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.
39 movies · 48 shows
Dogspiracy
2025·0.0
Our Father
2024·0.0
And Mrs.
2024·5.4
Harambe
2023·0.0
National Theatre Live: The Seagull
2016·0.0
National Theatre Live: People
2013·8.0
American Cafe
2010·0.0
Death at a Funeral
2007·6.9
Whatever Love Means
2005·4.3
Man to Man
2005·6.3
The Wedding Date
2005·6.8
The I Inside
2004·6.0
The King's Beard
2002·6.3
2001: A Space Travesty
2000·4.3
The Cater Street Hangman
1998·4.8
Pierre Bonnard: A Love Exposed
1998·0.0
Bean
1997·6.5
Gobble
1997·8.0
The Peacock Spring
1996·7.3
The Man Who Didn't Believe in Ghosts
1995·0.0
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
1994·6.0
The Price of the Bride
1990·10.0
Paradise Postponed
1986·7.0
A Taste of Honey
1984·0.0
To Catch a King
1984·7.0
Arms and the Man
1983·0.0
The Dark Side of the Sun
1983·0.0
Strangled
1982·0.0
Chariots of Fire
1981·6.8
Dear Brutus
1981·0.0
The Copyist
1978·0.0
The Kitchen
1977·0.0
Beloved
1976·0.0
The Lifeswappers
1976·0.0
Hennessy
1975·5.1
Callan
1974·6.9
The Hireling
1973·5.8
One Brief Summer
1971·7.5
The Rivals
1970·8.0