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Peter Egan

Actor | * 09/28/1946 (77) | Hampstead, London, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Peter Joseph Egan (born 28 September 1946) is a British actor and animal rights activist. He is known for his television roles, including Hogarth in Big Breadwinner Hog, the future 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). ()

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.(Wikipedia)

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Mystery

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In the class-obsessed and religiously divided UK of the early 1920s, two determined young runners train for the 1924 Paris Olympics. Eric Liddell, a devout Christian born to Scottish missionaries in C ...

Chariots of Fire

PG

1981 | 3.4/5 | 2h 3min
Drama, History
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A myriad of outrageous calamities befall an eccentric English clan with more than a few skeletons in its closets, when its patriarch dies an unexpected death. Soon, every complication imaginable befal ...

Death at a Funeral

R

2007 | 3.4/5 | 1h 30min
Comedy, Drama
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With the wedding of her younger sister fast approaching, Kat Ellis faces the undesirable prospect of traveling alone to London for the ceremony. While this is bad enough, Jeffrey, the man who left her ...

The Wedding Date

PG-13

2005 | 3.4/5 | 1h 28min
Comedy, Romance / Love
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The Rise and Fall of a Professional Beauty. It was 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 roya ...

Lillie

Certification unknown

1978 | 4.0/5 | 50min per episode
Drama
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Movies with Peter Egan as Actor(23)

as Derek2023 And Mrs
2023 And Mrs
as Victor2007 Death at a Funeral
as Gyllenhaal2005 Man to Man
as Prince Philip2005 Whatever Love Means
as Victor Ellis2005 The Wedding Date
as Doctor Truman2004 The I Inside
as Dr. Griffin Pratt2000 2001: A Space Travesty
as Edward Ellison1998 The Cater Street Hangman
as Lord Walton1997 Bean
as Peter Villiers1997 Gobble
1996 The Peacock Spring
as Frederick1994 MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
as Dennis Guant1990 The Price of the Bride
as Henry Simcox1986 Paradise Postponed
as Heydrich1984 To Catch a King
as Raoul1983 The Dark Side of the Sun
as Duke of Sutherland1981 Chariots of Fire
1976 The Lifeswappers
as Williams1975 Hennessy
as Toby Meres1974 Callan
as Captain Hugh Cantrip1973 The Hireling
1970 One Brief Summer

TV Shows/Series with Peter Egan as Actor(23)

as David2024 Truelove
as Thomas Howard2019 The Spanish Princess
as Mr. Dugdale2018 Hold the Sunset
as George2016 Our Ex-Wife
as Martin2015 Unforgotten
as Hugh 'Shrimpie' MacClare2010 Downton Abbey
as Eric2009 Moving On
2006 Home Again
2005 Jericho
2003 Comedy Connections
1998 The Ambassador
as Norman Swanscombe1997 Midsomer Murders
as Grady Palmerston1997 Midsomer Murders
as Richard Darrow1992 A Touch of Frost
1987 The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
as Magnus Pym1987 A Perfect Spy
as Adam Fairley1985 A Woman of Substance
1984 Ever Decreasing Circles
as Fothergill1983 Reilly: Ace of Spies
as Keith1979 Tales of the Unexpected
1978 Lillie
as Seth Starkadder1968 Cold Comfort Farm
as Freddie1965 Play of the Month

Movies with Peter Egan as Crew(1)

Production/Executive Producer2024 I Could Never Go Vegan

TV Shows/Series with Peter Egan as Crew(8)

Writing/Writer2005 Over There
Writing/Writer2005 Medium
Writing/Writer2004 Medical Investigation
Writing/Writer2003 Playmakers
Writing/Writer1997 Breaker High
Writing/Writer1994 Sweet Valley High
Writing/Writer1994 The Secret World of Alex Mack
Writing/Writer1991 Rugrats

Additional Information

Official websites:
www.peter-egan.co.uk
Full Name: Peter Egan
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Saturday, 09/28 1946 (September) in Hampstead, London, England (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 77 years + 210 days)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Spouses (current/former): Myra Frances
Other names for Peter Egan (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Peter Joseph Egan"
Peter Egan frequently works together with these people:
John Castle (7x, Actor)
Elizabeth Spriggs (7x, Actress)
Neville Phillips (7x, Actor)
Raj Awasti (7x, Actor)
Julian Wadham (6x, Actor)
Nicholas Jones (6x, Actor)
Geoffrey Bayldon (6x, Actor)
Tina DiJoseph (6x, Actress)
Andrew Ray (6x, Actor)
Roald Dahl (5x, Crew)
Forbes Collins (5x, Actor)
Thomas Pickering (4x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:33713, Added: 05/13/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024