Peter Egan
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.
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Acted in
Our Father
2024
And Mrs
2024
as Derek
Truelove
2024
as David
Harambe
2023
as Self / Narrator
The Spanish Princess
2019
as Thomas Howard
Hold the Sunset
2018
as Mr. Dugdale
National Theatre Live: The Seagull
2016
as Sorin
Our Ex-Wife
2016
as George
Unforgotten
2015
as Martin
National Theatre Live: People
2013
as Theodore
Downton Abbey
2010
as Hugh 'Shrimpie' MacClare
Moving On
2009
as Eric
Death at a Funeral
2007
as Victor
Home Again
2006
Whatever Love Means
2005
as Prince Philip
Jericho
2005
as Philip Pickering
Man to Man
2005
as Gyllenhaal
The Wedding Date
2005
as Victor Ellis
The I Inside
2004
as Doctor Truman
Comedy Connections
2003
The King's Beard
2002
as King Cuthbert (voice)
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
2002
as Dr. Trenarrow
2001: A Space Travesty
2000
as Dr. Griffin Pratt
The Cater Street Hangman
1998
as Edward Ellison
Pierre Bonnard: A Love Exposed
1998
as Narrator
The Ambassador
1998
Bean
1997
as Lord Walton
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Norman Swanscombe
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Grady Palmerston
Gobble
1997
as Peter Villiers
The Peacock Spring
1996
as Sir Edward Gwithian
Chiller
1995
as Richard Cramer
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
1994
as Frederick
A Touch of Frost
1992
as Richard Darrow
The Price of the Bride
1990
as Dennis Guant
Joint Account
1989
A Perfect Spy
1987
as Magnus Pym
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987
as Rev. Henry Archery
Paradise Postponed
1986
as George Augustus Simcox
Paradise Postponed
1986
as Henry Simcox
MacGyver
1985
as Frederick Moran
A Woman of Substance
1985
as Adam Fairley
Ever Decreasing Circles
1984
To Catch a King
1984
as Heydrich
The Dark Side of the Sun
1983
Reilly: Ace of Spies
1983
as Fothergill
The Dark Side of the Sun
1983
as Raoul
Chariots of Fire
1981
as Duke of Sutherland
Dear Brutus
1981
as Purdie
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Keith
Lillie
1978
The Copyist
1978
as The Copyist
The Kitchen
1977
as Peter
Beloved
1976
as Henry James Prince
Victorian Scandals
1976
as Henry James Prince
The Lifeswappers
1976
as Bunny/Trevor/Miss Trevor/Dinah
Hennessy
1975
as Williams
The Love School
1975
as John Everett Millais
The Inheritors
1974
Callan
1974
as Toby Meres
The Hireling
1973
as Captain Hugh Cantrip
The Organization
1972
as Richard Pershore
One Brief Summer
1971
Elizabeth R
1971
as Earl of Southampton
Play for Today
1970
as Purdie
The Rivals
1970
as Faulkland
Cold Comfort Farm
1968
as Seth Starkadder
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Freddie