Known For
Acting
Born
Sep 28, 1946
Place of Birth
Hampstead, London, England, UK
Credits
96 titles
Peter 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
Filmography
Dogspiracy
Self
Our Father
And Mrs.
Derek
I Could Never Go Vegan
Executive Producer
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
American Cafe
Himself
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
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