Peter Egan
Acting
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.
Born: September 28, 1946
Place of Birth: Hampstead, London, England, UK
Known For
Lillie
The affair that shook Victorian society to its core: he was the Prince of Wales, the future monarch; she was a professional beauty, who became a royal bedmate. Follow the fascinating life of the Dean of Jersey's daughter from her modest childhood to her emergence as one of the most celebrated beauties of her time. Lillie's liaison with the heir to the throne marked only the beginning of a remarkable, scandalous and daring series of adventures in open defiance of accepted morality imposed by Victorian and Edwardian society.
Downton Abbey
A chronicle of the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the post-Edwardian era—with great events in history having an effect on their lives and on the British social hierarchy.
National Theatre Live: People
People spoil things; there are so many of them and the last thing one wants is them traipsing through one’s house. But with the park a jungle and a bath on the billiard table, what is one to do? Dorothy wonders if an attic sale could be a solution.
The Spanish Princess
The beautiful Spanish princess, Catherine of Aragon, navigates the royal lineage of England with an eye on the throne.
A Touch of Frost
Jack Frost is a gritty, dogged and unconventional detective with sympathy for the underdog and an instinct for moral justice who attracts trouble like a magnet. Despite some animosity with his superintendent, Norman “Horn-rimmed Harry” Mullett, Frost and his ever-changing roster of assistants manage to solve cases via his clever mind, good heart, and cool touch.
Midsomer Murders
The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty.
Midsomer Murders
The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty.
Unforgotten
London police detectives Cassie Stuart and Sunny Khan investigate historic cold cases involving missing persons, murder and long-hidden secrets.
Elizabeth R
This historical mini-series documents the reign of Elizabeth I with each episode focusing on one dramatic period in the lengthy reign of the Virgin Queen, including her ascension to the throne, her various marital intrigues, her problems with her cousin Mary, Queen of Scots, and the threatened invasion of the Spanish Armada.
Ever Decreasing Circles
Martin Bryce lives in a quiet suburban close with his wife Anne. He does his best to "organise" the leisure time of all of the other inhabitants of the close, running umpteen societies and doing "good works". He's is quite happy with his lot until Paul Ryman moves in next door.
Filmography
as Self
as Derek
as David
as Self / Narrator
as Thomas Howard
as Mr. Dugdale
as George
as Martin
as Archie Johnson
as Theodore
as Hugh 'Shrimpie' MacClare
as Eric
as Victor
as Prince Philip
as Philip Pickering
as Gyllenhaal
as Victor Ellis
as Doctor Truman
as King Cuthbert (voice)
as Dr. Trenarrow
as Dr. Griffin Pratt
as Self
as Edward Ellison
as Narrator
as Lord Walton
as Norman Swanscombe
as Grady Palmerston
as Peter Villiers
as Sir Edward Gwithian
as Richard Cramer
as Frederick
as Richard Darrow
as Dennis Guant
as Simon Duval
as Magnus Pym
as Rev. Henry Archery
as George Augustus Simcox
as Adam Fairley
as Heydrich
as Fothergill
as Duke of Sutherland
as George, Prince of Wales / King George IV
as Keith
as Oscar Wilde
as The Copyist
as Peter
as Peter
as Copyist
as Henry James Prince
as Bunny/Trevor/Miss Trevor/Dinah
as Williams
as John Everett Millais
as Toby Meres
as Tony Weston
as Captain Hugh Cantrip
as Richard Pershore
as Earl of Southampton
as Purdie
as Seth Starkadder
as Faulkland
as Freddie