Peter Egan
- Acting
- September 28, 1946 · 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
Filmography
- Dogspiracy · Self
- Our Father
- And Mrs. · Derek
- I Could Never Go Vegan · Executive producer
- Truelove · David
- Harambe · Self / Narrator
- Remembers… · Self
- 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
- American Cafe · Self
- Downton Abbey · Hugh 'Shrimpie' MacClare
- Moving On · Eric
- Death at a Funeral · Victor
- Home Again
- Whatever Love Means · Prince Philip
- Over There · Writer
- Jericho · Philip Pickering
- Man to Man · Gyllenhaal
- The Wedding Date · Victor Ellis
- Medium · Writer
- Postcards from Buster · Writer
- Medical Investigation · Writer
- The I Inside · Doctor Truman
- Playmakers · Writer
- Comedy Connections
- The King's Beard · King Cuthbert (Voice)
- The Inspector Lynley Mysteries · Dr. Trenarrow
- 2001: A Space Travesty · Dr. Griffin Pratt
- Cry Wolf · Dr Anthony Hook
- Loose Women · Self
- The Cater Street Hangman · Edward Ellison
- Pierre Bonnard: A Love Exposed · Narrator
- The Ambassador
- Breaker High · Writer
- Bean · Lord Walton
- Midsomer Murders · Norman Swanscombe, Grady Palmerston
- Gobble · Peter Villiers
- The Peacock Spring · Sir Edward Gwithian
- The Man Who Didn't Believe in Ghosts · Richard Cramer
- Chiller · Richard Cramer
- MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday · Frederick
- The Secret World of Alex Mack · Writer
- Sweet Valley High · Writer
- 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
- Paradise Postponed · Henry Simcox
- A Woman of Substance · Adam Fairley
- A Taste of Honey · Peter
- A Taste of Honey · Peter
- Ever Decreasing Circles
- To Catch a King · Heydrich
- The Dark Side of the Sun
- Reilly: Ace of Spies · Fothergill
- Arms and the Man · Sergius
- The Dark Side of the Sun · Raoul
- Strangled · Steve Baker
- Saturday Night Thriller · Steve Baker
- Chariots of Fire · Duke of Sutherland
- Dear Brutus · Purdie
- 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, Copyist
- The Velvet Glove · Eddy
- Beloved · Henry James Prince
- Victorian Scandals · Henry James Prince
- The Lifeswappers · Bunny/Trevor/Miss Trevor/Dinah
- Plays for Britain · Bunny / Trevor / Miss Trevor / Dinah