Birthday:
Sep 28, 1946
Place of Birth: Hampstead, London, England, UK
Place of Birth: Hampstead, London, England, UK
Peter Egan
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)
Filmography
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Bean | Lord Walton | 1997 |
| Death at a Funeral | Victor | 2007 |
| Man to Man | Gyllenhaal | 2005 |
| 2001: A Space Travesty | Dr. Griffin Pratt | 2000 |
| The Wedding Date | Victor Ellis | 2005 |
| Chariots of Fire | Duke of Sutherland | 1981 |
| MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday | Frederick | 1994 |
| Dear Brutus | Purdie | 1981 |
| The Peacock Spring | Sir Edward Gwithian | 1996 |
| Gobble | Peter Villiers | 1997 |
| The Hireling | Captain Hugh Cantrip | 1973 |
| The King's Beard | King Cuthbert (voice) | 2002 |
| Pierre Bonnard: A Love Exposed | Narrator | 1998 |
| The Lifeswappers | Bunny/Trevor/Miss Trevor/Dinah | 1976 |
| To Catch a King | Heydrich | 1984 |
| Harambe | Self / Narrator | 2023 |
| National Theatre Live: People | Theodore | 2013 |
| The I Inside | Doctor Truman | 2004 |
| Callan | Toby Meres | 1974 |
| The Dark Side of the Sun | Raoul | 1983 |
| The Rivals | Faulkland | 1970 |
| National Theatre Live: The Seagull | Sorin | 2016 |
| And Mrs | Derek | 2024 |
| The Kitchen | Peter | 1977 |
| The Cater Street Hangman | Edward Ellison | 1998 |
| Hennessy | Williams | 1975 |
| The Price of the Bride | Dennis Guant | 1990 |
| Whatever Love Means | Prince Philip | 2005 |
| One Brief Summer | 1971 | |
| Paradise Postponed | Henry Simcox | 1986 |
| The Copyist | The Copyist | 1978 |
| Beloved | Henry James Prince | 1976 |
| Our Father | 2024 | Series | Cast | Year |
| Ever Decreasing Circles | 1984 | |
| Elizabeth R | Earl of Southampton | 1971 |
| The Inspector Lynley Mysteries | Dr. Trenarrow | 2002 |
| Tales of the Unexpected | Keith | 1979 |
| Comedy Connections | 2003 | |
| A Touch of Frost | Richard Darrow | 1992 |
| The Dark Side of the Sun | 1983 | |
| Home Again | 2006 | |
| Jericho | Philip Pickering | 2005 |
| Lillie | 1978 | |
| The Ruth Rendell Mysteries | Rev. Henry Archery | 1987 |
| Paradise Postponed | George Augustus Simcox | 1986 |
| Joint Account | 1989 | |
| A Woman of Substance | Adam Fairley | 1985 |
| BBC Play of the Month | Freddie | 1965 |
| The Inheritors | 1974 | |
| A Perfect Spy | Magnus Pym | 1987 |
| Moving On | Eric | 2009 |
| Unforgotten | Martin | 2015 |
| Chiller | Richard Cramer | 1995 |
| The Ambassador | 1998 | |
| Our Ex-Wife | George | 2016 |
| Downton Abbey | Hugh 'Shrimpie' MacClare | 2010 |
| Hold the Sunset | Mr. Dugdale | 2018 |
| Cold Comfort Farm | Seth Starkadder | 1968 |
| MacGyver | Frederick Moran | 1985 |
| The Organization | Richard Pershore | 1972 |
| The Love School | John Everett Millais | 1975 |
| Truelove | David | 2024 |
| Midsomer Murders | Norman Swanscombe | 1997 |
| Midsomer Murders | Grady Palmerston | 1997 |
| Play for Today | Purdie | 1970 |
| Loose Women | Self | 1999 |
| The Spanish Princess | Thomas Howard | 2019 |
| Reilly: Ace of Spies | Fothergill | 1983 |
| Victorian Scandals | Henry James Prince | 1976 |
