Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
September 28, 1946 (79 years old)
Hampstead, London, England, UK
Also Known As
- Peter Joseph Egan
Peter Egan
Biography
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.
Known For
Acting
And Mrs.
2024
Truelove
2024
The Spanish Princess
2019
Unforgotten
2015
Grantchester
2014
Downton Abbey
2010
Death at a Funeral
2007
Man to Man
2005
The Wedding Date
2005
The I Inside
2004
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
2002
2001: A Space Travesty
2000
Loose Women
1999
Bean
1997
Midsomer Murders
1997
Midsomer Murders
1997
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
1994
A Touch of Frost
1992
A Perfect Spy
1987
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987
Ever Decreasing Circles
1984
Reilly: Ace of Spies
1983
Chariots of Fire
1981
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
