Peter Egan

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

2025
Dogspiracy poster

Dogspiracy

Movie · as Self

2024
And Mrs. poster

And Mrs.

Movie · as Derek

2024
Our Father poster

Our Father

Movie

2024
Truelove poster

Truelove

TV · as David · 6 eps

2023
Harambe poster

Harambe

Movie · as Self / Narrator

2022
Remembers… poster

Remembers…

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2019
The Spanish Princess poster

The Spanish Princess

TV · as Thomas Howard · 3 eps

2018
Hold the Sunset poster

Hold the Sunset

TV · as Mr. Dugdale · 12 eps

2016
National Theatre Live: The Seagull poster

National Theatre Live: The Seagull

Movie · as Sorin

2016
Our Ex-Wife poster

Our Ex-Wife

TV · as George · 1 ep

2015
Unforgotten poster

Unforgotten

TV · as Martin · 24 eps

2014
Grantchester poster

Grantchester

TV · as Archie Johnson · 1 ep

2013
National Theatre Live: People poster

National Theatre Live: People

Movie · as Theodore

2010
American Cafe

American Cafe

Movie · as Himself

2010
Downton Abbey poster

Downton Abbey

TV · as Hugh 'Shrimpie' MacClare · 2 eps

2009
Moving On poster

Moving On

TV · as Eric · 1 ep

2007
Death at a Funeral poster

Death at a Funeral

Movie · as Victor

2006
Home Again

Home Again

TV · 6 eps

2005
Man to Man poster

Man to Man

Movie · as Gyllenhaal

2005
The Wedding Date poster

The Wedding Date

Movie · as Victor Ellis

2005
Whatever Love Means poster

Whatever Love Means

Movie · as Prince Philip

2005
Jericho poster

Jericho

TV · as Philip Pickering · 1 ep

2004
The I Inside poster

The I Inside

Movie · as Doctor Truman

2003
More Great Comedy Moments poster

More Great Comedy Moments

Movie · as Paul Ryman (archive footage)

2003
Comedy Connections poster

Comedy Connections

TV · 1 ep

2002
The King's Beard poster

The King's Beard

Movie · as King Cuthbert (voice)

2002
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries poster

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

TV · as Dr. Trenarrow · 1 ep

2000
2001: A Space Travesty poster

2001: A Space Travesty

Movie · as Dr. Griffin Pratt

2000
Cry Wolf

Cry Wolf

TV · as Dr Anthony Hook · 5 eps

1999
Loose Women poster

Loose Women

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1998
Pierre Bonnard: A Love Exposed poster

Pierre Bonnard: A Love Exposed

Movie · as Narrator

1998
The Cater Street Hangman poster

The Cater Street Hangman

Movie · as Edward Ellison

1998
The Ambassador poster

The Ambassador

TV · 3 eps

1997
Bean poster

Bean

Movie · as Lord Walton

1997
Gobble poster

Gobble

Movie · as Peter Villiers

1997
Midsomer Murders poster

Midsomer Murders

TV · as Norman Swanscombe, Grady Palmerston · 1 ep

1996
The Peacock Spring poster

The Peacock Spring

Movie · as Sir Edward Gwithian

1995
The Man Who Didn't Believe in Ghosts

The Man Who Didn't Believe in Ghosts

Movie · as Richard Cramer

1995
Chiller poster

Chiller

TV · as Richard Cramer · 1 ep

1994
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday poster

MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday

Movie · as Frederick

1992
A Touch of Frost poster

A Touch of Frost

TV · as Richard Darrow · 1 ep

1990
The Price of the Bride poster

The Price of the Bride

Movie · as Dennis Guant

1990
The Chief poster

The Chief

TV · as Simon Duval · 1 ep

1989
Joint Account poster

Joint Account

TV · 16 eps

1987
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries poster

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

TV · as Rev. Henry Archery · 6 eps

1987
A Perfect Spy poster

A Perfect Spy

TV · as Magnus Pym · 7 eps

1986
Paradise Postponed

Paradise Postponed

Movie · as Henry Simcox

1986
Paradise Postponed poster

Paradise Postponed

TV · as George Augustus Simcox · 14 eps

1985
A Woman of Substance poster

A Woman of Substance

TV · as Adam Fairley · 3 eps

1984
To Catch a King poster

To Catch a King

Movie · as Heydrich

1984
A Taste of Honey poster

A Taste of Honey

Movie · as Peter

1984
Ever Decreasing Circles poster

Ever Decreasing Circles

TV · 26 eps

1984
A Taste of Honey poster

A Taste of Honey

TV · as Peter · 3 eps

1983
Arms and the Man

Arms and the Man

Movie · as Sergius

1983
The Dark Side of the Sun poster

The Dark Side of the Sun

TV · 6 eps

1983
Reilly: Ace of Spies poster

Reilly: Ace of Spies

TV · as Fothergill · 4 eps

1982
Strangled

Strangled

Movie · as Steve Baker

1982
Saturday Night Thriller

Saturday Night Thriller

TV · as Steve Baker · 1 ep

1981
Chariots of Fire poster

Chariots of Fire

Movie · as Duke of Sutherland

1981
Dear Brutus poster

Dear Brutus

Movie · as Purdie

1979
Tales of the Unexpected poster

Tales of the Unexpected

TV · as Keith · 1 ep

1979
Prince Regent poster

Prince Regent

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

1978
The Copyist poster

The Copyist

Movie · as The Copyist

1978
Lillie poster

Lillie

TV · as Oscar Wilde · 9 eps

1977
The Kitchen poster

The Kitchen

Movie · as Peter

1977
BBC2 Play of the Week poster

BBC2 Play of the Week

TV · as Peter, Copyist · 1 ep

1977
The Velvet Glove

The Velvet Glove

TV · as Eddy · 1 ep

1976
The Lifeswappers poster

The Lifeswappers

Movie · as Bunny/Trevor/Miss Trevor/Dinah

1976
Beloved poster

Beloved

Movie · as Henry James Prince

1976
Victorian Scandals poster

Victorian Scandals

TV · as Henry James Prince · 1 ep

1976
Plays for Britain poster

Plays for Britain

TV · as Bunny / Trevor / Miss Trevor / Dinah · 1 ep

1975
Hennessy poster

Hennessy

Movie · as Williams

1975
The Love School poster

The Love School

TV · as John Everett Millais · 3 eps

1974
Callan poster

Callan

Movie · as Toby Meres

1974
The Inheritors

The Inheritors

TV · as Michael Gethin · 6 eps

1974
Zodiac poster

Zodiac

TV · as Tony Weston · 1 ep

1973
The Hireling poster

The Hireling

Movie · as Captain Hugh Cantrip

1972
The Organization poster

The Organization

TV · as Richard Pershore · 7 eps

1971
One Brief Summer poster

One Brief Summer

Movie

1971
Elizabeth R poster

Elizabeth R

TV · as Earl of Southampton · 1 ep

1970
The Rivals

The Rivals

Movie · as Faulkland

1970
Play for Today poster

Play for Today

TV · as Purdie · 1 ep

1969
W. Somerset Maugham

W. Somerset Maugham

TV · as Tito · 1 ep

1969
Big Breadwinner Hog poster

Big Breadwinner Hog

TV · as Hog · 8 eps

1968
Cold Comfort Farm poster

Cold Comfort Farm

TV · as Seth Starkadder · 3 eps

1967
ITV Playhouse poster

ITV Playhouse

TV · as Peter Morris · 1 ep

1965
BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month

TV · as Faulkland, Freddie · 1 ep

1965
The Troubleshooters poster

The Troubleshooters

TV · as Reporter · 1 ep