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

★6.5

Bean

1997

★6.9

Death at a Funeral

2007

★6.8

The Wedding Date

2005

★8.1

Downton Abbey

2010

★6.8

Chariots of Fire

1981

★7.5

The Spanish Princess

2019

★7.5

Midsomer Murders

1997

★4.3

2001: A Space Travesty

2000

★5.9

The I Inside

2004

★7.6

Unforgotten

2015

★7.3

Grantchester

2014

★7.6

A Touch of Frost

1992

★6.0

MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday

1994

★6.7

Tales of the Unexpected

1979