
Acting
Peter Egan
Acting · Born 1946-09-28 · 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.
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FilmAnd Mrs.
2024 · Derek
FilmI Could Never Go Vegan
2024 · Executive Producer

Truelove
2024 · David

Remembers…
2022 · Self

The Spanish Princess
2019 · Thomas Howard

Hold the Sunset
2018 · Mr. Dugdale

Our Ex-Wife
2016 · George

Unforgotten
2015 · Martin

Grantchester
2014 · Archie Johnson
FilmNational Theatre Live: People
2013 · Theodore

Downton Abbey
2010 · Hugh 'Shrimpie' MacClare

Moving On
2009 · Eric
FilmDeath at a Funeral
2007 · Victor
Home Again
Home Again
2006
FilmWhatever Love Means
2005 · Prince Philip

Over There
2005 · Writer

Jericho
2005 · Philip Pickering
FilmMan to Man
2005 · Gyllenhaal
FilmThe Wedding Date
2005 · Victor Ellis

Medium
2005 · Writer

Postcards from Buster
2004 · Writer

Medical Investigation
2004 · Writer
FilmThe I Inside
2004 · Doctor Truman

Playmakers
2003 · Writer

Comedy Connections
2003
FilmThe King's Beard
2002 · King Cuthbert (voice)

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
2002 · Dr. Trenarrow
Film2001: A Space Travesty
2000 · Dr. Griffin Pratt
Cry Wolf
Cry Wolf
2000 · Dr Anthony Hook

Loose Women
1999 · Self
FilmThe Cater Street Hangman
1998 · Edward Ellison

The Ambassador
1998

Breaker High
1997 · Writer
FilmBean
1997 · Lord Walton

Midsomer Murders
1997 · Norman Swanscombe
FilmGobble
1997 · Peter Villiers
FilmThe Peacock Spring
1996 · Sir Edward Gwithian

Chiller
1995 · Richard Cramer
FilmMacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
1994 · Frederick

The Secret World of Alex Mack
1994 · Writer

Sweet Valley High
1994 · Writer

A Touch of Frost
1992 · Richard Darrow
FilmThe Price of the Bride
1990 · Dennis Guant

The Chief
1990 · Simon Duval

Joint Account
1989

A Perfect Spy
1987 · Magnus Pym

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987 · Rev. Henry Archery

Paradise Postponed
1986 · George Augustus Simcox
Paradise Postponed
FilmParadise Postponed
1986 · Henry Simcox

A Woman of Substance
1985 · Adam Fairley

A Taste of Honey
1984 · Peter

Ever Decreasing Circles
1984
FilmTo Catch a King
1984 · Heydrich

The Dark Side of the Sun
1983

Reilly: Ace of Spies
1983 · Fothergill
Saturday Night Thriller
Saturday Night Thriller
1982 · Steve Baker
FilmChariots of Fire
1981 · Duke of Sutherland

Prince Regent
1979 · George, Prince of Wales / King George IV

Tales of the Unexpected
1979 · Keith

Lillie
1978 · Oscar Wilde

BBC2 Play of the Week
1977 · Peter
The Velvet Glove
The Velvet Glove
1977 · Eddy

Victorian Scandals
1976 · Henry James Prince

Plays for Britain
1976 · Bunny / Trevor / Miss Trevor / Dinah
FilmHennessy
1975 · Williams

The Love School
1975 · John Everett Millais
The Inheritors
The Inheritors
1974 · Michael Gethin
FilmCallan
1974 · Toby Meres

Zodiac
1974 · Tony Weston
FilmThe Hireling
1973 · Captain Hugh Cantrip

The Organization
1972 · Richard Pershore
FilmOne Brief Summer
1971

Elizabeth R
1971 · Earl of Southampton

Play for Today
1970 · Purdie
The Rivals
FilmThe Rivals
1970 · Faulkland
W. Somerset Maugham
W. Somerset Maugham
1969 · Tito

Big Breadwinner Hog
1969 · Hog

Cold Comfort Farm
1968 · Seth Starkadder

ITV Playhouse
1967 · Peter Morris

BBC Play of the Month
1965 · Faulkland