Peter Egan

Known for ActingBorn 1946-09-28 (age 79)Hampstead, London, England, UK

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.Read more

Movies & web series

The Price of the Bride

Victorian Scandals

I Could Never Go Vegan

Postcards from Buster

Downton Abbey

The Organization

National Theatre Live: People

Lillie

Gobble

The Spanish Princess

The Secret World of Alex Mack

The Rivals

Cold Comfort Farm

Unforgotten

Medium

Midsomer Murders

Sweet Valley High

A Woman of Substance

A Touch of Frost

Grantchester

Jericho

Breaker High

Ever Decreasing Circles

The Peacock Spring

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

One Brief Summer

Elizabeth R

Moving On

Cry Wolf

Death at a Funeral

Our Ex-Wife

The Chief

Reilly: Ace of Spies

The Wedding Date

Paradise Postponed

To Catch a King

The Dark Side of the Sun

Medical Investigation

BBC2 Play of the Week

The Ambassador

Over There

Callan

ITV Playhouse

Truelove

Chariots of Fire

Tales of the Unexpected

Hold the Sunset

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries