Cast & creator
Peter Egan
Best known for Midsomer Murders, Midsomer Murders, Medium
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.
Also known as: Peter Joseph Egan
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1965–2025 · acting roles
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Midsomer Murders
Norman Swanscombe
1997Midsomer Murders
Grady Palmerston
1997
Medium
Writer
2005
Play for Today
Purdie
1970
Loose Women
Self
1999
Grantchester
Archie Johnson
2014
Downton Abbey
Hugh 'Shrimpie' MacClare
2010
Tales of the Unexpected
Keith
1979
BBC Play of the Month
Faulkland
1965BBC Play of the Month
Freddie
1965
ITV Playhouse
Peter Morris
1967
A Touch of Frost
Richard Darrow
1992
Postcards from Buster
Writer
2004
Unforgotten
Martin
2015
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Rev. Henry Archery
1987
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
Dr. Trenarrow
2002
BBC2 Play of the Week
Peter
1977BBC2 Play of the Week
Copyist
1977
Medical Investigation
Writer
2004
The Chief
Simon Duval
1990
Moving On
Eric
2009
The Secret World of Alex Mack
Writer
1994
The Spanish Princess
Thomas Howard
2019
Remembers…
2022Remembers…
Self
2022
Breaker High
Writer
1997
Reilly: Ace of Spies
Fothergill
1983
Playmakers
Writer
2003
Sweet Valley High
Writer
1994
Over There
Writer
2005W. Somerset Maugham
Tito
1969
A Woman of Substance
Adam Fairley
1985
Paradise Postponed
George Augustus Simcox
1986
Comedy Connections
2003
Chariots of Fire
Duke of Sutherland
1981
Death at a Funeral
Victor
2007
Bean
Lord Walton
1997
Elizabeth R
Earl of Southampton
1971
The Wedding Date
Victor Ellis
2005
Victorian Scandals
Henry James Prince
1976
Truelove
David
2024
The Ambassador
1998
Ever Decreasing Circles
1984
Lillie
Oscar Wilde
1978
Chiller
Richard Cramer
1995
2001: A Space Travesty
Dr. Griffin Pratt
2000
Jericho
Philip Pickering
2005
Zodiac
Tony Weston
1974
The I Inside
Doctor Truman
2004
Plays for Britain
Bunny / Trevor / Miss Trevor / Dinah
1976
Hold the Sunset
Mr. Dugdale
2018
The Love School
John Everett Millais
1975
Prince Regent
George, Prince of Wales / King George IV
1979
A Perfect Spy
Magnus Pym
1987The Velvet Glove
Eddy
1977The Inheritors
Michael Gethin
1974
And Mrs.
Derek
2024
Cold Comfort Farm
Seth Starkadder
1968
Man to Man
Gyllenhaal
2005
The Organization
Richard Pershore
1972
Hennessy
Williams
1975
The Dark Side of the Sun
1983Dear Brutus
Purdie
1981
The King's Beard
King Cuthbert (voice)
2002
Our Ex-Wife
George
2016
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
Frederick
1994
To Catch a King
Heydrich
1984Saturday Night Thriller
Steve Baker
1982Cry Wolf
Dr Anthony Hook
2000
Dogspiracy
Self
2025Arms and the Man
Sergius
1983
The Cater Street Hangman
Edward Ellison
1998Home Again
2006
The Price of the Bride
Dennis Guant
1990
Beloved
Henry James Prince
1976
Joint Account
1989
The Lifeswappers
Bunny/Trevor/Miss Trevor/Dinah
1976Strangled
Steve Baker
1982
National Theatre Live: The Seagull
Sorin
2016
A Taste of Honey
Peter
1984A Taste of Honey
Peter
1984The Man Who Didn't Believe in Ghosts
Richard Cramer
1995
The Peacock Spring
Sir Edward Gwithian
1996
I Could Never Go Vegan
Executive Producer
2024
Big Breadwinner Hog
Hog
1969
Whatever Love Means
Prince Philip
2005
National Theatre Live: People
Theodore
2013
Our Father
2024
The Hireling
Captain Hugh Cantrip
1973
Callan
Toby Meres
1974The Dark Side of the Sun
Raoul
1983
Pierre Bonnard: A Love Exposed
Narrator
1998
One Brief Summer
1971The Rivals
Faulkland
1970
The Kitchen
Peter
1977
The Copyist
The Copyist
1978
Gobble
Peter Villiers
1997American Cafe
Himself
2010Paradise Postponed
Henry Simcox
1986
Harambe
Self / Narrator
2023