Peter Egan
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
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 Schoo...
Acting
1997
as Lord Walton
2007
as Victor
2005
as Gyllenhaal
2000
as Dr. Griffin Pratt
2005
as Victor Ellis
1981
as Duke of Sutherland
1994
as Frederick
1981
as Purdie
1996
as Sir Edward Gwithian
1997
as Peter Villiers
1973
as Captain Hugh Cantrip
2002
as King Cuthbert (voice)
1998
as Narrator
1976
as Bunny/Trevor/Miss Trevor/Dinah
1984
as Heydrich
2023
as Self / Narrator
2013
as Theodore
2004
as Doctor Truman
1974
as Toby Meres
1983
as Raoul
1970
as Faulkland
2016
2024
as Derek
1977
as Peter
1998
as Edward Ellison
1975
as Williams
1990
as Dennis Guant
2005
as Prince Philip
1971
1986
as Henry Simcox
1978
as The Copyist
1976
as Henry James Prince
2024
1982
as Steve Baker
2025
as Self
Production
2024
as Executive Producer
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