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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
September 28, 1946
Place of Birth:
Hampstead, London, England, UK
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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.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | And Mrs. | Derek |
| 2024 | Our Father | |
| 2023 | Harambe | Self / Narrator |
| 2016 | National Theatre Live: The Seagull | Sorin |
| 2013 | National Theatre Live: People | Theodore |
| 2007 | Death at a Funeral | Victor |
| 2005 | Man to Man | Gyllenhaal |
| 2005 | The Wedding Date | Victor Ellis |
| 2005 | Whatever Love Means | Prince Philip |
| 2004 | The I Inside | Doctor Truman |
| 2002 | The King's Beard | King Cuthbert (voice) |
| 2000 | 2001: A Space Travesty | Dr. Griffin Pratt |
| 1998 | Pierre Bonnard: A Love Exposed | Narrator |
| 1998 | The Cater Street Hangman | Edward Ellison |
| 1997 | Bean | Lord Walton |
| 1997 | Gobble | Peter Villiers |
| 1996 | The Peacock Spring | Sir Edward Gwithian |
| 1994 | MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday | Frederick |
| 1990 | The Price of the Bride | Dennis Guant |
| 1986 | Paradise Postponed | Henry Simcox |
| 1984 | To Catch a King | Heydrich |
| 1983 | The Dark Side of the Sun | Raoul |
| 1982 | Strangled | Steve Baker |
| 1981 | Chariots of Fire | Duke of Sutherland |
| 1981 | Dear Brutus | Purdie |
| 1978 | The Copyist | The Copyist |
| 1977 | The Kitchen | Peter |
| 1976 | The Lifeswappers | Bunny/Trevor/Miss Trevor/Dinah |
| 1976 | Beloved | Henry James Prince |
| 1975 | Hennessy | Williams |
| 1974 | Callan | Toby Meres |
| 1973 | The Hireling | Captain Hugh Cantrip |
| 1971 | One Brief Summer | |
| 1970 | The Rivals | Faulkland |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Truelove | David |
| 2019 | The Spanish Princess | Thomas Howard |
| 2018 | Hold the Sunset | Mr. Dugdale |
| 2016 | Our Ex-Wife | George |
| 2015 | Unforgotten | Martin |
| 2014 | Grantchester | Archie Johnson |
| 2010 | Downton Abbey | Hugh 'Shrimpie' MacClare |
| 2009 | Moving On | Eric |
| 2006 | Home Again | |
| 2005 | Jericho | Philip Pickering |
| 2003 | Comedy Connections | |
| 2002 | The Inspector Lynley Mysteries | Dr. Trenarrow |
| 1999 | Loose Women | Self |
| 1998 | The Ambassador | |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murders | Norman Swanscombe |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murders | Grady Palmerston |
| 1995 | Chiller | Richard Cramer |
| 1992 | A Touch of Frost | Richard Darrow |
| 1989 | Joint Account | |
| 1987 | The Ruth Rendell Mysteries | Rev. Henry Archery |
| 1987 | A Perfect Spy | Magnus Pym |
| 1986 | Paradise Postponed | George Augustus Simcox |
| 1985 | A Woman of Substance | Adam Fairley |
| 1984 | Ever Decreasing Circles | |
| 1983 | The Dark Side of the Sun | |
| 1983 | Reilly: Ace of Spies | Fothergill |
| 1979 | Tales of the Unexpected | Keith |
| 1979 | Prince Regent | George, Prince of Wales / King George IV |
| 1978 | Lillie | |
| 1976 | Victorian Scandals | Henry James Prince |
| 1975 | The Love School | John Everett Millais |
| 1974 | The Inheritors | |
| 1972 | The Organization | Richard Pershore |
| 1971 | Elizabeth R | Earl of Southampton |
| 1970 | Play for Today | Purdie |
| 1968 | Cold Comfort Farm | Seth Starkadder |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month | Freddie |