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Peter Egan
Peter Egan

Peter Egan

ActingBorn September 28, 1946 (age 79)Hampstead, London, England, UK

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.

Filmography

2025
Dogspiracy

as Self

Movie
2024Movie
2024
And Mrs.

as Derek

Movie
2024
Truelove

as David

TV
2023
Harambe

as Self / Narrator

Movie
2022TV
2019
The Spanish Princess

as Thomas Howard

TV
2018
Hold the Sunset

as Mr. Dugdale

TV
2016
Our Ex-Wife

as George

TV
2015
Unforgotten

as Martin

TV
2014
Grantchester

as Archie Johnson

TV
2013Movie
2010
American Cafe

as Himself

Movie
2010
Downton Abbey

as Hugh 'Shrimpie' MacClare

TV
2009
Moving On

as Eric

TV
2007Movie
2005
Whatever Love Means

as Prince Philip

Movie
2005
Jericho

as Philip Pickering

TV
2005
Man to Man

as Gyllenhaal

Movie
2005
The Wedding Date

as Victor Ellis

Movie
2004
The I Inside

as Doctor Truman

Movie
2002
The King's Beard

as King Cuthbert (voice)

Movie
2002TV
2000
2001: A Space Travesty

as Dr. Griffin Pratt

Movie
2000
Cry Wolf

as Dr Anthony Hook

TV
1999TV
1998
The Cater Street Hangman

as Edward Ellison

Movie
1998Movie
1997
Bean

as Lord Walton

Movie
1997
Midsomer Murders

as Norman Swanscombe

TV
1997
Midsomer Murders

as Grady Palmerston

TV
1997
Gobble

as Peter Villiers

Movie
1996
The Peacock Spring

as Sir Edward Gwithian

Movie
1995Movie
1995
Chiller

as Richard Cramer

TV
1994Movie
1992
A Touch of Frost

as Richard Darrow

TV
1990
The Price of the Bride

as Dennis Guant

Movie
1990
The Chief

as Simon Duval

TV
1987
A Perfect Spy

as Magnus Pym

TV
1987
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

as Rev. Henry Archery

TV
1986
Paradise Postponed

as George Augustus Simcox

TV
1986
Paradise Postponed

as Henry Simcox

Movie
1985
A Woman of Substance

as Adam Fairley

TV
1984TV
1984
To Catch a King

as Heydrich

Movie
1983TV
1983Movie
1983Movie
1982
Strangled

as Steve Baker

Movie
1981
Chariots of Fire

as Duke of Sutherland

Movie
1981
Dear Brutus

as Purdie

Movie
1979
Prince Regent

as George, Prince of Wales / King George IV

TV
1978
Lillie

as Oscar Wilde

TV
1978
The Copyist

as The Copyist

Movie
1977
The Kitchen

as Peter

Movie
1977TV
1977TV
1977TV
1976
Beloved

as Henry James Prince

Movie
1976
Victorian Scandals

as Henry James Prince

TV
1976
The Lifeswappers

as Bunny/Trevor/Miss Trevor/Dinah

Movie
1976
Plays for Britain

as Bunny / Trevor / Miss Trevor / Dinah

TV
1975
Hennessy

as Williams

Movie
1975
The Love School

as John Everett Millais

TV
1974
The Inheritors

as Michael Gethin

TV
1974
Callan

as Toby Meres

Movie
1974
Zodiac

as Tony Weston

TV
1973
The Hireling

as Captain Hugh Cantrip

Movie
1972
The Organization

as Richard Pershore

TV
1971
Elizabeth R

as Earl of Southampton

TV
1970TV
1970
The Rivals

as Faulkland

Movie
1969TV
1968
Cold Comfort Farm

as Seth Starkadder

TV
1967
ITV Playhouse

as Peter Morris

TV
1965TV
1965TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdaySeptember 28, 1946
Place of BirthHampstead, London, England, UK
Popularity0.8