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Peter Egan

Peter 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

Born

Sep 28, 1946

Hampstead, London, England, UK

Known For

Acting

Movies

39 acting

1 crew

Popularity

0.8

Known For

Bean
Bean
1997 • as Lord Walton
★ 6.5
Death at a Funeral
Death at a Funeral
2007 • as Victor
★ 6.9
Chariots of Fire
Chariots of Fire
1981 • as Duke of Sutherland
★ 6.8
The Wedding Date
The Wedding Date
2005 • as Victor Ellis
★ 6.8
2001: A Space Travesty
2001: A Space Travesty
2000 • as Dr. Griffin Pratt
★ 4.3
The I Inside
The I Inside
2004 • as Doctor Truman
★ 5.9
And Mrs.
And Mrs.
2024 • as Derek
★ 5.5
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
1994 • as Frederick
★ 6.0
Dear Brutus
Dear Brutus
1981 • as Purdie
Hennessy
Hennessy
1975 • as Williams
★ 5.2
Man to Man
Man to Man
2005 • as Gyllenhaal
★ 6.3
The King's Beard
The King's Beard
2002 • as King Cuthbert (voice)
★ 6.3
National Theatre Live: People
National Theatre Live: People
2013 • as Theodore
★ 8.0
To Catch a King
To Catch a King
1984 • as Heydrich
★ 7.0
Callan
Callan
1974 • as Toby Meres
★ 6.9
The Cater Street Hangman
The Cater Street Hangman
1998 • as Edward Ellison
★ 4.8
A Taste of Honey
A Taste of Honey
1984 • as Peter
Dogspiracy
Dogspiracy
2025 • as Self
The Hireling
The Hireling
1973 • as Captain Hugh Cantrip
★ 5.8
More Great Comedy Moments
More Great Comedy Moments
2003 • as Paul Ryman (archive footage)
movie
The Man Who Didn't Believe in Ghosts
1995 • as Richard Cramer
The Price of the Bride
The Price of the Bride
1990 • as Dennis Guant
★ 10.0
Gobble
Gobble
1997 • as Peter Villiers
★ 8.0
The Kitchen
The Kitchen
1977 • as Peter
Beloved
Beloved
1976 • as Henry James Prince
Whatever Love Means
Whatever Love Means
2005 • as Prince Philip
★ 4.2
movie
Arms and the Man
1983 • as Sergius
The Lifeswappers
The Lifeswappers
1976 • as Bunny/Trevor/Miss Trevor/Dinah
The Peacock Spring
The Peacock Spring
1996 • as Sir Edward Gwithian
★ 7.3
movie
Strangled
1982 • as Steve Baker
movie
The Rivals
1970 • as Faulkland
★ 8.0
One Brief Summer
★ 7.5
The Copyist
The Copyist
1978 • as The Copyist
Harambe
Harambe
2023 • as Self / Narrator
movie
Paradise Postponed
1986 • as Henry Simcox
★ 7.0
movie
American Cafe
2010 • as Himself