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.
Fotos
Películas (41)
Dogspiracy
2025 · Self
Our Father
2024
And Mrs.
2024 · Derek
I Could Never Go Vegan
2024 · Executive Producer
Harambe
2023 · Self / Narrator
National Theatre Live: The Seagull
2016 · Sorin
National Theatre Live: People
2013 · Theodore
American Cafe
2010 · Himself
Death at a Funeral
2007 · Victor
Whatever Love Means
2005 · Prince Philip
Man to Man
2005 · Gyllenhaal
The Wedding Date
2005 · Victor Ellis
The I Inside
2004 · Doctor Truman
More Great Comedy Moments
2003 · Paul Ryman (archive footage)
The King's Beard
2002 · King Cuthbert (voice)
2001: A Space Travesty
2000 · Dr. Griffin Pratt
The Cater Street Hangman
1998 · Edward Ellison
Pierre Bonnard: A Love Exposed
1998 · Narrator
Bean
1997 · Lord Walton
Gobble
1997 · Peter Villiers
The Peacock Spring
1996 · Sir Edward Gwithian
The Man Who Didn't Believe in Ghosts
1995 · Richard Cramer
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
1994 · Frederick
The Price of the Bride
1990 · Dennis Guant
Paradise Postponed
1986 · Henry Simcox
A Taste of Honey
1984 · Peter
To Catch a King
1984 · Heydrich
Arms and the Man
1983 · Sergius
The Dark Side of the Sun
1983 · Raoul
Strangled
1982 · Steve Baker
Chariots of Fire
1981 · Duke of Sutherland
Dear Brutus
1981 · Purdie
The Copyist
1978 · The Copyist
The Kitchen
1977 · Peter
Beloved
1976 · Henry James Prince
The Lifeswappers
1976 · Bunny/Trevor/Miss Trevor/Dinah
Hennessy
1975 · Williams
Callan
1974 · Toby Meres
The Hireling
1973 · Captain Hugh Cantrip
One Brief Summer
1971
The Rivals
1970 · Faulkland
Series (57)
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
Downton Abbey
2010 · Hugh 'Shrimpie' MacClare
Moving On
2009 · Eric
Home Again
2006
Over There
2005 · Writer
Jericho
2005 · Philip Pickering
Medium
2005 · Writer
Postcards from Buster
2004 · Writer
Medical Investigation
2004 · Writer
Playmakers
2003 · Writer
Comedy Connections
2003
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
2002 · Dr. Trenarrow
Cry Wolf
2000 · Dr Anthony Hook
Loose Women
1999 · Self
The Ambassador
1998
Breaker High
1997 · Writer
Midsomer Murders
1997 · Norman Swanscombe, Grady Palmerston
Chiller
1995 · Richard Cramer
The Secret World of Alex Mack
1994 · Writer
Sweet Valley High
1994 · Writer
A Touch of Frost
1992 · Richard Darrow
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
A Woman of Substance
1985 · Adam Fairley
A Taste of Honey
1984 · Peter
Ever Decreasing Circles
1984
The Dark Side of the Sun
1983
Reilly: Ace of Spies
1983 · Fothergill
Saturday Night Thriller
1982 · Steve Baker
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, Copyist
The Velvet Glove
1977 · Eddy
Victorian Scandals
1976 · Henry James Prince
Plays for Britain
1976 · Bunny / Trevor / Miss Trevor / Dinah
The Love School
1975 · John Everett Millais
The Inheritors
1974 · Michael Gethin
Zodiac
1974 · Tony Weston
The Organization
1972 · Richard Pershore
Elizabeth R
1971 · Earl of Southampton
Play for Today
1970 · Purdie
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, Freddie
The Troubleshooters
1965 · Reporter