Acting
Peter Egan
EN cinema · 41 credits
Born
28 September 1946 (age 80)
Birthplace
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.
Known for
Filmography
Dogspiracy
as Self
And Mrs.
as Derek
I Could Never Go Vegan
Executive Producer
Harambe
as Self / Narrator
National Theatre Live: People
as Theodore
Death at a Funeral
as Victor
Man to Man
as Gyllenhaal
The Wedding Date
as Victor Ellis
Whatever Love Means
as Prince Philip
The I Inside
as Doctor Truman
More Great Comedy Moments
as Paul Ryman (archive footage)
The King's Beard
as King Cuthbert (voice)
2001: A Space Travesty
as Dr. Griffin Pratt
The Cater Street Hangman
as Edward Ellison
Bean
as Lord Walton
Gobble
as Peter Villiers
The Peacock Spring
as Sir Edward Gwithian
The Man Who Didn't Believe in Ghosts
1995
The Man Who Didn't Believe in Ghosts
as Richard Cramer
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
as Frederick
The Price of the Bride
as Dennis Guant
Paradise Postponed
1986
Paradise Postponed
as Henry Simcox
To Catch a King
as Heydrich
Strangled
1982
Strangled
as Steve Baker
Chariots of Fire
as Duke of Sutherland
Dear Brutus
as Purdie
The Copyist
as The Copyist
The Kitchen
as Peter
The Lifeswappers
as Bunny/Trevor/Miss Trevor/Dinah
Beloved
as Henry James Prince
Hennessy
as Williams
Callan
as Toby Meres
The Hireling
as Captain Hugh Cantrip
The Rivals
1970
The Rivals
as Faulkland