Peter Egan
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
28 Sep 1946
Age
80 Years
Born In
Hampstead, London, England, UK
Total Projects
85
Years Active
60 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.8 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography
movie
Dogspiracy
Dogspiracy
as Self
movie
Our Father
Our Father
movie
And Mrs.
And Mrs.
as Derek
tv
Truelove
Truelove
as David
movie
Harambe
Harambe
as Self / Narrator
tv
Remembers…
Remembers…
tv
Remembers…
Remembers…
as Self
tv
The Spanish Princess
The Spanish Princess
as Thomas Howard
tv
Hold the Sunset
Hold the Sunset
as Mr. Dugdale
movie
National Theatre Live: The Seagull
National Theatre Live: The Seagull
as Sorin
tv
Our Ex-Wife
Our Ex-Wife
as George
tv
Unforgotten
Unforgotten
as Martin
tv
Grantchester
Grantchester
as Archie Johnson
movie
National Theatre Live: People
National Theatre Live: People
as Theodore
movie
American Cafe
American Cafe
as Himself
tv
Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey
as Hugh 'Shrimpie' MacClare
tv
Moving On
Moving On
as Eric
movie
Death at a Funeral
Death at a Funeral
as Victor
tv
Home Again
Home Again
movie
Whatever Love Means
Whatever Love Means
as Prince Philip
tv
Jericho
Jericho
as Philip Pickering
movie
Man to Man
Man to Man
as Gyllenhaal
movie
The Wedding Date
The Wedding Date
as Victor Ellis
movie
The I Inside
The I Inside
as Doctor Truman
tv
Comedy Connections
Comedy Connections
movie
The King's Beard
The King's Beard
as King Cuthbert (voice)
tv
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
as Dr. Trenarrow
movie
2001: A Space Travesty
2001: A Space Travesty
as Dr. Griffin Pratt
tv
Cry Wolf
Cry Wolf
as Dr Anthony Hook
tv
Loose Women
Loose Women
as Self
movie
The Cater Street Hangman
The Cater Street Hangman
as Edward Ellison
movie
Pierre Bonnard: A Love Exposed
Pierre Bonnard: A Love Exposed
as Narrator
tv
The Ambassador
The Ambassador
movie
Bean
Bean
as Lord Walton
tv
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
as Norman Swanscombe
tv
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
as Grady Palmerston
movie
Gobble
Gobble
as Peter Villiers
movie
The Peacock Spring
The Peacock Spring
as Sir Edward Gwithian
tv
Chiller
Chiller
as Richard Cramer
movie
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
as Frederick
tv
A Touch of Frost
A Touch of Frost
as Richard Darrow
movie
The Price of the Bride
The Price of the Bride
as Dennis Guant
tv
The Chief
The Chief
as Simon Duval
tv
Joint Account
Joint Account
tv
A Perfect Spy
A Perfect Spy
as Magnus Pym
tv
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
as Rev. Henry Archery
tv
Paradise Postponed
Paradise Postponed
as George Augustus Simcox
movie
Paradise Postponed
Paradise Postponed
as Henry Simcox
tv
A Woman of Substance
A Woman of Substance
as Adam Fairley
tv
Ever Decreasing Circles
Ever Decreasing Circles
movie
To Catch a King
To Catch a King
as Heydrich
tv
The Dark Side of the Sun
The Dark Side of the Sun
tv
Reilly: Ace of Spies
Reilly: Ace of Spies
as Fothergill
movie
Arms and the Man
Arms and the Man
as Sergius
movie
The Dark Side of the Sun
The Dark Side of the Sun
as Raoul
movie
Strangled
Strangled
as Steve Baker
movie
Chariots of Fire
Chariots of Fire
as Duke of Sutherland
movie
Dear Brutus
Dear Brutus
as Purdie
tv
Prince Regent
Prince Regent
as George, Prince of Wales / King George IV
tv
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected
as Keith
tv
Lillie
Lillie
as Oscar Wilde
movie
The Copyist
The Copyist
as The Copyist
movie
The Kitchen
The Kitchen
as Peter
tv
BBC2 Play of the Week
BBC2 Play of the Week
as Peter
tv
BBC2 Play of the Week
BBC2 Play of the Week
as Copyist
movie
Beloved
Beloved
as Henry James Prince
tv
Victorian Scandals
Victorian Scandals
as Henry James Prince
movie
The Lifeswappers
The Lifeswappers
as Bunny/Trevor/Miss Trevor/Dinah
tv
Plays for Britain
Plays for Britain
as Bunny / Trevor / Miss Trevor / Dinah
movie
Hennessy
Hennessy
as Williams
tv
The Love School
The Love School
as John Everett Millais
tv
The Inheritors
The Inheritors
as Michael Gethin
movie
Callan
Callan
as Toby Meres
tv
Zodiac
Zodiac
as Tony Weston
movie
The Hireling
The Hireling
as Captain Hugh Cantrip
tv
The Organization
The Organization
as Richard Pershore
movie
One Brief Summer
One Brief Summer
tv
Elizabeth R
Elizabeth R
as Earl of Southampton
tv
Play for Today
Play for Today
as Purdie
movie
The Rivals
The Rivals
as Faulkland
tv
Cold Comfort Farm
Cold Comfort Farm
as Seth Starkadder
tv
ITV Playhouse
ITV Playhouse
as Peter Morris
tv
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
as Faulkland
tv
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
as Freddie
movie
The Story of Bean
The Story of Bean
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)