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