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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

81

Gender

Male

Birthday

1946-09-28 (79 years old)

Place of Birth

Hampstead, London, England, UK

Also Known As

Peter Joseph Egan

Peter Egan

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" 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. (Wikipedia)

Known For

Acting

Bean

1997

Bean

as

Lord Walton

Death at a Funeral

2007

Death at a Funeral

as

Victor

Man to Man

2005

Man to Man

as

Gyllenhaal

2001: A Space Travesty

2000

2001: A Space Travesty

as

Dr. Griffin Pratt

The Wedding Date

2005

The Wedding Date

as

Victor Ellis

Chariots of Fire

1981

Chariots of Fire

as

Duke of Sutherland

Dear Brutus

1981

Dear Brutus

as

Purdie

The Peacock Spring

1996

The Peacock Spring

as

Sir Edward Gwithian

Gobble

1997

Gobble

as

Peter Villiers

The Hireling

1973

The Hireling

as

Captain Hugh Cantrip

The King's Beard

2002

The King's Beard

as

King Cuthbert (voice)

The Lifeswappers

1976

The Lifeswappers

as

Bunny/Trevor/Miss Trevor/Dinah

To Catch a King

1984

To Catch a King

as

Heydrich

Harambe

2023

Harambe

as

Self / Narrator

The I Inside

2004

The I Inside

as

Doctor Truman

Callan

1974

Callan

as

Toby Meres

The Rivals

1970

The Rivals

as

Faulkland

And Mrs

2024

And Mrs

as

Derek

The Kitchen

1977

The Kitchen

as

Peter

The Cater Street Hangman

1998

The Cater Street Hangman

as

Edward Ellison

Hennessy

1975

Hennessy

as

Williams

The Price of the Bride

1990

The Price of the Bride

as

Dennis Guant

Whatever Love Means

2005

Whatever Love Means

as

Prince Philip

Paradise Postponed

1986

Paradise Postponed

as

Henry Simcox

The Copyist

1978

The Copyist

as

The Copyist

Beloved

1976

Beloved

as

Henry James Prince

Strangled

1982

Strangled

as

Steve Baker

Elizabeth R

Elizabeth R

as

Earl of Southampton

A Touch of Frost

A Touch of Frost

as

Richard Darrow

Jericho

Jericho

as

Philip Pickering

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

as

Rev. Henry Archery

Paradise Postponed

Paradise Postponed

as

George Augustus Simcox

A Woman of Substance

A Woman of Substance

as

Adam Fairley

A Perfect Spy

A Perfect Spy

as

Magnus Pym

Moving On

Moving On

as

Eric

Unforgotten

Unforgotten

as

Martin

Chiller

Chiller

as

Richard Cramer

Our Ex-Wife

Our Ex-Wife

as

George

Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey

as

Hugh 'Shrimpie' MacClare

Hold the Sunset

Hold the Sunset

as

Mr. Dugdale

Cold Comfort Farm

Cold Comfort Farm

as

Seth Starkadder

MacGyver

MacGyver

as

Frederick Moran

The Organization

The Organization

as

Richard Pershore

The Love School

The Love School

as

John Everett Millais

Truelove

Truelove

as

David

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

as

Norman Swanscombe

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

as

Grady Palmerston

The Spanish Princess

The Spanish Princess

as

Thomas Howard

Victorian Scandals

Victorian Scandals

as

Henry James Prince

Grantchester

Grantchester

as

Archie Johnson

Prince Regent

Prince Regent

as

George, Prince of Wales / King George IV

Production

Crew

Directing