Peter Egan
British actor · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Born 1946 · age 80
Peter Joseph Egan is an English actor and activist. He is known for television roles including Hogarth in Big Breadwinner Hog (1969), the future King George IV in Prince Regent (1979); Paul Ryman in the sitcom Ever Decreasing Circles (1984-89); Hugh "Shrimpie" MacClare, Marquess of Flintshire, in Downton Abbey...
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DogspiracyFilm2023
HarambeFilm2022
Remembers…Series2015
UnforgottenSeries, Martin2013
National Theatre Live: PeopleFilm, Theodore2010
Downton AbbeySeries, Hugh 'Shrimpie' MacClare2005
Man to ManFilm, Gyllenhaal2004
Medical InvestigationSeries, Writer2002
The King's BeardFilm, King Cuthbert (voice)1999
Loose WomenSeries1998
Pierre Bonnard: A Love ExposedFilm, Narrator1996
The Peacock SpringFilm, Sir Edward Gwithian1994
Sweet Valley HighSeries, Writer1990
The ChiefSeries, Simon Duval
The Price of the BrideFilm, 1990Dennis Guant1984
A Taste of HoneyFilm, Peter1982StrangledFilm, Steve Baker1979
Tales of the UnexpectedSeries, Keith1978
The CopyistFilm, The Copyist1975
HennessyFilm, Williams1973
The HirelingFilm, Captain Hugh Cantrip1970
Play for TodaySeries, PurdieThe RivalsFilm, 1970Faulkland1965
BBC Play of the MonthSeries, Faulkland1946Born28 September 1946People around Peter
Harriet Walter Also in Downton Abbey and The Spanish Princess- Don Sharp Directed Callan and Hennessy
Elizabeth McGovern Also in Downton Abbey, And Mrs and And Mrs.- Jane Lapotaire Also in Downton Abbey
Alan Bridges Directed The Hireling (1973)- Jim Goddard Directed The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Rowan Atkinson Produced Bean (2008)
Imelda Staunton Also in Downton Abbey
Frank Oz Directed Death at a Funeral (2007)
Peter Capaldi Also in The Ruth Rendell Mysteries and Bean
Richard Curtis Produced Bean (2008)
Billie Lourd Also in And Mrs and And Mrs.
Penelope Wilton Also in Downton Abbey
Hugh Hudson Directed Chariots of Fire (1982)
Régis Wargnier Directed Man to Man (2005)
Eric Porter Also in Hennessy and Callan
David Puttnam Produced Chariots of Fire (1982)
Ron Donachie Also in Downton Abbey and Man to Man
Lü Yue Directed Downton Abbey
Nicholas Jones Also in Lillie and Gobble
David Collings Also in Elizabeth R and Hennessy
Roland Suso Richter Directed The I Inside (2004)- Allan A. Goldstein Directed 2001: A Space Travesty (2002)
Clare Kilner Directed The Wedding Date (2005)
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Death at a Funeral 2007
The Wedding Date 2005
Chariots of Fire 1981
Bean 1997
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday 1994
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He is known for television roles including Hogarth in Big Breadwinner Hog (1969), the future King George IV in Prince Regent (1979); Paul Ryman in the sitcom Ever Decreasing Circles (1984-89); Hugh "Shrimpie" MacClare, Marquess of Flintshire, in Downton Abbey (2012-15); and Martin Hughes in Unforgotten (2015-2021).
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Hayley AtwellAlso in Whatever Love Means (2005)
Anthony HorowitzAlso in The Man Who Didn't Believe in Ghosts (1995)
Jonathan LynnAlso in Arms and the Man (1983)
Alissa White-GluzAlso in I Could Never Go Vegan (2024)
Sarah MilesAlso in The Hireling (1973)
Robert FoxworthAlso in The Price of the Bride (1990)