Name
Peter Egan
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1946-09-28 (80 years old)
Place of Birth
Hampstead, London, England, UK
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
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An epic about anthropologists who hunt and capture pygmies for study back in Europe, in an...
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- 1997 Bean as Lord Walton
- 2007 Death at a Funeral as Victor
- 2005 Man to Man as Gyllenhaal
- 2000 2001: A Space Travesty as Dr. Griffin Pratt
- 2005 The Wedding Date as Victor Ellis
- 1981 Chariots of Fire as Duke of Sutherland
- 1994 MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday as Frederick
- 1981 Dear Brutus as Purdie
- 1996 The Peacock Spring as Sir Edward Gwithian
- 1997 Gobble as Peter Villiers
- 1973 The Hireling as Captain Hugh Cantrip
- 2002 The King's Beard as King Cuthbert (voice)
- 1998 Pierre Bonnard: A Love Exposed as Narrator
- 1976 The Lifeswappers as Bunny/Trevor/Miss Trevor/Dinah
- 1984 To Catch a King as Heydrich
- 2023 Harambe as Self / Narrator
- 2013 National Theatre Live: People as Theodore
- 2004 The I Inside as Doctor Truman
- 1974 Callan as Toby Meres
- 1983 The Dark Side of the Sun as Raoul
- 1970 The Rivals as Faulkland
- 2016 National Theatre Live: The Seagull as Sorin
- 2024 And Mrs. as Derek
- 1977 The Kitchen as Peter
- 1998 The Cater Street Hangman as Edward Ellison
- 1975 Hennessy as Williams
- 1990 The Price of the Bride as Dennis Guant
- 2005 Whatever Love Means as Prince Philip
- 1971 One Brief Summer
- 1986 Paradise Postponed as Henry Simcox
- 1978 The Copyist as The Copyist
- 1976 Beloved as Henry James Prince
- 2024 Our Father
- 1982 Strangled as Steve Baker
- 2025 Dogspiracy as Self
- 2010 American Cafe as Himself
- 1983 Arms and the Man as Sergius
- 1995 The Man Who Didn't Believe in Ghosts as Richard Cramer
- 1984 A Taste of Honey as Peter
- 1984 Ever Decreasing Circles ( 26 episodes )
- 1971 Elizabeth R ( 1 episode ) as Earl of Southampton
- 2002 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Trenarrow
- 1979 Tales of the Unexpected ( 1 episode ) as Keith
- 2003 Comedy Connections ( 1 episode )
- 1992 A Touch of Frost ( 1 episode ) as Richard Darrow
- 1983 The Dark Side of the Sun ( 6 episodes )
- 2006 Home Again ( 6 episodes )
- 2005 Jericho ( 1 episode ) as Philip Pickering
- 1987 The Ruth Rendell Mysteries ( 6 episodes ) as Rev. Henry Archery
- 1986 Paradise Postponed ( 14 episodes ) as George Augustus Simcox
- 1985 A Woman of Substance ( 3 episodes ) as Adam Fairley
- 1989 Joint Account ( 16 episodes )
- 1974 The Inheritors ( 6 episodes ) as Michael Gethin
- 1987 A Perfect Spy ( 7 episodes ) as Magnus Pym
- 2009 Moving On ( 1 episode ) as Eric
- 2015 Unforgotten ( 24 episodes ) as Martin
- 1998 The Ambassador ( 3 episodes )
- 2016 Our Ex-Wife ( 1 episode ) as George
- 2010 Downton Abbey ( 2 episodes ) as Hugh 'Shrimpie' MacClare
- 2018 Hold the Sunset ( 12 episodes ) as Mr. Dugdale
- 1968 Cold Comfort Farm ( 3 episodes ) as Seth Starkadder
- 1972 The Organization ( 7 episodes ) as Richard Pershore
- 2024 Truelove ( 6 episodes ) as David
- 1997 Midsomer Murders ( 1 episode ) as Norman Swanscombe
- 1997 Midsomer Murders ( 1 episode ) as Grady Palmerston
- 1970 Play for Today ( 1 episode ) as Purdie
- 1999 Loose Women ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2019 The Spanish Princess ( 3 episodes ) as Thomas Howard
- 1983 Reilly: Ace of Spies ( 4 episodes ) as Fothergill
- 2014 Grantchester ( 1 episode ) as Archie Johnson
- 1979 Prince Regent ( 8 episodes ) as George, Prince of Wales / King George IV
- 1965 BBC Play of the Month ( 1 episode ) as Faulkland
- 1965 BBC Play of the Month ( 1 episode ) as Freddie
- 1977 BBC2 Play of the Week ( 1 episode ) as Peter
- 1977 BBC2 Play of the Week ( 1 episode ) as Copyist
- 1990 The Chief ( 1 episode ) as Simon Duval
- 1975 The Love School ( 3 episodes ) as John Everett Millais
- 1974 Zodiac ( 1 episode ) as Tony Weston
- 1978 Lillie ( 9 episodes ) as Oscar Wilde
- 2000 Cry Wolf ( 1 episode ) as Dr Anthony Hook
- 1995 Chiller ( 1 episode ) as Richard Cramer
- 2022 Remembers… ( 1 episode )
- 2022 Remembers… ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1976 Victorian Scandals ( 1 episode ) as Henry James Prince
- 1967 ITV Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Peter Morris
- 1976 Plays for Britain ( 1 episode ) as Bunny / Trevor / Miss Trevor / Dinah
- 1969 W. Somerset Maugham ( 1 episode ) as Tito
- 1977 The Velvet Glove ( 1 episode ) as Eddy
- 1984 A Taste of Honey ( 3 episodes ) as Peter
- 1969 Big Breadwinner Hog ( 8 episodes ) as Hog
- 1982 Saturday Night Thriller ( 1 episode ) as Steve Baker
