Peter Egan
Born September 28, 1946 (Age: 79)
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Hampstead, London, England, UK
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.
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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Filmography
National Theatre Live: The Seagull
2016
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as Sorin
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Age: 70
Death at a Funeral
2007
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as Victor
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Age: 60
Whatever Love Means
2005
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as Prince Philip
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Age: 59
The Wedding Date
2005
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as Victor Ellis
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Age: 58
The I Inside
2004
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as Doctor Truman
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Age: 57
The King's Beard
2002
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as King Cuthbert (voice)
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Age: 56
2001: A Space Travesty
2000
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as Dr. Griffin Pratt
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Age: 54
The Cater Street Hangman
1998
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as Edward Ellison
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Age: 52
Pierre Bonnard: A Love Exposed
1998
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as Narrator
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Age: 52
Bean
1997
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as Lord Walton
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Age: 50
Gobble
1997
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as Peter Villiers
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Age: 50
The Peacock Spring
1996
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as Sir Edward Gwithian
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Age: 49
The Price of the Bride
1990
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as Dennis Guant
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Age: 44
No Image
Strangled
1982
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as Steve Baker
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Age: 36
Chariots of Fire
1981
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as Duke of Sutherland
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Age: 34
No Image
Dear Brutus
1981
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as Purdie
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Age: 34
The Copyist
1978
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as The Copyist
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Age: 31
The Kitchen
1977
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as Peter
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Age: 31
Beloved
1976
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as Henry James Prince
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Age: 30
Callan
1974
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as Toby Meres
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Age: 27
The Hireling
1973
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as Captain Hugh Cantrip
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Age: 26
One Brief Summer
1971
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as
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Age: 24