Actor

Peter Egan

September 28, 1946 · Hampstead, London, England, UK

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.

Notable work

6.5
Bean (1997)
as Lord Walton
6.9
Death at a Funeral (2007)
as Victor
6.8
The Wedding Date (2005)
as Victor Ellis
8.1
Downton Abbey (2010)
as Hugh 'Shrimpie' MacClare
6.8
Chariots of Fire (1981)
as Duke of Sutherland
7.5
Medium (2005)
Writer
7.6
The Spanish Princess (2019)
as Thomas Howard
7.5
Midsomer Murders (1997)
as Norman Swanscombe and as Grady Palmerston
4.3
2001: A Space Travesty (2000)
as Dr. Griffin Pratt

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