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, 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.
Born: 28 September 1946
Played In
Dogspiracy
Self
Our Father
And Mrs.
Derek
Truelove
David
Harambe
Self / Narrator
Remembers…
Remembers…
Self
The Spanish Princess
Thomas Howard
Hold the Sunset
Mr. Dugdale
National Theatre Live: The Seagull
Sorin
Our Ex-Wife
George
Unforgotten
Martin
Grantchester
Archie Johnson
National Theatre Live: People
Theodore
American Cafe
Himself
Downton Abbey
Hugh 'Shrimpie' MacClare
Moving On
Eric
Death at a Funeral
Victor
Home Again
Whatever Love Means
Prince Philip
Jericho
Philip Pickering
Man to Man
Gyllenhaal
The Wedding Date
Victor Ellis
The I Inside
Doctor Truman
Comedy Connections
The King's Beard
King Cuthbert (voice)
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
Dr. Trenarrow
2001: A Space Travesty
Dr. Griffin Pratt
Cry Wolf
Dr Anthony Hook
Loose Women
Self
The Cater Street Hangman
Edward Ellison
Pierre Bonnard: A Love Exposed
Narrator
The Ambassador
Bean
Lord Walton
Midsomer Murders
Norman Swanscombe
Midsomer Murders
Grady Palmerston
Gobble
Peter Villiers
The Peacock Spring
Sir Edward Gwithian
The Man Who Didn't Believe in Ghosts
Richard Cramer
Chiller
Richard Cramer
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
Frederick
A Touch of Frost
Richard Darrow
The Price of the Bride
Dennis Guant
The Chief
Simon Duval
Joint Account
A Perfect Spy
Magnus Pym
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Rev. Henry Archery
Paradise Postponed
George Augustus Simcox
Paradise Postponed
Henry Simcox
A Woman of Substance
Adam Fairley
A Taste of Honey
Peter
Ever Decreasing Circles
To Catch a King
Heydrich
The Dark Side of the Sun
Reilly: Ace of Spies
Fothergill
Arms and the Man
Sergius
The Dark Side of the Sun
Raoul
Strangled
Steve Baker
Chariots of Fire
Duke of Sutherland
Dear Brutus
Purdie
Prince Regent
George, Prince of Wales / King George IV
Tales of the Unexpected
Keith
Lillie
Oscar Wilde
The Copyist
The Copyist
The Kitchen
Peter
BBC2 Play of the Week
Peter
BBC2 Play of the Week
Copyist
The Velvet Glove
Eddy
Beloved
Henry James Prince
Victorian Scandals
Henry James Prince
The Lifeswappers
Bunny/Trevor/Miss Trevor/Dinah
Plays for Britain
Bunny / Trevor / Miss Trevor / Dinah
Hennessy
Williams
The Love School
John Everett Millais
The Inheritors
Michael Gethin
Callan
Toby Meres
Zodiac
Tony Weston
The Hireling
Captain Hugh Cantrip
The Organization
Richard Pershore
One Brief Summer
Elizabeth R
Earl of Southampton
Play for Today
Purdie
The Rivals
Faulkland
W. Somerset Maugham
Tito
Cold Comfort Farm
Seth Starkadder
ITV Playhouse
Peter Morris
BBC Play of the Month
Faulkland
BBC Play of the Month
Freddie