Peter Egan
Acting
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.
Known for
2025Dogspiracy
Self
2024And Mrs.
Derek
2024Our Father
2023Harambe
Self / Narrator
2016National Theatre Live: The Seagull
Sorin
2013National Theatre Live: People
Theodore
2007Death at a Funeral
Victor
2005Man to Man
Gyllenhaal
2005The Wedding Date
Victor Ellis
2005Whatever Love Means
Prince Philip
2004The I Inside
Doctor Truman
2002The King's Beard
King Cuthbert (voice)
20002001: A Space Travesty
Dr. Griffin Pratt
1998Pierre Bonnard: A Love Exposed
Narrator
1998The Cater Street Hangman
Edward Ellison
1997Bean
Lord Walton
1997Gobble
Peter Villiers
1996The Peacock Spring
Sir Edward Gwithian
1994MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
Frederick
1990The Price of the Bride
Dennis Guant
1984To Catch a King
Heydrich
1981Chariots of Fire
Duke of Sutherland
1978The Copyist
The Copyist
1977The Kitchen
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