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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

40 acting

1 crew

Popularity

0.9

Known For

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