Peter Egan
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1946-09-28 (78 years old)
Place of Birth
Hampstead, London, England, UK
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.
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Acting
(2024)
And Mrs
as Derek
(2024)
(2023)
Harambe
as Self / Narrator
(2016)
(2013)
National Theatre Live: People
as Theodore
(2007)
Death at a Funeral
as Victor
(2005)
The Wedding Date
as Victor Ellis
(2005)
Man to Man
as Gyllenhaal
(2005)
Whatever Love Means
as Prince Philip
(2004)
The I Inside
as Doctor Truman
(2002)
The King's Beard
as King Cuthbert (voice)
(2000)
2001: A Space Travesty
as Dr. Griffin Pratt
(1998)
The Cater Street Hangman
as Edward Ellison
(1998)
Pierre Bonnard: A Love Exposed
as Narrator
(1997)
Bean
as Lord Walton
(1997)
Gobble
as Peter Villiers
(1996)
The Peacock Spring
as Sir Edward Gwithian
(1994)
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
as Frederick
(1990)
The Price of the Bride
as Dennis Guant
(1986)
Paradise Postponed
as Henry Simcox
(1984)
To Catch a King
as Heydrich
(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
(1978)
The Copyist
as The Copyist
(1977)
The Kitchen
as Peter
(1976)
The Lifeswappers
as Bunny/Trevor/Miss Trevor/Dinah
(1976)
Beloved
as Henry James Prince
(1975)
Hennessy
as Williams
(1974)
Callan
as Toby Meres
(1973)
The Hireling
as Captain Hugh Cantrip
(1971)
(1970)
The Rivals
as Faulkland
Crew
(2024)
I Could Never Go Vegan
Executive Producer