Peter Egan
September 28, 1946 (78 years old) in Hampstead, London, England, UK
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. (Wikipedia)
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · Our Father as
- 2024 · And Mrs as Derek
- 2024 · Truelove as David
- 2023 · Harambe as Self / Narrator
- 2019 · The Spanish Princess as Thomas Howard
- 2018 · Hold the Sunset as Mr. Dugdale
- 2016 · National Theatre Live: The Seagull as Sorin
- 2016 · Our Ex-Wife as George
- 2015 · Unforgotten as Martin
- 2013 · National Theatre Live: People as Theodore
- 2010 · Downton Abbey as Hugh 'Shrimpie' MacClare
- 2009 · Moving On as Eric
- 2007 · Death at a Funeral as Victor
- 2006 · Home Again as
- 2005 · Whatever Love Means as Prince Philip
- 2005 · Jericho as Philip Pickering
- 2005 · Man to Man as Gyllenhaal
- 2005 · The Wedding Date as Victor Ellis
- 2004 · The I Inside as Doctor Truman
- 2003 · Comedy Connections as
- 2002 · The King's Beard as King Cuthbert (voice)
- 2002 · The Inspector Lynley Mysteries as Dr. Trenarrow
- 2000 · 2001: A Space Travesty as Dr. Griffin Pratt
- 1999 · Loose Women as Self
- 1998 · The Cater Street Hangman as Edward Ellison
- 1998 · Pierre Bonnard: A Love Exposed as Narrator
- 1998 · The Ambassador as
- 1997 · Bean as Lord Walton
- 1997 · Midsomer Murders as Norman Swanscombe
- 1997 · Midsomer Murders as Grady Palmerston
- 1997 · Gobble as Peter Villiers
- 1996 · The Peacock Spring as Sir Edward Gwithian
- 1995 · Chiller as Richard Cramer
- 1994 · MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday as Frederick
- 1992 · A Touch of Frost as Richard Darrow
- 1990 · The Price of the Bride as Dennis Guant
- 1989 · Joint Account as
- 1987 · A Perfect Spy as Magnus Pym
- 1987 · The Ruth Rendell Mysteries as Rev. Henry Archery
- 1986 · Paradise Postponed as George Augustus Simcox
- 1986 · Paradise Postponed as Henry Simcox
- 1985 · MacGyver as Frederick Moran
- 1985 · A Woman of Substance as Adam Fairley
- 1984 · Ever Decreasing Circles as
- 1984 · To Catch a King as Heydrich
- 1983 · The Dark Side of the Sun as
- 1983 · Reilly: Ace of Spies as Fothergill
- 1983 · The Dark Side of the Sun as Raoul
- 1981 · Chariots of Fire as Duke of Sutherland
- 1981 · Dear Brutus as Purdie
- 1979 · Tales of the Unexpected as Keith
- 1978 · Lillie as
- 1978 · The Copyist as The Copyist
- 1977 · The Kitchen as Peter
- 1976 · Beloved as Henry James Prince
- 1976 · Victorian Scandals as Henry James Prince
- 1976 · The Lifeswappers as Bunny/Trevor/Miss Trevor/Dinah
- 1975 · Hennessy as Williams
- 1975 · The Love School as John Everett Millais
- 1974 · The Inheritors as
- 1974 · Callan as Toby Meres
- 1973 · The Hireling as Captain Hugh Cantrip
- 1972 · The Organization as Richard Pershore
- 1971 · One Brief Summer as
- 1971 · Elizabeth R as Earl of Southampton
- 1970 · Play for Today as Purdie
- 1970 · The Rivals as Faulkland
- 1968 · Cold Comfort Farm as Seth Starkadder
- 1965 · BBC Play of the Month as Freddie