Peter Egan

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

72

Gender

Male

Birthday

1946-09-28 (78 years old)

Place of Birth

Hampstead, London, England, UK

Also Known As

  • Peter Joseph Egan

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.

(Wikipedia)

Known For

Bean
6.5%

Bean

Jul 3, 1997

Death at a Funeral
6.9%

Death at a Funeral

Aug 17, 2007

The Wedding Date
6.8%

The Wedding Date

Feb 4, 2005

Downton Abbey
8.1%

Downton Abbey

Sep 26, 2010

Chariots of Fire
6.8%

Chariots of Fire

May 15, 1981

MacGyver
7.7%

MacGyver

Sep 29, 1985

The Spanish Princess
7.6%

The Spanish Princess

May 5, 2019

Midsomer Murders
7.5%

Midsomer Murders

Mar 23, 1997

Midsomer Murders
7.5%

Midsomer Murders

Mar 23, 1997

2001: A Space Travesty
4.3%

2001: A Space Travesty

Oct 31, 2000

The I Inside
6.0%

The I Inside

Mar 21, 2004

Unforgotten
7.7%

Unforgotten

Oct 8, 2015

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Acting

2024
Our Father
2024
And Mrs as Derek
2024
Truelove as David
2023
Harambe as Self / Narrator
2019
The Spanish Princess as Thomas Howard
2018
Hold the Sunset as Mr. Dugdale
2016
National Theatre Live: The Seagull as Sorin
2016
Our Ex-Wife as George
2015
Unforgotten as Martin
2014
Grantchester as Archie Johnson
2013
National Theatre Live: People as Theodore
2010
Downton Abbey as Hugh 'Shrimpie' MacClare
2009
Moving On as Eric
2007
Death at a Funeral as Victor
2006
Home Again
2005
Whatever Love Means as Prince Philip
2005
Jericho as Philip Pickering
2005
Man to Man as Gyllenhaal
2005
The Wedding Date as Victor Ellis
2004
The I Inside as Doctor Truman
2003
Comedy Connections
2002
The King's Beard as King Cuthbert (voice)
2002
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries as Dr. Trenarrow
2000
2001: A Space Travesty as Dr. Griffin Pratt
1999
Loose Women as Self
1998
The Cater Street Hangman as Edward Ellison
1998
Pierre Bonnard: A Love Exposed as Narrator
1998
The Ambassador
1997
Bean as Lord Walton
1997
Midsomer Murders as Norman Swanscombe
1997
Midsomer Murders as Grady Palmerston
1997
Gobble as Peter Villiers
1996
The Peacock Spring as Sir Edward Gwithian
1995
Chiller as Richard Cramer
1994
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday as Frederick
1992
A Touch of Frost as Richard Darrow
1990
The Price of the Bride as Dennis Guant
1989
Joint Account
1987
A Perfect Spy as Magnus Pym
1987
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries as Rev. Henry Archery
1986
Paradise Postponed as George Augustus Simcox
1986
Paradise Postponed as Henry Simcox
1985
MacGyver as Frederick Moran
1985
A Woman of Substance as Adam Fairley
1984
Ever Decreasing Circles
1984
To Catch a King as Heydrich
1983
The Dark Side of the Sun
1983
Reilly: Ace of Spies as Fothergill
1983
The Dark Side of the Sun as Raoul
1982
Strangled as Steve Baker
1981
Chariots of Fire as Duke of Sutherland
1981
Dear Brutus as Purdie
1979
Prince Regent as George, Prince of Wales / King George IV
1979
Tales of the Unexpected as Keith
1978
Lillie
1978
The Copyist as The Copyist
1977
The Kitchen as Peter
1976
Beloved as Henry James Prince
1976
Victorian Scandals as Henry James Prince
1976
The Lifeswappers as Bunny/Trevor/Miss Trevor/Dinah
1975
Hennessy as Williams
1975
The Love School as John Everett Millais
1974
The Inheritors
1974
Callan as Toby Meres
1973
The Hireling as Captain Hugh Cantrip
1972
The Organization as Richard Pershore
1971
One Brief Summer
1971
Elizabeth R as Earl of Southampton
1970
Play for Today as Purdie
1970
The Rivals as Faulkland
1968
Cold Comfort Farm as Seth Starkadder
1965
BBC Play of the Month as Freddie

Production

2024
I Could Never Go Vegan as Executive Producer

Writing

2005
Over There as Writer
2005
Medium as Writer
2004
Postcards from Buster as Writer
2004
Medical Investigation as Writer
2003
Playmakers as Writer
1997
Breaker High as Writer
1994
The Secret World of Alex Mack as Writer
1994
Sweet Valley High as Writer
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