Person
Peter Egan
Acting · Born 1946-09-28 · Hampstead, London, England, UK
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.
Known for
Midsomer Murders
Norman Swanscombe
Medium
Writer
Downton Abbey
Hugh 'Shrimpie' MacClare
BBC Play of the Month
Faulkland
Play for Today
Purdie
Grantchester
Archie Johnson
ITV Playhouse
Peter Morris
Loose Women
Self
A Touch of Frost
Richard Darrow
Tales of the Unexpected
Keith
Filmography
- 2025DogspiracySelf
- 2024Our Father
- 2024And Mrs.Derek
- 2024I Could Never Go VeganExecutive Producer
- 2024TrueloveDavid
- 2023HarambeSelf / Narrator
- 2022Remembers…
- 2019The Spanish PrincessThomas Howard
- 2018Hold the SunsetMr. Dugdale
- 2016National Theatre Live: The SeagullSorin
- 2016Our Ex-WifeGeorge
- 2015UnforgottenMartin
- 2014GrantchesterArchie Johnson
- 2013National Theatre Live: PeopleTheodore
- 2010American CafeHimself
- 2010Downton AbbeyHugh 'Shrimpie' MacClare
- 2009Moving OnEric
- 2007Death at a FuneralVictor
- 2006Home Again
- 2005Whatever Love MeansPrince Philip
- 2005Over ThereWriter
- 2005JerichoPhilip Pickering
- 2005Man to ManGyllenhaal
- 2005The Wedding DateVictor Ellis
- 2005MediumWriter
- 2004Postcards from BusterWriter
- 2004Medical InvestigationWriter
- 2004The I InsideDoctor Truman
- 2003PlaymakersWriter
- 2003Comedy Connections
- 2002The King's BeardKing Cuthbert (voice)
- 2002The Inspector Lynley MysteriesDr. Trenarrow
- 20002001: A Space TravestyDr. Griffin Pratt
- 2000Cry WolfDr Anthony Hook
- 1999Loose WomenSelf
- 1998The Cater Street HangmanEdward Ellison
- 1998Pierre Bonnard: A Love ExposedNarrator
- 1998The Ambassador
- 1997Breaker HighWriter
- 1997BeanLord Walton
- 1997Midsomer MurdersNorman Swanscombe
- 1997GobblePeter Villiers
- 1996The Peacock SpringSir Edward Gwithian
- 1995The Man Who Didn't Believe in GhostsRichard Cramer
- 1995ChillerRichard Cramer
- 1994MacGyver: Trail to DoomsdayFrederick
- 1994The Secret World of Alex MackWriter
- 1994Sweet Valley HighWriter
- 1992A Touch of FrostRichard Darrow
- 1990The Price of the BrideDennis Guant
- 1990The ChiefSimon Duval
- 1989Joint Account
- 1987A Perfect SpyMagnus Pym
- 1987The Ruth Rendell MysteriesRev. Henry Archery
- 1986Paradise PostponedGeorge Augustus Simcox
- 1986Paradise PostponedHenry Simcox
- 1985A Woman of SubstanceAdam Fairley
- 1984A Taste of HoneyPeter
- 1984Ever Decreasing Circles
- 1984To Catch a KingHeydrich
- 1983The Dark Side of the Sun
- 1983Reilly: Ace of SpiesFothergill
- 1983Arms and the ManSergius
- 1983The Dark Side of the SunRaoul
- 1982StrangledSteve Baker
- 1982Saturday Night ThrillerSteve Baker
- 1981Chariots of FireDuke of Sutherland
- 1981Dear BrutusPurdie
- 1979Prince RegentGeorge, Prince of Wales / King George IV
- 1979Tales of the UnexpectedKeith
- 1978LillieOscar Wilde
- 1978The CopyistThe Copyist
- 1977The KitchenPeter
- 1977BBC2 Play of the WeekPeter
- 1977The Velvet GloveEddy
- 1976BelovedHenry James Prince
- 1976Victorian ScandalsHenry James Prince
- 1976The LifeswappersBunny/Trevor/Miss Trevor/Dinah
- 1976Plays for BritainBunny / Trevor / Miss Trevor / Dinah
- 1975HennessyWilliams
- 1975The Love SchoolJohn Everett Millais
- 1974The InheritorsMichael Gethin
- 1974CallanToby Meres
- 1974ZodiacTony Weston
- 1973The HirelingCaptain Hugh Cantrip
- 1972The OrganizationRichard Pershore
- 1971One Brief Summer
- 1971Elizabeth REarl of Southampton
- 1970Play for TodayPurdie
- 1970The RivalsFaulkland
- 1969W. Somerset MaughamTito
- 1969Big Breadwinner HogHog
- 1968Cold Comfort FarmSeth Starkadder
- 1967ITV PlayhousePeter Morris
- 1965BBC Play of the MonthFaulkland
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