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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Dogspiracy
Character:Self
Release Date:01/08/2025
Our Father
Character:
Release Date:16/11/2024
And Mrs.
Character:Derek
Release Date:20/09/2024
Harambe
Character:Self / Narrator
Release Date:24/09/2023
National Theatre Live: The Seagull
Character:Sorin
Release Date:08/10/2016
National Theatre Live: People
Character:Theodore
Release Date:21/03/2013
American Cafe
Character:Himself
Release Date:01/10/2010
Death at a Funeral
Character:Victor
Release Date:17/08/2007
Whatever Love Means
Character:Prince Philip
Release Date:05/12/2005
Man to Man
Character:Gyllenhaal
Release Date:13/04/2005
The Wedding Date
Character:Victor Ellis
Release Date:04/02/2005
The I Inside
Character:Doctor Truman
Release Date:21/03/2004
The King's Beard
Character:King Cuthbert (voice)
Release Date:02/10/2002
2001: A Space Travesty
Character:Dr. Griffin Pratt
Release Date:31/10/2000
The Cater Street Hangman
Character:Edward Ellison
Release Date:19/12/1998
Pierre Bonnard: A Love Exposed
Character:Narrator
Release Date:18/10/1998
Bean
Character:Lord Walton
Release Date:03/07/1997
Gobble
Character:Peter Villiers
Release Date:15/02/1997
The Peacock Spring
Character:Sir Edward Gwithian
Release Date:01/01/1996
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
Character:Frederick
Release Date:24/11/1994
The Price of the Bride
Character:Dennis Guant
Release Date:08/12/1990
Paradise Postponed
Character:Henry Simcox
Release Date:15/06/1986
To Catch a King
Character:Heydrich
Release Date:20/01/1984
Arms and the Man
Character:Sergius
Release Date:16/01/1983
The Dark Side of the Sun
Character:Raoul
Release Date:01/01/1983
Strangled
Character:Steve Baker
Release Date:20/12/1982
Chariots of Fire
Character:Duke of Sutherland
Release Date:15/05/1981
Dear Brutus
Character:Purdie
Release Date:27/01/1981
The Copyist
Character:The Copyist
Release Date:24/05/1978
The Kitchen
Character:Peter
Release Date:02/11/1977
Beloved
Character:Henry James Prince
Release Date:15/10/1976
The Lifeswappers
Character:Bunny/Trevor/Miss Trevor/Dinah
Release Date:12/04/1976
Hennessy
Character:Williams
Release Date:31/12/1975
Callan
Character:Toby Meres
Release Date:23/05/1974
The Hireling
Character:Captain Hugh Cantrip
Release Date:10/06/1973
One Brief Summer
Character:
Release Date:25/02/1971
The Rivals
Character:Faulkland
Release Date:17/05/1970
Television Appearances
Truelove
Character:David
The Spanish Princess
Character:Thomas Howard
Hold the Sunset
Character:Mr. Dugdale
Our Ex-Wife
Character:George
Unforgotten
Character:Martin
Grantchester
Character:Archie Johnson
Downton Abbey
Character:Hugh 'Shrimpie' MacClare
Moving On
Character:Eric
Home Again
Character:
Jericho
Character:Philip Pickering
Comedy Connections
Character:
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
Character:Dr. Trenarrow
Loose Women
Character:Self
The Ambassador
Character:
Midsomer Murders
Character:Norman Swanscombe
Midsomer Murders
Character:Grady Palmerston
Chiller
Character:Richard Cramer
A Touch of Frost
Character:Richard Darrow
The Chief
Character:Simon Duval
Joint Account
Character:
A Perfect Spy
Character:Magnus Pym
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Character:Rev. Henry Archery
Paradise Postponed
Character:George Augustus Simcox
A Woman of Substance
Character:Adam Fairley
Ever Decreasing Circles
Character:
The Dark Side of the Sun
Character:
Reilly: Ace of Spies
Character:Fothergill
Prince Regent
Character:George, Prince of Wales / King George IV
Tales of the Unexpected
Character:Keith
Lillie
Character:
BBC2 Play of the Week
Character:Peter
BBC2 Play of the Week
Character:Copyist
Victorian Scandals
Character:Henry James Prince
The Love School
Character:John Everett Millais
The Inheritors
Character:Michael Gethin
Zodiac
Character:Tony Weston
The Organization
Character:Richard Pershore
Elizabeth R
Character:Earl of Southampton
Play for Today
Character:Purdie
Cold Comfort Farm
Character:Seth Starkadder
BBC Play of the Month
Character:Faulkland
BBC Play of the Month
Character:Freddie
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