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Peter Egan

Peter Egan

Known For Acting
Birthday Sep 28, 1946 (79)
Birthplace Hampstead, London, England, UK
Popularity 0.7 (history)
Updated Aug 08, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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" Ma ... cClare, 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. (Wikipedia)

Known For

Filmography

And Mrs

And Mrs

2024

as Derek

Death at a Funeral

Death at a Funeral

2007

as Victor

Whatever Love Means

Whatever Love Means

2005

as Prince Philip

The Wedding Date

The Wedding Date

2005

as Victor Ellis

Man to Man

Man to Man

2005

as Gyllenhaal

The I Inside

The I Inside

2004

as Doctor Truman

The King's Beard

The King's Beard

2002

as King Cuthbert (voice)

2001: A Space Travesty

2001: A Space Travesty

2000

as Dr. Griffin Pratt

The Cater Street Hangman

The Cater Street Hangman

1998

as Edward Ellison

Gobble

Gobble

1997

as Peter Villiers

Bean

Bean

1997

as Lord Walton

The Peacock Spring

The Peacock Spring

1996

as Sir Edward Gwithian

MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday

MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday

1994

as Frederick

The Price of the Bride

The Price of the Bride

1990

as Dennis Guant

Paradise Postponed

Paradise Postponed

1986

as Henry Simcox

To Catch a King

To Catch a King

1984

as Heydrich

The Dark Side of the Sun

The Dark Side of the Sun

1983

as Raoul

Chariots of Fire

Chariots of Fire

1981

as Duke of Sutherland

The Lifeswappers

The Lifeswappers

1976

as Bunny/Trevor/Miss Trevor/Dinah

Hennessy

Hennessy

1975

as Williams

Callan

Callan

1974

as Toby Meres

The Hireling

The Hireling

1973

as Captain Hugh Cantrip

The Rivals

The Rivals

1970

as Faulkland

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I Could Never Go Vegan

I Could Never Go Vegan

2024

Executive Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Unforgotten

as Martin

Episodes: 24

First Aired: Oct 08, 2015

Paradise Postponed

as George Augustus Simcox

Episodes: 14

First Aired: Sep 15, 1986

Hold the Sunset

as Mr. Dugdale

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Feb 18, 2018

A Perfect Spy

as Magnus Pym

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Nov 04, 1987

The Organization

as Richard Pershore

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Apr 16, 1972

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

as Rev. Henry Archery

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Aug 02, 1987

The Love School

as John Everett Millais

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jan 22, 1975

Truelove

as David

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jan 03, 2024

Downton Abbey

as Hugh 'Shrimpie' MacClare

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 26, 2010

Reilly: Ace of Spies

as Fothergill

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 05, 1983

A Woman of Substance

as Adam Fairley

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 02, 1985

Cold Comfort Farm

as Seth Starkadder

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jun 22, 1968

The Spanish Princess

as Thomas Howard

Episodes: 3

First Aired: May 05, 2019

Elizabeth R

as Earl of Southampton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 17, 1971

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

as Dr. Trenarrow

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 08, 2002

Tales of the Unexpected

as Keith

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 24, 1979

A Touch of Frost

as Richard Darrow

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 06, 1992

Jericho

as Philip Pickering

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 16, 2005

BBC Play of the Month

as Freddie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 19, 1965

Moving On

as Eric

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 18, 2009

Chiller

as Richard Cramer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 09, 1995

Our Ex-Wife

as George

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 01, 2016

MacGyver

as Frederick Moran

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1985

Midsomer Murders

as Norman Swanscombe

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 23, 1997

Midsomer Murders

as Grady Palmerston

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 23, 1997

Play for Today

as Purdie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 15, 1970

Victorian Scandals

as Henry James Prince

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 03, 1976

Ever Decreasing Circles

Episodes: 26

First Aired: Jan 29, 1984

Joint Account

Episodes: 16

First Aired: Jan 26, 1989

Lillie

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Sep 24, 1978

The Dark Side of the Sun

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Sep 13, 1983

Home Again

Episodes: 6

First Aired: May 05, 2006

The Inheritors

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Aug 14, 1974

The Ambassador

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 04, 1998

Comedy Connections

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 09, 2003

Loose Women

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1999

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