

Acting
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,...
Highest rated appearances

The Cater Street Hangman
as Edward Ellison

Pierre Bonnard: A Love Exposed
as Narrator

Bean
as Lord Walton

Gobble
as Peter Villiers

The Peacock Spring
as Sir Edward Gwithian
The Man Who Didn't Believe in Ghosts
as Richard Cramer

MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
as Frederick

The Price of the Bride
as Dennis Guant