Peter Egan

Cast

Peter Egan

Acting

Known for

Acting

Born

1946-09-28

From

Hampstead, London, England, UK

Also known as Peter Joseph 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.

Bean
6.5
MOVIE1997

Bean

as Lord Walton

Death at a Funeral
6.9
MOVIE2007

Death at a Funeral

as Victor

The Wedding Date
6.8
MOVIE2005

The Wedding Date

as Victor Ellis

Chariots of Fire
6.8
MOVIE1981

Chariots of Fire

as Duke of Sutherland

The I Inside
5.9
MOVIE2004

The I Inside

as Doctor Truman

Hennessy
5.1
MOVIE1975

Hennessy

as Williams

2001: A Space Travesty
4.3
MOVIE2000

2001: A Space Travesty

as Dr. Griffin Pratt

And Mrs.
5.4
MOVIE2024

And Mrs.

as Derek

The Copyist
MOVIE1978

The Copyist

as The Copyist

MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
6.0
MOVIE1994

MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday

as Frederick

The Cater Street Hangman
4.8
MOVIE1998

The Cater Street Hangman

as Edward Ellison

The Hireling
5.8
MOVIE1973

The Hireling

as Captain Hugh Cantrip

The King's Beard
6.3
MOVIE2002

The King's Beard

as King Cuthbert (voice)

Dear Brutus
MOVIE1981

Dear Brutus

as Purdie

Man to Man
6.3
MOVIE2005

Man to Man

as Gyllenhaal

To Catch a King
7.0
MOVIE1984

To Catch a King

as Heydrich

Callan
6.9
MOVIE1974

Callan

as Toby Meres

The Lifeswappers
MOVIE1976

The Lifeswappers

as Bunny/Trevor/Miss Trevor/Dinah

Arms and the Man
MOVIE1983

Arms and the Man

as Sergius

National Theatre Live: The Seagull
MOVIE2016

National Theatre Live: The Seagull

as Sorin

Whatever Love Means
4.3
MOVIE2005

Whatever Love Means

as Prince Philip

Gobble
8.0
MOVIE1997

Gobble

as Peter Villiers

The Peacock Spring
7.3
MOVIE1996

The Peacock Spring

as Sir Edward Gwithian

Beloved
MOVIE1976

Beloved

as Henry James Prince

National Theatre Live: People
8.0
MOVIE2013

National Theatre Live: People

as Theodore

Paradise Postponed
7.0
MOVIE1986

Paradise Postponed

as Henry Simcox

The Rivals
8.0
MOVIE1970

The Rivals

as Faulkland

Our Father
MOVIE2024

Our Father

The Kitchen
MOVIE1977

The Kitchen

as Peter

Pierre Bonnard: A Love Exposed
MOVIE1998

Pierre Bonnard: A Love Exposed

as Narrator

Strangled
MOVIE1982

Strangled

as Steve Baker

The Price of the Bride
10.0
MOVIE1990

The Price of the Bride

as Dennis Guant

One Brief Summer
7.5
MOVIE1971

One Brief Summer

The Dark Side of the Sun
MOVIE1983

The Dark Side of the Sun

as Raoul

Dogspiracy
MOVIE2025

Dogspiracy

as Self

Harambe
MOVIE2023

Harambe

as Self / Narrator

American Cafe
MOVIE2010

American Cafe

as Himself

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