Peter Egan

Person

Peter Egan

Born 28 September 1946 79 years old Hampstead, London, England, UK Who else is 79? → TMDB ↗

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.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
19age in their first credit on record (1965)
59years on screen and counting
4credits in 2005, their busiest year
84dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Our Father poster Age: 78

Our Father

2024
And Mrs. poster Age: 77

And Mrs.

2024
as Derek
National Theatre Live: The Seagull poster Age: 70

National Theatre Live: The Seagull

2016
as Sorin
National Theatre Live: People poster Age: 66

National Theatre Live: People

2013
as Theodore
Death at a Funeral poster Age: 60

Death at a Funeral

2007
as Victor
Whatever Love Means poster Age: 59

Whatever Love Means

2005
as Prince Philip
Man to Man poster Age: 58

Man to Man

2005
as Gyllenhaal
The Wedding Date poster Age: 58

The Wedding Date

2005
as Victor Ellis
The I Inside poster Age: 57

The I Inside

2004
as Doctor Truman
The King's Beard poster Age: 56

The King's Beard

2002
as King Cuthbert (voice)
2001: A Space Travesty poster Age: 54

2001: A Space Travesty

2000
as Dr. Griffin Pratt
The Cater Street Hangman poster Age: 52

The Cater Street Hangman

1998
as Edward Ellison
Bean poster Age: 50

Bean

1997
as Lord Walton
Gobble poster Age: 50

Gobble

1997
as Peter Villiers
The Peacock Spring poster Age: 49

The Peacock Spring

1996
as Sir Edward Gwithian
No poster
Age: 48

The Man Who Didn't Believe in Ghosts

1995
as Richard Cramer
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday poster Age: 48

MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday

1994
as Frederick
The Price of the Bride poster Age: 44

The Price of the Bride

1990
as Dennis Guant
No poster
Age: 39

Paradise Postponed

1986
as Henry Simcox
To Catch a King poster Age: 37

To Catch a King

1984
as Heydrich
No poster
Age: 36

Arms and the Man

1983
as Sergius
No poster
Age: 36

The Dark Side of the Sun

1983
as Raoul
No poster
Age: 36

Strangled

1982
as Steve Baker
Chariots of Fire poster Age: 34

Chariots of Fire

1981
as Duke of Sutherland
No poster
Age: 34

Dear Brutus

1981
as Purdie
The Copyist poster Age: 31

The Copyist

1978
as The Copyist
The Kitchen poster Age: 31

The Kitchen

1977
as Peter
Beloved poster Age: 30

Beloved

1976
as Henry James Prince
The Lifeswappers poster Age: 29

The Lifeswappers

1976
as Bunny/Trevor/Miss Trevor/Dinah
Hennessy poster Age: 29

Hennessy

1975
as Williams
Callan poster Age: 27

Callan

1974
as Toby Meres
The Hireling poster Age: 26

The Hireling

1973
as Captain Hugh Cantrip
One Brief Summer poster Age: 24

One Brief Summer

1971
No poster
Age: 23

The Rivals

1970
as Faulkland
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TV credits

Newest first
Truelove poster Age: 77

Truelove

2024
as David
Remembers… poster Age: 75

Remembers…

2022
The Spanish Princess poster Age: 72

The Spanish Princess

2019
as Thomas Howard
Hold the Sunset poster Age: 71

Hold the Sunset

2018
as Mr. Dugdale
Our Ex-Wife poster Age: 69

Our Ex-Wife

2016
as George
Unforgotten poster Age: 69

Unforgotten

2015
as Martin
Grantchester poster Age: 68

Grantchester

2014
as Archie Johnson
Downton Abbey poster Age: 63

Downton Abbey

2010
as Hugh 'Shrimpie' MacClare
Moving On poster Age: 62

Moving On

2009
as Eric
No poster
Age: 59

Home Again

2006
Jericho poster Age: 59

Jericho

2005
as Philip Pickering
Comedy Connections poster Age: 56

Comedy Connections

2003
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries poster Age: 55

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

2002
as Dr. Trenarrow
No poster
Age: 53

Cry Wolf

2000
as Dr Anthony Hook
The Ambassador poster Age: 51

The Ambassador

1998
Midsomer Murders poster Age: 50

Midsomer Murders

1997
as Norman Swanscombe
Midsomer Murders poster Age: 50

Midsomer Murders

1997
as Grady Palmerston
Chiller poster Age: 48

Chiller

1995
as Richard Cramer
A Touch of Frost poster Age: 46

A Touch of Frost

1992
as Richard Darrow
The Chief poster Age: 43

The Chief

1990
as Simon Duval
Joint Account poster Age: 42

Joint Account

1989
A Perfect Spy poster Age: 41

A Perfect Spy

1987
as Magnus Pym
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries poster Age: 40

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

1987
as Rev. Henry Archery
Paradise Postponed poster Age: 39

Paradise Postponed

1986
as George Augustus Simcox
A Woman of Substance poster Age: 38

A Woman of Substance

1985
as Adam Fairley
No poster
Age: 38

A Taste of Honey

1984
as Peter
Ever Decreasing Circles poster Age: 37

Ever Decreasing Circles

1984
The Dark Side of the Sun poster Age: 36

The Dark Side of the Sun

1983
Reilly: Ace of Spies poster Age: 36

Reilly: Ace of Spies

1983
as Fothergill
No poster
Age: 36

Saturday Night Thriller

1982
as Steve Baker
Prince Regent poster Age: 32

Prince Regent

1979
as George, Prince of Wales / King George IV
Tales of the Unexpected poster Age: 32

Tales of the Unexpected

1979
as Keith
Lillie poster Age: 31

Lillie

1978
as Oscar Wilde
BBC2 Play of the Week poster Age: 30

BBC2 Play of the Week

1977
as Peter
BBC2 Play of the Week poster Age: 30

BBC2 Play of the Week

1977
as Copyist
No poster
Age: 30

The Velvet Glove

1977
as Eddy
Victorian Scandals poster Age: 29

Victorian Scandals

1976
as Henry James Prince
Plays for Britain poster Age: 29

Plays for Britain

1976
as Bunny / Trevor / Miss Trevor / Dinah
The Love School poster Age: 28

The Love School

1975
as John Everett Millais
No poster
Age: 27

The Inheritors

1974
as Michael Gethin
Zodiac poster Age: 27

Zodiac

1974
as Tony Weston
The Organization poster Age: 25

The Organization

1972
as Richard Pershore
Elizabeth R poster Age: 24

Elizabeth R

1971
as Earl of Southampton
Play for Today poster Age: 24

Play for Today

1970
as Purdie
No poster
Age: 22

W. Somerset Maugham

1969
as Tito
Big Breadwinner Hog poster Age: 22

Big Breadwinner Hog

1969
as Hog
Cold Comfort Farm poster Age: 21

Cold Comfort Farm

1968
as Seth Starkadder
ITV Playhouse poster Age: 20

ITV Playhouse

1967
as Peter Morris
BBC Play of the Month poster Age: 19

BBC Play of the Month

1965
as Faulkland
BBC Play of the Month poster Age: 19

BBC Play of the Month

1965
as Freddie
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