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…
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Filmography
Acting (88)
Movies (39)
Dogspiracy
2025as Self
And Mrs.
2024as Derek
Our Father
2024
Harambe
2023as Self / Narrator
National Theatre Live: The Seagull
2016as Sorin
National Theatre Live: People
2013as Theodore
American Cafe
2010as Himself
Death at a Funeral
2007as Victor
The Wedding Date
2005as Victor Ellis
Man to Man
2005as Gyllenhaal
Whatever Love Means
2005as Prince Philip
The I Inside
2004as Doctor Truman
The King's Beard
2002as King Cuthbert (voice)
2001: A Space Travesty
2000as Dr. Griffin Pratt
The Cater Street Hangman
1998as Edward Ellison
Pierre Bonnard: A Love Exposed
1998as Narrator
Bean
1997as Lord Walton
Gobble
1997as Peter Villiers
The Story of Bean
1997as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Peacock Spring
1996as Sir Edward Gwithian
The Man Who Didn't Believe in Ghosts
1995as Richard Cramer
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
1994as Frederick
The Price of the Bride
1990as Dennis Guant
Paradise Postponed
1986as Henry Simcox
To Catch a King
1984as Heydrich
The Dark Side of the Sun
1983as Raoul
Arms and the Man
1983as Sergius
Strangled
1982as Steve Baker
Chariots of Fire
1981as Duke of Sutherland
Dear Brutus
1981as Purdie
The Copyist
1978as The Copyist
The Kitchen
1977as Peter
The Lifeswappers
1976as Bunny/Trevor/Miss Trevor/Dinah
Beloved
1976as Henry James Prince
Hennessy
1975as Williams
Callan
1974as Toby Meres
The Hireling
1973as Captain Hugh Cantrip
One Brief Summer
1971 The Rivals
1970as Faulkland
Television (49)
Truelove
2024as David
Remembers…
2022as Self
The Spanish Princess
2019as Thomas Howard
Hold the Sunset
2018as Mr. Dugdale
Our Ex-Wife
2016as George
Unforgotten
2015as Martin
Grantchester
2014as Archie Johnson
Downton Abbey
2010as Hugh 'Shrimpie' MacClare
Moving On
2009as Eric
Home Again
2006
Jericho
2005as Philip Pickering
Comedy Connections
2003
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
2002as Dr. Trenarrow
Cry Wolf
2000as Dr Anthony Hook
Loose Women
1999as Self
The Ambassador
1998
Midsomer Murders
1997as Norman Swanscombe
Chiller
1995as Richard Cramer
A Touch of Frost
1992as Richard Darrow
The Chief
1990as Simon Duval
Joint Account
1989
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987as Rev. Henry Archery
A Perfect Spy
1987as Magnus Pym
Paradise Postponed
1986as George Augustus Simcox
MacGyver
1985as Frederick Moran
A Woman of Substance
1985as Adam Fairley
Ever Decreasing Circles
1984 A Taste of Honey
1984as Peter
Reilly: Ace of Spies
1983as Fothergill
The Dark Side of the Sun
1983 Saturday Night Thriller
1982as Steve Baker
Tales of the Unexpected
1979as Keith
Prince Regent
1979as George, Prince of Wales / King George IV
Lillie
1978as Oscar Wilde
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977as Peter
The Velvet Glove
1977as Eddy
Victorian Scandals
1976as Henry James Prince
Plays for Britain
1976as Bunny / Trevor / Miss Trevor / Dinah
The Love School
1975as John Everett Millais
Zodiac
1974as Tony Weston
The Inheritors
1974as Michael Gethin
The Organization
1972as Richard Pershore
Elizabeth R
1971as Earl of Southampton
Play for Today
1970as Purdie
Big Breadwinner Hog
1969as Hog
W. Somerset Maugham
1969as Tito
Cold Comfort Farm
1968as Seth Starkadder
ITV Playhouse
1967as Peter Morris
BBC Play of the Month
1965as Faulkland
Crew (9)
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