Peter Egan
Acting
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.
Movies
Bean
1997
Man to Man
2005
And Mrs.
2024
Hennessy
1975
Death at a Funeral
2007
2001: A Space Travesty
2000
Chariots of Fire
1981
The Wedding Date
2005
The Copyist
1978
The Hireling
1973
Callan
1974
The Kitchen
1977
Beloved
1976
Gobble
1997
The I Inside
2004
Our Father
2024
The Peacock Spring
1996
The Lifeswappers
1976
To Catch a King
1984
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
1994
TV Shows
Midsomer Murders
1997
Midsomer Murders
1997
Downton Abbey
2010
Grantchester
2014
BBC Play of the Month
1965
BBC Play of the Month
1965
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
2002
Play for Today
1970
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
A Touch of Frost
1992
Unforgotten
2015
Loose Women
1999
The Spanish Princess
2019
Moving On
2009
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
The Chief
1990
Truelove
2024
Reilly: Ace of Spies
1983