gobble
Movie · as Peter Villiers

Midsomer Murders
TV · as Norman Swanscombe, Grady Palmerston · 1 ep

The Peacock Spring
Movie · as Sir Edward Gwithian
The Man Who Didn't Believe in Ghosts
Movie · as Richard Cramer

Chiller
TV · as Richard Cramer · 1 ep

MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
Movie · as Frederick

A Touch of Frost
TV · as Richard Darrow · 1 ep

The Price of the Bride
Movie · as Dennis Guant

The Chief
TV · as Simon Duval · 1 ep

Joint Account
TV · 16 eps

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
TV · as Rev. Henry Archery · 6 eps

A Perfect Spy
TV · as Magnus Pym · 7 eps
Paradise Postponed
Movie · as Henry Simcox

Paradise Postponed
TV · as George Augustus Simcox · 14 eps

A Woman of Substance
TV · as Adam Fairley · 3 eps

To Catch a King
Movie · as Heydrich

A Taste of Honey
Movie · as Peter

Ever Decreasing Circles
TV · 26 eps

A Taste of Honey
TV · as Peter · 3 eps
Arms and the Man
Movie · as Sergius

The Dark Side of the Sun
TV · 6 eps

Reilly: Ace of Spies
TV · as Fothergill · 4 eps
Strangled
Movie · as Steve Baker
Saturday Night Thriller
TV · as Steve Baker · 1 ep

Chariots of Fire
Movie · as Duke of Sutherland

Dear Brutus
Movie · as Purdie

Tales of the Unexpected
TV · as Keith · 1 ep

Prince Regent
TV · as George, Prince of Wales / King George IV · 8 eps

The Copyist
Movie · as The Copyist

Lillie
TV · as Oscar Wilde · 9 eps

The Kitchen
Movie · as Peter

BBC2 Play of the Week
TV · as Peter, Copyist · 1 ep
The Velvet Glove
TV · as Eddy · 1 ep

The Lifeswappers
Movie · as Bunny/Trevor/Miss Trevor/Dinah

Beloved
Movie · as Henry James Prince

Victorian Scandals
TV · as Henry James Prince · 1 ep

Plays for Britain
TV · as Bunny / Trevor / Miss Trevor / Dinah · 1 ep

Hennessy
Movie · as Williams

The Love School
TV · as John Everett Millais · 3 eps

Callan
Movie · as Toby Meres
The Inheritors
TV · as Michael Gethin · 6 eps

Zodiac
TV · as Tony Weston · 1 ep

The Hireling
Movie · as Captain Hugh Cantrip

The Organization
TV · as Richard Pershore · 7 eps

One Brief Summer
Movie

Elizabeth R
TV · as Earl of Southampton · 1 ep
The Rivals
Movie · as Faulkland

Play for Today
TV · as Purdie · 1 ep
W. Somerset Maugham
TV · as Tito · 1 ep

Big Breadwinner Hog
TV · as Hog · 8 eps

Cold Comfort Farm
TV · as Seth Starkadder · 3 eps

ITV Playhouse
TV · as Peter Morris · 1 ep

BBC Play of the Month
TV · as Faulkland, Freddie · 1 ep

The Troubleshooters
TV · as Reporter · 1 ep
