Peter Egan
Known for: Actor
Born: 28 September 1946 (age 80), Hampstead, London, England, UK
Credits: 60+ titles
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
Our Father
And Mrs.
Truelove
Remembers…
The Spanish Princess
Hold the Sunset
National Theatre Live: The Seagull
Our Ex-Wife
Unforgotten
Grantchester
National Theatre Live: People
Downton Abbey
Moving On
Death at a Funeral
Home Again
Whatever Love Means
Jericho
Man to Man
The Wedding Date
The I Inside
Comedy Connections
More Great Comedy Moments
The King's Beard
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
2001: A Space Travesty
Cry Wolf
The Cater Street Hangman
Pierre Bonnard: A Love Exposed
The Ambassador
Bean
Midsomer Murders
Gobble
The Peacock Spring
The Man Who Didn't Believe in Ghosts
Chiller
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
A Touch of Frost
The Price of the Bride
The Chief
Joint Account
A Perfect Spy
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Paradise Postponed
Paradise Postponed
A Woman of Substance
A Taste of Honey
A Taste of Honey
Ever Decreasing Circles
To Catch a King
The Dark Side of the Sun
Reilly: Ace of Spies
Arms and the Man
The Dark Side of the Sun
Strangled
Saturday Night Thriller
Chariots of Fire
Dear Brutus
Prince Regent
Tales of the Unexpected
Lillie