Peter Egan
Acting
Born: 1946-09-28 in 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
Midsomer Murders
Grady Palmerston
Play for Today
Purdie
Downton Abbey
Hugh 'Shrimpie' MacClare
Loose Women
Self
A Touch of Frost
Richard Darrow
BBC Play of the Month
Faulkland
BBC Play of the Month
Freddie
Grantchester
Archie Johnson
Tales of the Unexpected
Keith
Unforgotten
Martin
ITV Playhouse
Peter Morris
Remembers…
Remembers…
Self
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
Dr. Trenarrow
Lillie
Oscar Wilde
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Rev. Henry Archery
The Spanish Princess
Thomas Howard
Moving On
Eric
Bean
Lord Walton
Chiller
Richard Cramer
BBC2 Play of the Week
Peter
BBC2 Play of the Week
Copyist
The Chief
Simon Duval
Reilly: Ace of Spies
Fothergill
Comedy Connections
A Woman of Substance
Adam Fairley
Chariots of Fire
Duke of Sutherland
Death at a Funeral
Victor
The I Inside
Doctor Truman
The Ambassador
Elizabeth R
Earl of Southampton
The Wedding Date
Victor Ellis
2001: A Space Travesty
Dr. Griffin Pratt
Paradise Postponed
George Augustus Simcox
Prince Regent
George, Prince of Wales / King George IV
Hold the Sunset
Mr. Dugdale
Jericho
Philip Pickering
