Personal Info
Peter Joseph Egan
Peter Egan
Acting
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, Mai…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Dogspiracy
as Self
And Mrs.
as Derek
Our Father
Harambe
as Self / Narrator
National Theatre Live: The Seagull
as Sorin
National Theatre Live: People
as Theodore
American Cafe
as Himself
Death at a Funeral
as Victor
The Wedding Date
as Victor Ellis
Man to Man
as Gyllenhaal
TV Shows
Truelove
as David · 6 ep.
Remembers…
as Self · 1 ep.
The Spanish Princess
as Thomas Howard · 3 ep.
Hold the Sunset
as Mr. Dugdale · 12 ep.
Our Ex-Wife
as George · 1 ep.
Unforgotten
as Martin · 24 ep.
Grantchester
as Archie Johnson · 1 ep.
Downton Abbey
as Hugh 'Shrimpie' MacClare · 2 ep.
Moving On
as Eric · 1 ep.
Home Again
6 ep.