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Peter Joseph Egan 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.
Birth Name
Peter Joseph Egan
Born
Saturday, 28 September 1946
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Truelove | David | 2024 |
| Love Your Weekend with Alan Titchmarsh | Self | 2020 |
| Four Weddings and a Funeral | Sidney Thorpe-Blood | 2019 |
| The Spanish Princess | General Howard | 2019 |
| After Life | Paul | 2019 |
| Jeremy Vine | Self - Actor / Self - Actor and animal rights campaigner | 2018 |
| Hold the Sunset | Mr. Dugdale | 2018 |
| Jill Robinson: To the Moon and Back | Self | 2017 |
| Our Ex-Wife | George | 2016 |
| Unforgotten | Martin Hughes / Martin | 2015 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Truelove | David | 2024 |
| Love Your Weekend with Alan Titchmarsh | Self | 2020 |
| Four Weddings and a Funeral | Sidney Thorpe-Blood | 2019 |
| The Spanish Princess | General Howard | 2019 |
| After Life | Paul | 2019 |
| Jeremy Vine | Self - Actor / Self - Actor and animal rights campaigner | 2018 |
| Hold the Sunset | Mr. Dugdale | 2018 |
| Jill Robinson: To the Moon and Back | Self | 2017 |
| Our Ex-Wife | George | 2016 |
| Unforgotten | Martin Hughes / Martin | 2015 |
| Grantchester | Archie Johnson | 2014 |
| When the Lights Went Out | Peter | 2012 |
| Mount Pleasant | Stag / Hen Party Attendee | 2011 |
| Downton Abbey | Hugh 'Shrimpie' MacClare, Marquess of Flintshire | 2010 |
| Moving On | Eric | 2009 |
| The Story of the Costume Drama | Himself | 2008 |
| Death at a Funeral | Victor | 2007 |
| Home Again | Graham | 2006 |
| Whatever Love Means | Prince Phillip / Prince Philip | 2005 |
| Jericho | Philip Pickering | 2005 |
| Man to Man | Gyllenhaal | 2005 |
| The Wedding Date | Victor Ellis | 2005 |
| The I Inside | Doctor Truman | 2004 |
| Comedy Connections | Self | 2003 |
| The King's Beard | King Cuthbert / King Cuthbert (voice) | 2002 |
| Empires: Egypt's Golden Empire | (voice) | 2001 |
| The Inspector Lynley Mysteries | Dr. Trenarrow | 2001 |
| 2001: A Space Travesty | Dr. Griffin Pratt | 2000 |
| My Family | Geoffrey Dutton | 2000 |
| Loose Women | Himself | 1999 |
| The Cater Street Hangman | Edward Ellison | 1998 |
| The Ambassador | Michael Cochrane | 1998 |
| Bean | Lord Walton | 1997 |
| Midsomer Murders | Grady Palmerston / Norman Swanscombe | 1997 |
| Gobble | Peter Villiers, new Minister / Peter Villiers | 1997 |
| The Peacock Spring | Sir Edward Gwithian | 1996 |
| MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday | Frederick / Frederick Moran | 1994 |
| A Touch of Frost | Richard Darrow | 1992 |
| The Chief | Simon Duval | 1990 |
| Frederick Forsyth Presents | Dennis Guant | 1989 |
| A Day in Summer | Jack Ruskin | 1989 |
| Joint Account | David Braithwaite | 1989 |
| A Perfect Spy | Magnus Pym | 1987 |
| Ruth Rendell Mysteries | Rev. Henry Archery / Harry Blunden | 1987 |
| A Woman of Substance | Adam Fairley | 1984 |
| Ever Decreasing Circles | Paul Ryman | 1984 |
| To Catch a King | Heydrich | 1984 |
| The Dark Side of the Sun | Raoul Lavalliere | 1983 |
| Reilly: Ace of Spies | Fothergill | 1983 |
| Arms and the Man | Sergius | 1983 |
| Saturday Night Thriller | Steve Baker | 1982 |
| Chariots of Fire | Duke of Sutherland | 1981 |
| Tales of the Unexpected | Keith | 1979 |
| Lillie | Oscar Wilde | 1978 |
| The Cedar Tree | Ralph Marsh | 1976 |
| Victorian Scandals | Henry James Prince | 1976 |
| Hennessy | Williams | 1975 |
| The Inheritors | Michael Gethin | 1974 |
| Callan | Toby Meres | 1974 |
| The Hireling | Captain Hugh Cantrip | 1973 |
| Crown Court | Nigel Steed QC | 1972 |
| The Organization | Richard Pershore | 1972 |
| Elizabeth R | Earl of Southampton | 1971 |
| Play for Today | Purdie | 1970 |
| One Brief Summer | 1970 | |
| Big Breadwinner Hog | Hog | 1969 |
| Cold Comfort Farm | Seth Starkadder | 1968 |
| ITV Playhouse | Peter Morris | 1967 |
| BBC Play of the Month | Faulkland / Freddie | 1965 |
| Call My Bluff | Self | 1965 |
| Mogul | Reporter | 1965 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1955 |
