Acting · Hampstead, London, England, UK · Born September 28, 1946
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.
MovieDogspiracy
2025
as Self
MovieOur Father
2024
MovieAnd Mrs.
2024
as Derek
TVTruelove
2024
as David
MovieHarambe
2023
as Self / Narrator
TVRemembers…
2022
TVThe Spanish Princess
2019
as Thomas Howard
TVHold the Sunset
2018
as Mr. Dugdale
MovieNational Theatre Live: The Seagull
2016
as Sorin
TVOur Ex-Wife
2016
as George
TVUnforgotten
2015
as Martin
TVGrantchester
2014
as Archie Johnson
MovieNational Theatre Live: People
2013
as Theodore
American Cafe
2010
as Himself
TVDownton Abbey
2010
as Hugh 'Shrimpie' MacClare
TVMoving On
2009
as Eric
MovieDeath at a Funeral
2007
as Victor
Home Again
2006
MovieWhatever Love Means
2005
as Prince Philip
TVJericho
2005
as Philip Pickering
MovieMan to Man
2005
as Gyllenhaal
MovieThe Wedding Date
2005
as Victor Ellis
MovieThe I Inside
2004
as Doctor Truman
TVComedy Connections
2003
MovieThe King's Beard
2002
as King Cuthbert (voice)
TVThe Inspector Lynley Mysteries
2002
as Dr. Trenarrow
Movie2001: A Space Travesty
2000
as Dr. Griffin Pratt
Cry Wolf
2000
as Dr Anthony Hook
TVLoose Women
1999
as Self
MovieThe Cater Street Hangman
1998
as Edward Ellison
MoviePierre Bonnard: A Love Exposed
1998
as Narrator
TVThe Ambassador
1998
MovieBean
1997
as Lord Walton
TVMidsomer Murders
1997
as Norman Swanscombe
MovieGobble
1997
as Peter Villiers
MovieThe Peacock Spring
1996
as Sir Edward Gwithian
The Man Who Didn't Believe in Ghosts
1995
as Richard Cramer
TVChiller
1995
as Richard Cramer
MovieMacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
1994
as Frederick
TVA Touch of Frost
1992
as Richard Darrow
MovieThe Price of the Bride
1990
as Dennis Guant
TVThe Chief
1990
as Simon Duval
TVJoint Account
1989
TVA Perfect Spy
1987
as Magnus Pym
TVThe Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987
as Rev. Henry Archery
TVParadise Postponed
1986
as George Augustus Simcox
Paradise Postponed
1986
as Henry Simcox
TVA Woman of Substance
1985
as Adam Fairley
A Taste of Honey
1984
as Peter
TVEver Decreasing Circles
1984
MovieTo Catch a King
1984
as Heydrich
TVThe Dark Side of the Sun
1983
TVReilly: Ace of Spies
1983
as Fothergill
Arms and the Man
1983
as Sergius
The Dark Side of the Sun
1983
as Raoul
Strangled
1982
as Steve Baker
Saturday Night Thriller
1982
as Steve Baker
MovieChariots of Fire
1981
as Duke of Sutherland
Dear Brutus
1981
as Purdie
TVPrince Regent
1979
as George, Prince of Wales / King George IV
TVTales of the Unexpected
1979
as Keith
TVLillie
1978
as Oscar Wilde
MovieThe Copyist
1978
as The Copyist
MovieThe Kitchen
1977
as Peter
TVBBC2 Play of the Week
1977
as Peter
The Velvet Glove
1977
as Eddy
MovieBeloved
1976
as Henry James Prince
TVVictorian Scandals
1976
as Henry James Prince
MovieThe Lifeswappers
1976
as Bunny/Trevor/Miss Trevor/Dinah
TVPlays for Britain
1976
as Bunny / Trevor / Miss Trevor / Dinah
MovieHennessy
1975
as Williams
TVThe Love School
1975
as John Everett Millais
The Inheritors
1974
as Michael Gethin
MovieCallan
1974
as Toby Meres
TVZodiac
1974
as Tony Weston
MovieThe Hireling
1973
as Captain Hugh Cantrip
TVThe Organization
1972
as Richard Pershore
MovieOne Brief Summer
1971
TVElizabeth R
1971
as Earl of Southampton
TVPlay for Today
1970
as Purdie
The Rivals
1970
as Faulkland
W. Somerset Maugham
1969
as Tito
TVBig Breadwinner Hog
1969
as Hog
TVCold Comfort Farm
1968
as Seth Starkadder
TVITV Playhouse
1967
as Peter Morris
TVBBC Play of the Month
1965
as Faulkland
