Acting
Peter Egan
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Sep 28, 1946
- Place of birth
- Hampstead, London, England, UK
- Also known as
- Peter Joseph 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.Read more
Acting credits
Midsomer Murders
Norman Swanscombe / Grady Palmerston
Loose Women
Self
Play for Today
Purdie
Downton Abbey
Hugh 'Shrimpie' MacClare
A Touch of Frost
Richard Darrow
BBC Play of the Month
Faulkland / Freddie
ITV Playhouse
Peter Morris
Tales of the Unexpected
Keith
Unforgotten
Martin
Grantchester
Archie Johnson
The Troubleshooters
Reporter
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Rev. Henry Archery
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
Dr. Trenarrow
Remembers…
Self
Moving On
Eric
The Spanish Princess
Thomas Howard
The Chief
Simon Duval
BBC2 Play of the Week
Peter / Copyist
Comedy Connections
A Woman of Substance
Adam Fairley
Reilly: Ace of Spies
Fothergill
Ever Decreasing Circles
Elizabeth R
Earl of Southampton
W. Somerset Maugham
Tito
Paradise Postponed
George Augustus Simcox
Chiller
Richard Cramer
Lillie
Oscar Wilde
Hold the Sunset
Mr. Dugdale
The Ambassador
Jericho
Philip Pickering
Truelove
David
Prince Regent
George, Prince of Wales / King George IV
Victorian Scandals
Henry James Prince
A Perfect Spy
Magnus Pym
The Inheritors
Michael Gethin
The Dark Side of the Sun
Plays for Britain
Bunny / Trevor / Miss Trevor / Dinah
The Love School
John Everett Millais
Zodiac
Tony Weston
The Organization
Richard Pershore
Big Breadwinner Hog
Hog
Cold Comfort Farm
Seth Starkadder
Our Ex-Wife
George
Joint Account
A Taste of Honey
Peter
The Velvet Glove
Eddy
Saturday Night Thriller
Steve Baker
Home Again
Cry Wolf
Dr Anthony Hook