Peter Egan
Acting
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Acting Credits
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...
Known For
Filmography
Dogspiracy
2025
as Self
And Mrs.
2024
as Derek
Our Father
2024
Truelove
2024
as David
Harambe
2023
as Self / Narrator
Remembers…
2022
Remembers…
2022
as Self
The Spanish Princess
2019
as Thomas Howard
Hold the Sunset
2018
as Mr. Dugdale
National Theatre Live: The Seagull
2016
as Sorin
Our Ex-Wife
2016
as George
Unforgotten
2015
as Martin
Grantchester
2014
as Archie Johnson
National Theatre Live: People
2013
as Theodore
American Cafe
2010
as Himself
Downton Abbey
2010
as Hugh 'Shrimpie' MacClare
Moving On
2009
as Eric
Death at a Funeral
2007
as Victor
Home Again
2006
Man to Man
2005
as Gyllenhaal
The Wedding Date
2005
as Victor Ellis
Whatever Love Means
2005
as Prince Philip
Jericho
2005
as Philip Pickering
The I Inside
2004
as Doctor Truman
Comedy Connections
2003
The King's Beard
2002
as King Cuthbert (voice)
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
2002
as Dr. Trenarrow
2001: A Space Travesty
2000
as Dr. Griffin Pratt
Cry Wolf
2000
as Dr Anthony Hook
Loose Women
1999
as Self
Pierre Bonnard: A Love Exposed
1998
as Narrator
The Cater Street Hangman
1998
as Edward Ellison
The Ambassador
1998
Bean
1997
as Lord Walton
Gobble
1997
as Peter Villiers
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Norman Swanscombe
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Grady Palmerston
The Peacock Spring
1996
as Sir Edward Gwithian
The Man Who Didn't Believe in Ghosts
1995
as Richard Cramer
Chiller
1995
as Richard Cramer
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
1994
as Frederick
A Touch of Frost
1992
as Richard Darrow
The Price of the Bride
1990
as Dennis Guant
The Chief
1990
as Simon Duval
Joint Account
1989
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987
as Rev. Henry Archery
A Perfect Spy
1987
as Magnus Pym
Paradise Postponed
1986
as Henry Simcox
Paradise Postponed
1986
as George Augustus Simcox
A Woman of Substance
1985
as Adam Fairley
To Catch a King
1984
as Heydrich
A Taste of Honey
1984
as Peter
Ever Decreasing Circles
1984
A Taste of Honey
1984
as Peter
The Dark Side of the Sun
1983
as Raoul
Arms and the Man
1983
as Sergius
The Dark Side of the Sun
1983
Reilly: Ace of Spies
1983
as Fothergill
Strangled
1982
as Steve Baker
Saturday Night Thriller
1982
as Steve Baker
Chariots of Fire
1981
as Duke of Sutherland
Dear Brutus
1981
as Purdie
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Keith
Prince Regent
1979
as George, Prince of Wales / King George IV
The Copyist
1978
as The Copyist
Lillie
1978
as Oscar Wilde
The Kitchen
1977
as Peter
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
as Peter
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
as Copyist
The Velvet Glove
1977
as Eddy
The Lifeswappers
1976
as Bunny/Trevor/Miss Trevor/Dinah
Beloved
1976
as Henry James Prince
Victorian Scandals
1976
as Henry James Prince
Plays for Britain
1976
as Bunny / Trevor / Miss Trevor / Dinah
Hennessy
1975
as Williams
The Love School
1975
as John Everett Millais
Callan
1974
as Toby Meres
The Inheritors
1974
as Michael Gethin
Zodiac
1974
as Tony Weston
The Hireling
1973
as Captain Hugh Cantrip
The Organization
1972
as Richard Pershore
One Brief Summer
1971
Elizabeth R
1971
as Earl of Southampton
The Rivals
1970
as Faulkland
Play for Today
1970
as Purdie
W. Somerset Maugham
1969
as Tito
Big Breadwinner Hog
1969
as Hog
Cold Comfort Farm
1968
as Seth Starkadder
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Peter Morris
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Faulkland
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Freddie