Portrait of Peter Egan

Acting

Peter Egan

Titles
36movies52TV shows
Career

Active from 1968 to 2024, busiest in 2005 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
23
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Truelove
Truelove
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 41 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Peter Egan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    3.0, average 4.3
  • Uncanny
    1.3, average 2.5
  • Adrenaline
    4.0, average 5.1
  • Scare
    1.6, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 6
  • Lighthearted 5
  • British Sitcom 4
  • Thought-Provoking 4
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Character-Driven Comedy 2
  • Gentle Humor 2
  • Relatable Awkwardness 2
  • Literary Adaptation 2
  • Slow-Burn Narrative 2
  • Romantic Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

77
TypeAllTV shows43Movies34
RoleAnyActing76Appearances4Production1
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1960s31970s191980s171990s132000s132010s82020s4
GenreAnyDrama40Comedy14Crime8TV Movie8Mystery7Thriller6Action4Documentary4Adventure3Romance3History2Family2Science Fiction2Sci-Fi & Fantasy1
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Highest firstLowest first

Great

Score 80 to 89

7 titles
GoodWatch86
Poster for Downton Abbey

TV show · as Hugh 'Shrimpie' MacClare

GoodWatch82
Poster for Lillie

TV show · as Oscar Wilde

GoodWatch81
Poster for Chariots of Fire

as Duke of Sutherland

GoodWatch81
Poster for The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

TV show · as Dr. Trenarrow

GoodWatch80
Poster for Midsomer Murders

TV show · as Norman Swanscombe / Grady Palmerston

GoodWatch80
Poster for Elizabeth R

TV show · as Earl of Southampton

GoodWatch80
Poster for Unforgotten

TV show · as Martin

Good

Score 70 to 79

10 titles
GoodWatch77
Poster for Truelove

TV show · as David

GoodWatch76
Poster for Reilly: Ace of Spies

TV show · as Fothergill

GoodWatch75
Poster for A Woman of Substance

TV show · as Adam Fairley

GoodWatch73
Poster for Moving On

TV show · as Eric

GoodWatch72
Poster for Grantchester

TV show · as Archie Johnson

GoodWatch72
Poster for Play for Today

TV show · as Purdie

GoodWatch71
Poster for Callan

as Toby Meres

Decent

Score 60 to 69

12 titles
GoodWatch69
Poster for Jericho

TV show · as Philip Pickering

GoodWatch69
Poster for A Perfect Spy

TV show · as Magnus Pym

GoodWatch67
Poster for Our Ex-Wife

TV show · as George

GoodWatch67
Poster for The Spanish Princess

TV show · as Thomas Howard

GoodWatch63
Poster for Man to Man

as Gyllenhaal

GoodWatch63
Poster for Chiller

TV show · as Richard Cramer

GoodWatch61
Poster for BBC Play of the Month

TV show · as Faulkland / Freddie

GoodWatch61
Poster for Bean

as Lord Walton

Bad to mediocre

Score 30 to 59

9 titles
GoodWatch59
Poster for The Hireling

as Captain Hugh Cantrip

GoodWatch59
Poster for Hold the Sunset

TV show · as Mr. Dugdale

GoodWatch51
Poster for A Touch of Frost

TV show · as Richard Darrow

GoodWatch48
Poster for The I Inside

as Doctor Truman

GoodWatch44
Poster for The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

TV show · as Rev. Henry Archery

Not rated yet

39 titles
Poster for Paradise Postponed

TV show · as George Augustus Simcox

Poster for Prince Regent

TV show · as George, Prince of Wales / King George IV

Poster for The Love School

TV show · as John Everett Millais

Poster for The Peacock Spring

as Sir Edward Gwithian

Poster for The Organization

TV show · as Richard Pershore

Poster for Cry Wolf

TV show · as Dr Anthony Hook

Poster for Strangled

as Steve Baker

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