Peter Egan

Born: 1946-09-28, 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

• Midsomer Murders (1997)
• Downton Abbey (2010)
• A Touch of Frost (1992)
• Unforgotten (2015)
• Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
• Moving On (2009)
• Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983)
• The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2002)
• The Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987)
• The Spanish Princess (2019)
• The Chief (1990)
• Bean (1997)
• Chariots of Fire (1981)
• The Wedding Date (2005)
• The I Inside (2004)
• 2001: A Space Travesty (2000)
• Victorian Scandals (1976)
• Truelove (2024)
• And Mrs. (2024)
• A Perfect Spy (1987)
• Hennessy (1975)
• Man to Man (2005)
• The Lifeswappers (1976)
• Cold Comfort Farm (1968)
• The King's Beard (2002)
• MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday (1994)
• To Catch a King (1984)
• The Peacock Spring (1996)
• The Cater Street Hangman (1998)
• Callan (1974)