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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

38 acting

1 crew

Popularity

0.8

Known For

Bean
Bean
1997 as Lord Walton
★ 6.5
The Wedding Date
The Wedding Date
2005 as Victor Ellis
★ 6.8
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 I Inside
The I Inside
2004 as Doctor Truman
★ 5.9
And Mrs.
And Mrs.
2024 as Derek
★ 5.4
2001: A Space Travesty
2001: A Space Travesty
2000 as Dr. Griffin Pratt
★ 4.3
Man to Man
Man to Man
2005 as Gyllenhaal
★ 6.3
Hennessy
Hennessy
1975 as Williams
★ 5.1
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
1994 as Frederick
★ 6.0
To Catch a King
To Catch a King
1984 as Heydrich
★ 7.0
The Hireling
The Hireling
1973 as Captain Hugh Cantrip
★ 5.8
The King's Beard
The King's Beard
2002 as King Cuthbert (voice)
★ 6.3
The Peacock Spring
The Peacock Spring
1996 as Sir Edward Gwithian
★ 7.3
Gobble
Gobble
1997 as Peter Villiers
★ 8.0
Callan
Callan
1974 as Toby Meres
★ 6.9
National Theatre Live: People
National Theatre Live: People
2013 as Theodore
★ 8.0
The Kitchen
The Kitchen
1977 as Peter
movie
Dear Brutus
1981 as Purdie
The Cater Street Hangman
The Cater Street Hangman
1998 as Edward Ellison
★ 4.8
Whatever Love Means
Whatever Love Means
2005 as Prince Philip
★ 4.3
movie
Paradise Postponed
1986 as Henry Simcox
★ 7.0
Beloved
Beloved
1976 as Henry James Prince
The Copyist
The Copyist
1978 as The Copyist
The Lifeswappers
The Lifeswappers
1976 as Bunny/Trevor/Miss Trevor/Dinah
movie
Arms and the Man
1983 as Sergius
movie
The Rivals
1970 as Faulkland
★ 8.0
One Brief Summer
★ 7.5
movie
The Dark Side of the Sun
1983 as Raoul
movie
American Cafe
2010 as Himself
The Price of the Bride
The Price of the Bride
1990 as Dennis Guant
★ 10.0
Dogspiracy
Dogspiracy
2025 as Self
Harambe
Harambe
2023 as Self / Narrator
movie
Strangled
1982 as Steve Baker
movie
The Man Who Didn't Believe in Ghosts
1995 as Richard Cramer