Peter Egan
Actor
- Born
- September 28, 1946 (age 80) · Hampstead, London, England, UK
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
Bean
July 3, 1997
Death at a Funeral
August 17, 2007
The Wedding Date
February 4, 2005
Chariots of Fire
May 15, 1981
2001: A Space Travesty
October 31, 2000
The I Inside
March 21, 2004
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
November 24, 1994
Man to Man
April 13, 2005
The Hireling
June 10, 1973
And Mrs.
September 20, 2024
Callan
May 23, 1974
Hennessy
December 31, 1975
Acting39
- 2025Dogspiracy as Self
- 2024Our Father
- 2024And Mrs. as Derek
- 2023Harambe as Self / Narrator
- 2016National Theatre Live: The Seagull as Sorin
- 2013National Theatre Live: People as Theodore
- 2010American Cafe as Himself
- 2007Death at a Funeral as Victor
- 2005Whatever Love Means as Prince Philip
- 2005Man to Man as Gyllenhaal