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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Bean
as Lord Walton
1997
Death at a Funeral
as Victor
2007
Man to Man
as Gyllenhaal
2005
2001: A Space Travesty
as Dr. Griffin Pratt
2000
The Wedding Date
as Victor Ellis
2005
Chariots of Fire
as Duke of Sutherland
1981
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
as Frederick
1994
Dear Brutus
as Purdie
1981
The Peacock Spring
as Sir Edward Gwithian
1996
Gobble
as Peter Villiers
1997
The Hireling
as Captain Hugh Cantrip
1973
The King's Beard
as King Cuthbert (voice)
2002
Pierre Bonnard: A Love Exposed
as Narrator
1998
The Lifeswappers
as Bunny/Trevor/Miss Trevor/Dinah
1976
To Catch a King
as Heydrich
1984
Harambe
as Self / Narrator
2023
National Theatre Live: People
as Theodore
2013
The I Inside
as Doctor Truman
2004
Callan
as Toby Meres
1974
The Dark Side of the Sun
as Raoul
1983
TV Appearances
Ever Decreasing Circles
1984
Elizabeth R
as Earl of Southampton
1971
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
as Dr. Trenarrow
2002
Tales of the Unexpected
as Keith
1979
Comedy Connections
2003
A Touch of Frost
as Richard Darrow
1992
The Dark Side of the Sun
1983
Home Again
2006
Jericho
as Philip Pickering
2005
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
as Rev. Henry Archery
1987
Paradise Postponed
as George Augustus Simcox
1986
Joint Account
1989