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
Downton Abbey
2010
Loose Women
1999
BBC Play of the Month
1965
A Touch of Frost
1992
Grantchester
2014
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
ITV Playhouse
1967
Unforgotten
2015
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
2002
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987
The Chief
1990
The Spanish Princess
2019
Moving On
2009
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
Remembers…
2022
Reilly: Ace of Spies
1983
A Woman of Substance
1985
Chariots of Fire
1981
Paradise Postponed
1986
Death at a Funeral
2007
Bean
1997
The Wedding Date
2005
Elizabeth R
1971
Chiller
1995
2001: A Space Travesty
2000
Plays for Britain
1976
Comedy Connections
2003
Truelove
2024
The I Inside
2004
Victorian Scandals
1976
Jericho
2005
Ever Decreasing Circles
1984
Lillie
1978
Hold the Sunset
2018