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Acting

Peter Egan

Titles
38movies56TV shows
Career

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

Leading roles
25
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Truelove
Truelove
GoodWatch score78/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 42 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 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
    3.1, average 4.3
  • Adrenaline
    4.0, average 5.1
  • Scare
    1.6, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    1.5, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

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

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

47
TypeAllTV shows47Movies34
RoleAnyActing47Appearances2
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1960s51970s131980s101990s52000s62010s62020s2
GenreAnyDrama36Crime9Comedy8Mystery5Documentary2Talk1Sci-Fi & Fantasy1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

2020s

2 titles · average score 78
GoodWatch78
Poster for Truelove

TV show · as David

Poster for Remembers…

TV show · as Self

2010s

6 titles · average score 72
GoodWatch67
Poster for The Spanish Princess

TV show · as Thomas Howard

GoodWatch59
Poster for Hold the Sunset

TV show · as Mr. Dugdale

GoodWatch71
Poster for Our Ex-Wife

TV show · as George

GoodWatch80
Poster for Unforgotten

TV show · as Martin

GoodWatch72
Poster for Grantchester

TV show · as Archie Johnson

GoodWatch86
Poster for Downton Abbey

TV show · as Hugh 'Shrimpie' MacClare

2000s

6 titles · average score 76
GoodWatch73
Poster for Moving On

TV show · as Eric

GoodWatch73
Poster for Jericho

TV show · as Philip Pickering

GoodWatch81
Poster for The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

TV show · as Dr. Trenarrow

Poster for Cry Wolf

TV show · as Dr Anthony Hook

1990s

5 titles · average score 60
GoodWatch81
Poster for Midsomer Murders

TV show · as Norman Swanscombe / Grady Palmerston

GoodWatch63
Poster for Chiller

TV show · as Richard Cramer

GoodWatch51
Poster for A Touch of Frost

TV show · as Richard Darrow

Poster for The Chief

TV show · as Simon Duval

1980s

10 titles · average score 68
GoodWatch69
Poster for A Perfect Spy

TV show · as Magnus Pym

GoodWatch44
Poster for The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

TV show · as Rev. Henry Archery

Poster for Paradise Postponed

TV show · as George Augustus Simcox

GoodWatch75
Poster for A Woman of Substance

TV show · as Adam Fairley

Poster for A Taste of Honey

TV show · as Peter

GoodWatch76
Poster for Reilly: Ace of Spies

TV show · as Fothergill

Poster for Saturday Night Thriller

TV show · as Steve Baker

1970s

13 titles · average score 76
Poster for Prince Regent

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

GoodWatch81
Poster for Lillie

TV show · as Oscar Wilde

Poster for BBC2 Play of the Week

TV show · as Peter / Copyist

Poster for The Velvet Glove

TV show · as Eddy

Poster for Victorian Scandals

TV show · as Henry James Prince

Poster for Plays for Britain

TV show · as Bunny / Trevor / Miss Trevor / Dinah

Poster for The Love School

TV show · as John Everett Millais

Poster for Zodiac

TV show · as Tony Weston

Poster for The Organization

TV show · as Richard Pershore

GoodWatch80
Poster for Elizabeth R

TV show · as Earl of Southampton

GoodWatch72
Poster for Play for Today

TV show · as Purdie

All 13 titles from the 1970s

1960s

5 titles · average score 61
Poster for W. Somerset Maugham

TV show · as Tito

Poster for Cold Comfort Farm

TV show · as Seth Starkadder

Poster for ITV Playhouse

TV show · as Peter Morris

GoodWatch61
Poster for BBC Play of the Month

TV show · as Faulkland / Freddie