Peter Egan
Acting
Born: September 28, 1946 (age 79) · Hampstead, London, England, UK
Highest Rated
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
Bean
1997
Death at a Funeral
2007
The Wedding Date
2005
Downton Abbey
2010
Chariots of Fire
1981
Medium
2005
The Spanish Princess
2019
Midsomer Murders
1997
2001: A Space Travesty
2000
The I Inside
2004
Unforgotten
2015
Grantchester
2014
Photos (1)
Movies (28)
Bean
Lord Walton
Chariots of Fire
Duke of Sutherland
Death at a Funeral
Victor
2001: A Space Travesty
Dr. Griffin Pratt
The Wedding Date
Victor Ellis
The I Inside
Doctor Truman
And Mrs.
Derek
Man to Man
Gyllenhaal
Hennessy
Williams
The King's Beard
King Cuthbert (voice)
The Lifeswappers
Bunny/Trevor/Miss Trevor/Dinah
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
Frederick
To Catch a King
Heydrich
Beloved
Henry James Prince
The Hireling
Captain Hugh Cantrip
The Cater Street Hangman
Edward Ellison
The Price of the Bride
Dennis Guant
Whatever Love Means
Prince Philip
The Peacock Spring
Sir Edward Gwithian
National Theatre Live: The Seagull
Sorin
Callan
Toby Meres
The Kitchen
Peter
Our Father
2024
One Brief Summer
1971
Gobble
Peter Villiers
The Copyist
The Copyist
National Theatre Live: People
Theodore
Pierre Bonnard: A Love Exposed
Narrator
TV Shows (43)
Midsomer Murders
Norman Swanscombe · 1 eps
Midsomer Murders
Grady Palmerston · 1 eps
Play for Today
Purdie · 1 eps
Downton Abbey
Hugh 'Shrimpie' MacClare · 2 eps
BBC Play of the Month
Faulkland · 1 eps
BBC Play of the Month
Freddie · 1 eps
A Touch of Frost
Richard Darrow · 1 eps
ITV Playhouse
Peter Morris · 1 eps
Tales of the Unexpected
Keith · 1 eps
Grantchester
Archie Johnson · 1 eps
Unforgotten
Martin · 24 eps
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
Dr. Trenarrow · 1 eps
Remembers…
1 eps
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Rev. Henry Archery · 6 eps
Moving On
Eric · 1 eps
The Spanish Princess
Thomas Howard · 3 eps
BBC2 Play of the Week
Peter · 1 eps
BBC2 Play of the Week
Copyist · 1 eps
The Chief
Simon Duval · 1 eps
Reilly: Ace of Spies
Fothergill · 4 eps
A Woman of Substance
Adam Fairley · 3 eps
Comedy Connections
1 eps
Elizabeth R
Earl of Southampton · 1 eps
Truelove
David · 6 eps
The Ambassador
3 eps
Plays for Britain
Bunny / Trevor / Miss Trevor / Dinah · 1 eps
Prince Regent
George, Prince of Wales / King George IV · 8 eps
Paradise Postponed
George Augustus Simcox · 14 eps
Lillie
Oscar Wilde · 9 eps
Hold the Sunset
Mr. Dugdale · 12 eps
Ever Decreasing Circles
26 eps
Jericho
Philip Pickering · 1 eps
Zodiac
Tony Weston · 1 eps
Chiller
Richard Cramer · 1 eps
A Perfect Spy
Magnus Pym · 7 eps
Big Breadwinner Hog
Hog · 8 eps
Victorian Scandals
Henry James Prince · 1 eps
The Love School
John Everett Millais · 3 eps
The Dark Side of the Sun
6 eps
Cold Comfort Farm
Seth Starkadder · 3 eps
Joint Account
16 eps
The Organization
Richard Pershore · 7 eps
Our Ex-Wife
George · 1 eps
