Peter Egan
Known for: Acting
Born: September 28, 1946
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…
Known for
The Peacock Spring
1996
Pierre Bonnard: A Love Exposed
1998
Harambe
2023
The Dark Side of the Sun
1983
Our Father
2024
The Man Who Didn't Believe in Ghosts
1995
The Price of the Bride
1990
The Copyist
1978
Strangled
1982
Dogspiracy
2025
Arms and the Man
1983
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
1994
The Hireling
1973
The Lifeswappers
1976
The Cater Street Hangman
1998
Dear Brutus
1981
Gobble
1997
National Theatre Live: The Seagull
2016
Paradise Postponed
1986
The King's Beard
2002
National Theatre Live: People
2013
Callan
1974
Hennessy
1975
Whatever Love Means
2005
One Brief Summer
1971
Beloved
1976
2001: A Space Travesty
2000
The Wedding Date
2005
The I Inside
2004
And Mrs.
2024
The Rivals
1970
To Catch a King
1984
The Kitchen
1977
Bean
1997
Death at a Funeral
2007
Man to Man
2005
Chariots of Fire
1981
American Cafe
2010
Ever Decreasing Circles
1984
Elizabeth R
1971
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
2002
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
Comedy Connections
2003
A Touch of Frost
1992
The Dark Side of the Sun
1983
Home Again
2006
Jericho
2005
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987
Paradise Postponed
1986
A Woman of Substance
1985
Joint Account
1989
The Inheritors
1974
A Perfect Spy
1987
Moving On
2009
Unforgotten
2015
The Ambassador
1998
Our Ex-Wife
2016
Downton Abbey
2010
Hold the Sunset
2018
Cold Comfort Farm
1968
The Organization
1972
Truelove
2024
Midsomer Murders
1997
Play for Today
1970
Loose Women
1999
The Spanish Princess
2019
Reilly: Ace of Spies
1983
Grantchester
2014
Prince Regent
1979
BBC Play of the Month
1965
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
The Chief
1990
The Love School
1975
Zodiac
1974
Lillie
1978
Cry Wolf
2000
Chiller
1995
Remembers…
2022
Victorian Scandals
1976
ITV Playhouse
1967
Plays for Britain
1976
W. Somerset Maugham
1969
The Velvet Glove
1977
A Taste of Honey
1984
Big Breadwinner Hog
1969
Saturday Night Thriller
1982