Peter Egan - Actor Profile

Peter Egan

20Movies
8.0 Best Rating

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.

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Complete Filmography & Verdicts

YearMovieCharacterRatingVerdict
2013 National Theatre Live: People Theodore ★ 8.0 HIT
1996 The Peacock Spring Sir Edward Gwithian ★ 7.0 HIT
1986 Paradise Postponed Henry Simcox ★ 7.0 HIT
2007 Death at a Funeral Victor ★ 6.9 HIT
1974 Callan Toby Meres ★ 6.9 HIT
2005 The Wedding Date Victor Ellis ★ 6.8 HIT
1981 Chariots of Fire Duke of Sutherland ★ 6.8 HIT
1997 Bean Lord Walton ★ 6.5 HIT
2005 Man to Man Gyllenhaal ★ 6.2 FLOP
1994 MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday Frederick ★ 6.0 FLOP
2002 The King's Beard King Cuthbert (voice) ★ 6.0 FLOP
1970 The Rivals Faulkland ★ 6.0 FLOP
2004 The I Inside Doctor Truman ★ 5.9 FLOP
1973 The Hireling Captain Hugh Cantrip ★ 5.8 FLOP
2024 And Mrs. Derek ★ 5.4 FLOP
1971 One Brief Summer - ★ 5.0 FLOP
1975 Hennessy Williams ★ 4.7 FLOP
2000 2001: A Space Travesty Dr. Griffin Pratt ★ 4.3 FLOP
1984 To Catch a King Heydrich ★ 4.0 FLOP
1998 The Cater Street Hangman Edward Ellison ★ 3.8 FLOP