Peter Egan
Actor
Born September 28, 1946 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.
Filmography
Dogspiracy
Self
Our Father
And Mrs.
Derek
I Could Never Go Vegan
Truelove
David
Harambe
Self / Narrator
Remembers…
The Spanish Princess
Thomas Howard
Hold the Sunset
Mr. Dugdale
National Theatre Live: The Seagull
Sorin
Our Ex-Wife
George
Unforgotten
Martin
Grantchester
Archie Johnson
National Theatre Live: People
Theodore
Downton Abbey
Hugh 'Shrimpie' MacClare
Moving On
Eric
Death at a Funeral
Victor
Whatever Love Means
Prince Philip
Over There
Jericho
Philip Pickering
Man to Man
Gyllenhaal
The Wedding Date
Victor Ellis
Medium
Postcards from Buster
Medical Investigation
The I Inside
Doctor Truman
Playmakers
Comedy Connections
The King's Beard
King Cuthbert (voice)
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
Dr. Trenarrow
2001: A Space Travesty
Dr. Griffin Pratt
Loose Women
Self
The Cater Street Hangman
Edward Ellison
Pierre Bonnard: A Love Exposed
Narrator
The Ambassador
Breaker High
Bean
Lord Walton
Midsomer Murders
Norman Swanscombe
Gobble
Peter Villiers
The Peacock Spring
Sir Edward Gwithian
Chiller
Richard Cramer
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
Frederick
The Secret World of Alex Mack
Sweet Valley High
A Touch of Frost
Richard Darrow
The Price of the Bride
Dennis Guant
The Chief
Simon Duval
Joint Account
A Perfect Spy
Magnus Pym
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Rev. Henry Archery
Paradise Postponed
George Augustus Simcox
A Woman of Substance
Adam Fairley
Ever Decreasing Circles
To Catch a King
Heydrich
The Dark Side of the Sun
Reilly: Ace of Spies
Fothergill
Chariots of Fire
Duke of Sutherland
Prince Regent
George, Prince of Wales / King George IV
Tales of the Unexpected
Keith
Lillie
Oscar Wilde
The Copyist
The Copyist
The Kitchen
Peter
BBC2 Play of the Week
Peter
Beloved
Henry James Prince
Victorian Scandals
Henry James Prince
The Lifeswappers
Bunny/Trevor/Miss Trevor/Dinah
Plays for Britain
Bunny / Trevor / Miss Trevor / Dinah
Hennessy
Williams
The Love School
John Everett Millais
Callan
Toby Meres
Zodiac
Tony Weston
The Hireling
Captain Hugh Cantrip
The Organization
Richard Pershore
One Brief Summer
Elizabeth R
Earl of Southampton
Play for Today
Purdie
Big Breadwinner Hog
Hog
Cold Comfort Farm
Seth Starkadder
ITV Playhouse
Peter Morris
BBC Play of the Month
Faulkland