Acting
Peter Egan
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.
Titles
Midsomer Murders
1997
Play for Today
1970
Loose Women
1999
Downton Abbey
2010
A Touch of Frost
1992
ITV Playhouse
1967
BBC Play of the Month
1965
Remembers…
2022
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
Grantchester
2014
Unforgotten
2015
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
2002
The Spanish Princess
2019
Moving On
2009
Bean
1997
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
The Chief
1990
A Woman of Substance
1985
Reilly: Ace of Spies
1983
Death at a Funeral
2007
Comedy Connections
2003
Plays for Britain
1976
Chariots of Fire
1981
2001: A Space Travesty
2000
The Wedding Date
2005
Elizabeth R
1971
The Ambassador
1998
Paradise Postponed
1986
Ever Decreasing Circles
1984
Jericho
2005
Truelove
2024
Victorian Scandals
1976
The I Inside
2004
Lillie
1978
Prince Regent
1979