Peter Egan
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 28, 1946
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
Dogspiracy 2025
as Self
Our Father 2024
Actor
And Mrs. 2024
as Derek
I Could Never Go Vegan 2024
Executive Producer
Harambe 2023
as Self / Narrator
National Theatre Live: The Seagull 2016
as Sorin
National Theatre Live: People 2013
as Theodore
- American Cafe
American Cafe 2010
as Himself
Death at a Funeral 2007
as Victor
Whatever Love Means 2005
as Prince Philip
Man to Man 2005
as Gyllenhaal
The Wedding Date 2005
as Victor Ellis
The I Inside 2004
as Doctor Truman
More Great Comedy Moments 2003
as Paul Ryman (archive footage)
The King's Beard 2002
as King Cuthbert (voice)
2001: A Space Travesty 2000
as Dr. Griffin Pratt
The Cater Street Hangman 1998
as Edward Ellison
Pierre Bonnard: A Love Exposed 1998
as Narrator
Bean 1997
as Lord Walton
Gobble 1997
as Peter Villiers
The Peacock Spring 1996
as Sir Edward Gwithian
- The Man Who Didn't Believe in Ghosts
The Man Who Didn't Believe in Ghosts 1995
as Richard Cramer
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday 1994
as Frederick
The Price of the Bride 1990
as Dennis Guant
- Paradise Postponed
Paradise Postponed 1986
as Henry Simcox
A Taste of Honey 1984
as Peter
To Catch a King 1984
as Heydrich
- Arms and the Man
Arms and the Man 1983
as Sergius
- The Dark Side of the Sun
The Dark Side of the Sun 1983
as Raoul
- Strangled
Strangled 1982
as Steve Baker
Chariots of Fire 1981
as Duke of Sutherland
Dear Brutus 1981
as Purdie
The Copyist 1978
as The Copyist
The Kitchen 1977
as Peter
Beloved 1976
as Henry James Prince
The Lifeswappers 1976
as Bunny/Trevor/Miss Trevor/Dinah
Hennessy 1975
as Williams
Callan 1974
as Toby Meres
The Hireling 1973
as Captain Hugh Cantrip
One Brief Summer 1971
Actor
- The Rivals
The Rivals 1970
as Faulkland
Credits from TMDB.