Peter Egan

Peter Egan

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...

Known For

Bean

as Lord Walton

The Wedding Date

as Victor Ellis

Cast Credits

And Mrs.

as Derek

Whatever Love Means

as Prince Philip

Man to Man

as Gyllenhaal

The Wedding Date

as Victor Ellis

The I Inside

as Doctor Truman

The King's Beard

as King Cuthbert (voice)

2001: A Space Travesty

as Dr. Griffin Pratt

The Cater Street Hangman

as Edward Ellison

Bean

as Lord Walton

Gobble

as Peter Villiers

The Peacock Spring

as Sir Edward Gwithian

The Price of the Bride

as Dennis Guant

Paradise Postponed

as Henry Simcox

To Catch a King

as Heydrich

Strangled

as Steve Baker

Chariots of Fire

as Duke of Sutherland

Dear Brutus

as Purdie

The Copyist

as The Copyist

The Kitchen

as Peter

Beloved

as Henry James Prince

The Lifeswappers

as Bunny/Trevor/Miss Trevor/Dinah

Hennessy

as Williams

Callan

as Toby Meres