Peter Egan
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Sep 28, 1946 (age 80)
- Place of birth
- Hampstead, London, England, UK
- Credits
- 87
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
2025Movie
Self
Our Father
2024Movie
And Mrs.
2024Movie
Derek
Truelove
2024TV
David
Harambe
2023Movie
Self / Narrator
Remembers…
2022TV
Self
The Spanish Princess
2019TV
Thomas Howard
Hold the Sunset
2018TV
Mr. Dugdale
National Theatre Live: The Seagull
2016Movie
Sorin
Our Ex-Wife
2016TV
George
Unforgotten
2015TV
Martin
Grantchester
2014TV
Archie Johnson
National Theatre Live: People
2013Movie
Theodore
American Cafe
2010Movie
Himself
Downton Abbey
2010TV
Hugh 'Shrimpie' MacClare
Moving On
2009TV
Eric
Death at a Funeral
2007Movie
Victor
Home Again
2006TV
Whatever Love Means
2005Movie
Prince Philip
Jericho
2005TV
Philip Pickering
Man to Man
2005Movie
Gyllenhaal
The Wedding Date
2005Movie
Victor Ellis
The I Inside
2004Movie
Doctor Truman
Comedy Connections
2003TV
The King's Beard
2002Movie
King Cuthbert (voice)
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
2002TV
Dr. Trenarrow
2001: A Space Travesty
2000Movie
Dr. Griffin Pratt
Cry Wolf
2000TV
Dr Anthony Hook
Loose Women
1999TV
Self
The Cater Street Hangman
1998Movie
Edward Ellison
Pierre Bonnard: A Love Exposed
1998Movie
Narrator
The Ambassador
1998TV
Bean
1997Movie
Lord Walton
Midsomer Murders
1997TV
Norman Swanscombe, Grady Palmerston
Gobble
1997Movie
Peter Villiers
The Peacock Spring
1996Movie
Sir Edward Gwithian
The Man Who Didn't Believe in Ghosts
1995Movie
Richard Cramer
Chiller
1995TV
Richard Cramer
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
1994Movie
Frederick
A Touch of Frost
1992TV
Richard Darrow
The Price of the Bride
1990Movie
Dennis Guant
The Chief
1990TV
Simon Duval
Joint Account
1989TV
A Perfect Spy
1987TV
Magnus Pym
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987TV
Rev. Henry Archery
Paradise Postponed
1986TV
George Augustus Simcox
Paradise Postponed
1986Movie
Henry Simcox
A Woman of Substance
1985TV
Adam Fairley
A Taste of Honey
1984Movie
Peter
A Taste of Honey
1984TV
Peter
Ever Decreasing Circles
1984TV
To Catch a King
1984Movie
Heydrich
The Dark Side of the Sun
1983TV
Reilly: Ace of Spies
1983TV
Fothergill
Arms and the Man
1983Movie
Sergius
The Dark Side of the Sun
1983Movie
Raoul
Strangled
1982Movie
Steve Baker
Saturday Night Thriller
1982TV
Steve Baker
Chariots of Fire
1981Movie
Duke of Sutherland
Dear Brutus
1981Movie
Purdie
Prince Regent
1979TV
George, Prince of Wales / King George IV
Tales of the Unexpected
1979TV
Keith
Lillie
1978TV
Oscar Wilde
The Copyist
1978Movie
The Copyist
The Kitchen
1977Movie
Peter
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977TV
Peter, Copyist
The Velvet Glove
1977TV
Eddy
Beloved
1976Movie
Henry James Prince
Victorian Scandals
1976TV
Henry James Prince
The Lifeswappers
1976Movie
Bunny/Trevor/Miss Trevor/Dinah
Plays for Britain
1976TV
Bunny / Trevor / Miss Trevor / Dinah
Hennessy
1975Movie
Williams
The Love School
1975TV
John Everett Millais
The Inheritors
1974TV
Michael Gethin
Callan
1974Movie
Toby Meres
Zodiac
1974TV
Tony Weston
The Hireling
1973Movie
Captain Hugh Cantrip
The Organization
1972TV
Richard Pershore
One Brief Summer
1971Movie
Elizabeth R
1971TV
Earl of Southampton
Play for Today
1970TV
Purdie
The Rivals
1970Movie
Faulkland
W. Somerset Maugham
1969TV
Tito
Big Breadwinner Hog
1969TV
Hog
Cold Comfort Farm
1968TV
Seth Starkadder
ITV Playhouse
1967TV
Peter Morris
BBC Play of the Month
1965TV
Faulkland, Freddie