About
Peter Egan
Overview
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
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| 2024 | Our Father | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2024 | And Mrs | Actor | Derek | 58 Average |
| 2024 | Truelove | Actor | David | 69 Fair |
| 2023 | Harambe | Actor | Self / Narrator | N/A N/A |
| 2018 | Hold the Sunset | Actor | Mr. Dugdale | 69 Fair |
| 2016 | National Theatre Live: The Seagull | Actor | Sorin | N/A N/A |
| 2016 | Our Ex-Wife | Actor | George | 69 Fair |
| 2015 | Downton Abbey: The Finale | Actor | Hugh 'Shrimpie' MacClare | N/A N/A |
| 2013 | National Theatre Live: People | Actor | Theodore | 59 Average |
| 2012 | Downton Abbey: A Journey to the Highlands | Actor | Hugh 'Shrimpie' MacClare | N/A N/A |
| 2007 | Death at a Funeral | Actor | Victor | 66 Fair |
| 2006 | Home Again | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2005 | Whatever Love Means | Actor | Prince Philip | 58 Average |
| 2005 | Man to Man | Actor | Gyllenhaal | 59 Average |
| 2005 | The Wedding Date | Actor | Victor Ellis | 65 Fair |
| 2004 | The I Inside | Actor | Doctor Truman | 59 Average |
| 2002 | The King's Beard | Actor | King Cuthbert (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2000 | 2001: A Space Travesty | Actor | Dr. Griffin Pratt | 53 Average |
| 1998 | The Cater Street Hangman | Actor | Edward Ellison | 58 Average |
| 1998 | Pierre Bonnard: A Love Exposed | Actor | Narrator | N/A N/A |
| 1997 | Bean | Actor | Lord Walton | 63 Fair |
| 1997 | Gobble | Actor | Peter Villiers | N/A N/A |
| 1996 | The Peacock Spring | Actor | Sir Edward Gwithian | 59 Average |
| 1994 | MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday | Actor | Frederick | 58 Average |
| 1990 | The Price of the Bride | Actor | Dennis Guant | N/A N/A |
| 1989 | Joint Account | Actor | 69 Fair |
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| 1987 | A Perfect Spy | Actor | Magnus Pym | 68 Fair |
| 1986 | Paradise Postponed | Actor | George Augustus Simcox | 69 Fair |
| 1986 | Paradise Postponed | Actor | Henry Simcox | 59 Average |
| 1985 | A Woman of Substance | Actor | Adam Fairley | 69 Fair |
| 1984 | Ever Decreasing Circles | Actor | 70 Good |
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| 1984 | To Catch a King | Actor | Heydrich | 58 Average |
| 1983 | The Dark Side of the Sun | Actor | 69 Fair |
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| 1983 | The Dark Side of the Sun | Actor | Raoul | N/A N/A |
| 1981 | Chariots of Fire | Actor | Duke of Sutherland | 64 Fair |
| 1981 | Dear Brutus | Actor | Purdie | N/A N/A |
| 1978 | The Copyist | Actor | The Copyist | N/A N/A |
| 1977 | The Kitchen | Actor | Peter | N/A N/A |
| 1976 | Beloved | Actor | Henry James Prince | N/A N/A |
| 1976 | The Lifeswappers | Actor | Bunny/Trevor/Miss Trevor/Dinah | N/A N/A |
| 1975 | Hennessy | Actor | Williams | 58 Average |
| 1975 | The Love School | Actor | John Everett Millais | N/A N/A |
| 1974 | The Inheritors | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 1974 | Callan | Actor | Toby Meres | 59 Average |
| 1973 | The Hireling | Actor | Captain Hugh Cantrip | 58 Average |
| 1972 | The Organization | Actor | Richard Pershore | 69 Fair |
| 1971 | One Brief Summer | Actor | 58 Average |
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| 1970 | The Rivals | Actor | Faulkland | 58 Average |
| 1968 | Cold Comfort Farm | Actor | Seth Starkadder | N/A N/A |
Production |
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| 2024 | I Could Never Go Vegan | Production | Executive Producer | 59 Average |