Peter Egan
Known for Acting
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
Bean
1997
as Lord Walton
Death at a Funeral
2007
as Victor
The Wedding Date
2005
as Victor Ellis
Chariots of Fire
1981
as Duke of Sutherland
The I Inside
2004
as Doctor Truman
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
1994
as Frederick
And Mrs.
2024
as Derek
2001: A Space Travesty
2000
as Dr. Griffin Pratt
Hennessy
1975
as Williams
Man to Man
2005
as Gyllenhaal
To Catch a King
1984
as Heydrich
The Hireling
1973
as Captain Hugh Cantrip
Dear Brutus
1981
as Purdie
The Kitchen
1977
as Peter
Whatever Love Means
2005
as Prince Philip
National Theatre Live: People
2013
as Theodore
Callan
1974
as Toby Meres
The King's Beard
2002
as King Cuthbert (voice)
The Cater Street Hangman
1998
as Edward Ellison
The Peacock Spring
1996
as Sir Edward Gwithian