Peter Egan
Acting
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.
Filmography
Dogspiracy
2025 · Movie
Our Father
2024 · Movie
And Mrs.
2024 · Movie
I Could Never Go Vegan
2024 · Movie
Truelove
2024 · Series
Harambe
2023 · Movie
Remembers…
2022 · Series
The Spanish Princess
2019 · Series
Hold the Sunset
2018 · Series
National Theatre Live: The Seagull
2016 · Movie
Our Ex-Wife
2016 · Series
Unforgotten
2015 · Series
Grantchester
2014 · Series
National Theatre Live: People
2013 · Movie
American Cafe
2010 · Movie
Downton Abbey
2010 · Series
Moving On
2009 · Series
Death at a Funeral
2007 · Movie
Home Again
2006 · Series
Whatever Love Means
2005 · Movie
Over There
2005 · Series
Jericho
2005 · Series
Man to Man
2005 · Movie
The Wedding Date
2005 · Movie
Medium
2005 · Series
Postcards from Buster
2004 · Series
Medical Investigation
2004 · Series
The I Inside
2004 · Movie
Playmakers
2003 · Series
Comedy Connections
2003 · Series
The King's Beard
2002 · Movie
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
2002 · Series
2001: A Space Travesty
2000 · Movie
Cry Wolf
2000 · Series
Loose Women
1999 · Series
The Cater Street Hangman
1998 · Movie
Pierre Bonnard: A Love Exposed
1998 · Movie
The Ambassador
1998 · Series
Breaker High
1997 · Series
Bean
1997 · Movie
Midsomer Murders
1997 · Series
Gobble
1997 · Movie
The Peacock Spring
1996 · Movie
The Man Who Didn't Believe in Ghosts
1995 · Movie
Chiller
1995 · Series
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
1994 · Movie
The Secret World of Alex Mack
1994 · Series
Sweet Valley High
1994 · Series
A Touch of Frost
1992 · Series
The Price of the Bride
1990 · Movie
The Chief
1990 · Series
Joint Account
1989 · Series
A Perfect Spy
1987 · Series
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987 · Series
Paradise Postponed
1986 · Series
Paradise Postponed
1986 · Movie
A Woman of Substance
1985 · Series
A Taste of Honey
1984 · Series
A Taste of Honey
1984 · Movie
Ever Decreasing Circles
1984 · Series
To Catch a King
1984 · Movie
The Dark Side of the Sun
1983 · Series
Reilly: Ace of Spies
1983 · Series
Arms and the Man
1983 · Movie
The Dark Side of the Sun
1983 · Movie
Strangled
1982 · Movie
Saturday Night Thriller
1982 · Series
Chariots of Fire
1981 · Movie
Dear Brutus
1981 · Movie
Prince Regent
1979 · Series
Tales of the Unexpected
1979 · Series
Lillie
1978 · Series
The Copyist
1978 · Movie
The Kitchen
1977 · Movie
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977 · Series
The Velvet Glove
1977 · Series
Beloved
1976 · Movie
Victorian Scandals
1976 · Series
The Lifeswappers
1976 · Movie
Plays for Britain
1976 · Series
Hennessy
1975 · Movie
The Love School
1975 · Series
The Inheritors
1974 · Series
Callan
1974 · Movie
Zodiac
1974 · Series
The Hireling
1973 · Movie
The Organization
1972 · Series
One Brief Summer
1971 · Movie
Elizabeth R
1971 · Series
Play for Today
1970 · Series
The Rivals
1970 · Movie
W. Somerset Maugham
1969 · Series
Big Breadwinner Hog
1969 · Series
Cold Comfort Farm
1968 · Series
ITV Playhouse
1967 · Series
BBC Play of the Month
1965 · Series