1946-09-28 Hampstead, London, England, UK
Peter Joseph Egan 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.
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Dogspiracy | Self | 2025-08-01 |
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Our Father | 2024-11-16 | |
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And Mrs. | Derek | 2024-09-20 |
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Harambe | Self / Narrator | 2023-09-24 |
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National Theatre Live: The Seagull | Sorin | 2016-10-08 |
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National Theatre Live: People | Theodore | 2013-03-21 |
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American Cafe | Himself | 2010-10-01 |
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Death at a Funeral | Victor | 2007-08-17 |
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Whatever Love Means | Prince Philip | 2005-12-05 |
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The Wedding Date | Victor Ellis | 2005-02-04 |
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Man to Man | Gyllenhaal | 2005-04-13 |
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The I Inside | Doctor Truman | 2004-03-21 |
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The King's Beard | King Cuthbert (voice) | 2002-10-02 |
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2001: A Space Travesty | Dr. Griffin Pratt | 2000-10-31 |
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The Cater Street Hangman | Edward Ellison | 1998-12-19 |
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Pierre Bonnard: A Love Exposed | Narrator | 1998-10-18 |
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Bean | Lord Walton | 1997-07-03 |
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Gobble | Peter Villiers | 1997-02-15 |
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The Peacock Spring | Sir Edward Gwithian | 1996-01-01 |
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MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday | Frederick | 1994-11-24 |
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The Price of the Bride | Dennis Guant | 1990-12-08 |
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Paradise Postponed | Henry Simcox | 1986-06-15 |
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To Catch a King | Heydrich | 1984-01-20 |
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The Dark Side of the Sun | Raoul | 1983-01-01 |
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Arms and the Man | Sergius | 1983-01-16 |
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Strangled | Steve Baker | 1982-12-20 |
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Chariots of Fire | Duke of Sutherland | 1981-05-15 |
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Dear Brutus | Purdie | 1981-01-27 |
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The Copyist | The Copyist | 1978-05-24 |
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The Kitchen | Peter | 1977-11-02 |
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Beloved | Henry James Prince | 1976-10-15 |
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The Lifeswappers | Bunny/Trevor/Miss Trevor/Dinah | 1976-04-12 |
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Hennessy | Williams | 1975-12-31 |
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Callan | Toby Meres | 1974-05-23 |
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The Hireling | Captain Hugh Cantrip | 1973-06-10 |
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One Brief Summer | 1971-02-25 | |
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The Rivals | Faulkland | 1970-05-17 |
