Peter Egan
Known for Acting · 86 credits
- Born
- 1946-09-28 (age 79)
- Place of birth
- Hampstead, London, England, UK
- Also known as
- Peter Joseph Egan
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
TV Shows (48)
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Norman Swanscombe / Grady Palmerston
Play for Today
1970
as Purdie
Downton Abbey
2010
as Hugh 'Shrimpie' MacClare
Loose Women
1999
as Self
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Faulkland / Freddie
A Touch of Frost
1992
as Richard Darrow
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Keith
Grantchester
2014
as Archie Johnson
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
as Peter / Copyist
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987
as Rev. Henry Archery
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Peter Morris
Unforgotten
2015
as Martin
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
2002
as Dr. Trenarrow
The Chief
1990
as Simon Duval
Moving On
2009
as Eric
The Spanish Princess
2019
as Thomas Howard
Remembers…
2022
as Self
Reilly: Ace of Spies
1983
as Fothergill
A Woman of Substance
1985
as Adam Fairley
Elizabeth R
1971
as Earl of Southampton
Comedy Connections
2003
The Ambassador
1998
Victorian Scandals
1976
as Henry James Prince
Paradise Postponed
1986
as George Augustus Simcox
Chiller
1995
as Richard Cramer
Jericho
2005
as Philip Pickering
Hold the Sunset
2018
as Mr. Dugdale
Lillie
1978
as Oscar Wilde
Truelove
2024
as David
W. Somerset Maugham
1969
as Tito
Zodiac
1974
as Tony Weston
Plays for Britain
1976
as Bunny / Trevor / Miss Trevor / Dinah
The Dark Side of the Sun
1983
The Love School
1975
as John Everett Millais
Prince Regent
1979
as George, Prince of Wales / King George IV
Ever Decreasing Circles
1984
Cold Comfort Farm
1968
as Seth Starkadder
A Perfect Spy
1987
as Magnus Pym
The Inheritors
1974
as Michael Gethin
Cry Wolf
2000
as Dr Anthony Hook
The Velvet Glove
1977
as Eddy
The Organization
1972
as Richard Pershore
Saturday Night Thriller
1982
as Steve Baker
Our Ex-Wife
2016
as George
Big Breadwinner Hog
1969
as Hog
Joint Account
1989
Home Again
2006
A Taste of Honey
1984
as Peter
Movies (38)
Death at a Funeral
2007
as Victor
Bean
1997
as Lord Walton
Chariots of Fire
1981
as Duke of Sutherland
Dear Brutus
1981
as Purdie
The Wedding Date
2005
as Victor Ellis
2001: A Space Travesty
2000
as Dr. Griffin Pratt
Beloved
1976
as Henry James Prince
The I Inside
2004
as Doctor Truman
The Lifeswappers
1976
as Bunny/Trevor/Miss Trevor/Dinah
Arms and the Man
1983
as Sergius
The Man Who Didn't Believe in Ghosts
1995
as Richard Cramer
Dogspiracy
2025
as Self
And Mrs.
2024
as Derek
The King's Beard
2002
as King Cuthbert (voice)
Strangled
1982
as Steve Baker
To Catch a King
1984
as Heydrich
Hennessy
1975
as Williams
The Hireling
1973
as Captain Hugh Cantrip
The Cater Street Hangman
1998
as Edward Ellison
The Peacock Spring
1996
as Sir Edward Gwithian
Whatever Love Means
2005
as Prince Philip
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
1994
as Frederick
The Copyist
1978
as The Copyist
Man to Man
2005
as Gyllenhaal
Paradise Postponed
1986
as Henry Simcox
The Rivals
1970
as Faulkland
The Price of the Bride
1990
as Dennis Guant
National Theatre Live: People
2013
as Theodore
National Theatre Live: The Seagull
2016
as Sorin
Callan
1974
as Toby Meres
The Kitchen
1977
as Peter
Pierre Bonnard: A Love Exposed
1998
as Narrator
Gobble
1997
as Peter Villiers
American Cafe
2010
as Himself
The Dark Side of the Sun
1983
as Raoul
Our Father
2024
One Brief Summer
1971
Harambe
2023
as Self / Narrator
About 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.… With 86 credits spanning from 1965 to 2025, Peter Egan has appeared in 38 films and 48 TV shows.
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- Death at a Funeral (2007) — as Victor
- Bean (1997) — as Lord Walton
- Chariots of Fire (1981) — as Duke of Sutherland
- Dear Brutus (1981) — as Purdie
- The Wedding Date (2005) — as Victor Ellis
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