Peter Joseph Egan 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.
