Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1946-09-28 (Age: 80)
Place of Birth
Hampstead, London, England, UK
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 (1984â89); and Hugh "Shrimpie" MacClare, Marquess of Flintshire, in Downton Abbey (2012â15). He is married to retired actress Myra Frances. Egan was born in Hampstead, London, the son of Doris (nÊe 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.
Filmography (37)
Dogspiracy
2025
Our Father
2024
And Mrs.
2024
Harambe
2023
National Theatre Live: The Seagull
2016
National Theatre Live: People
2013American Cafe
2010
Death at a Funeral
2007
Whatever Love Means
2005
Man to Man
2005
The Wedding Date
2005
The I Inside
2004
The King's Beard
2002
2001: A Space Travesty
2000
