PETER EGAN
ACTING
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.
- Bean 1997
- Man to Man 2005
- Death at a Funeral 2007
- The Wedding Date 2005
- 2001: A Space Travesty 2000
- Chariots of Fire 1981
- MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday 1994
- The Hireling 1973
- To Catch a King 1984
- The I Inside 2004
- Callan 1974
- The Cater Street Hangman 1998
- Hennessy 1975
- The King's Beard 2002
- The Inspector Lynley Mysteries 2002
- Elizabeth R 1971
- Tales of the Unexpected 1979
- A Touch of Frost 1992
- Jericho 2005
- A Woman of Substance 1985
- Paradise Postponed 1986
- Unforgotten 2015
- Chiller 1995
- Hold the Sunset 2018
- The Spanish Princess 2019
- Reilly: Ace of Spies 1983
- Downton Abbey 2010
- Truelove 2024
- Midsomer Murders 1997
- Midsomer Murders 1997
- MacGyver 1985
- The Organization 1972