Peter Egan
Acting
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.
As actor 89
Midsomer Murders
1997
Loose Women
1999
Play for Today
1970
Downton Abbey
2010
Grantchester
2014
BBC Play of the Month
1965
A Touch of Frost
1992
ITV Playhouse
1967
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
Unforgotten
2015
The Spanish Princess
2019
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987
Remembers…
2022
Moving On
2009
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
2002
The Troubleshooters
1965
The Chief
1990
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
Elizabeth R
1971
Reilly: Ace of Spies
1983
W. Somerset Maugham
1969
A Woman of Substance
1985
Bean
1997
Dear Brutus
1981
Comedy Connections
2003
Death at a Funeral
2007
Chariots of Fire
1981
Paradise Postponed
1986
Ever Decreasing Circles
1984
Lillie
1978
Truelove
2024
The Wedding Date
2005
Plays for Britain
1976
The Ambassador
1998
Prince Regent
1979
Hold the Sunset
2018
Beloved
1976
Jericho
2005
Chiller
1995
2001: A Space Travesty
2000
The Love School
1975
Victorian Scandals
1976
Cry Wolf
2000
The Velvet Glove
1977
A Perfect Spy
1987
The Inheritors
1974
Hennessy
1975
Big Breadwinner Hog
1969
Saturday Night Thriller
1982
Zodiac
1974
The King's Beard
2002
The I Inside
2004
The Organization
1972
A Taste of Honey
1984
Cold Comfort Farm
1968
The Dark Side of the Sun
1983
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
1994
Arms and the Man
1983
Dogspiracy
2025
Our Ex-Wife
2016
And Mrs.
2024
Joint Account
1989
The Man Who Didn't Believe in Ghosts
1995
Strangled
1982
The Peacock Spring
1996
A Taste of Honey
1984
The Lifeswappers
1976
The Cater Street Hangman
1998
Home Again
2006
To Catch a King
1984
Our Father
2024
Man to Man
2005
More Great Comedy Moments
2003
Pierre Bonnard: A Love Exposed
1998
National Theatre Live: People
2013
The Dark Side of the Sun
1983
The Price of the Bride
1990
Whatever Love Means
2005
National Theatre Live: The Seagull
2016
Callan
1974
The Hireling
1973
The Kitchen
1977
Paradise Postponed
1986
One Brief Summer
1971
Gobble
1997
Harambe
2023
The Rivals
1970
The Copyist
1978
American Cafe
2010
