Jim Carter

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Known For

Acting

Born

1948-08-19

Place of Birth

Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, UK
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Jim Carter

Biography

James Edward Carter (born August 19, 1948) is an English actor. He is best known for his role in Downton Abbey (2010–2015) playing Mr Carson, a role that has earned him four nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (2012–2015). He reprised his role in the feature film Downton Abbey (2019).

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Acting History

2025
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale as Charles Carson
2025
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale as Self
2023
Wonka as Abacus Crunch
2023
Hidden Treasures of the National Trust as Narrator
2022
The Sea Beast as King (voice)
2022
Downton Abbey: A New Era as Charles Carson
2020
Turtle Journey: The Crisis in Our Oceans as Dad Turtle
2019
The Good Liar as Vincent
2019
Downton Abbey as Charles Carson
2019
Inside the Ritz Hotel as Narrator
2018
Swimming with Men as Ted
2018
King Lear as Earl of Kent
2017
Knightfall as Pope Boniface VIII
2017
The Little Vampire 3D as Rookery (voice)
2017
Transformers: The Last Knight as Cogman (voice)
2016
Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me as Self
2016
Punk Strut: The Movie as Skippy
2015
Hitler's Supergun as Narrator (voice)
2014
Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama as Self
2014
One of a Kind as Narrator (voice)
2013
Rock 'n' Roll Britannia as Self
2013
Secrets of the Stonehenge Skeletons as Narrator (Voice)
2011
My Week with Marilyn as Barry
2011
Dambusters: Building the Bouncing Bomb as Narrator (Voice)
2010
Downton Abbey as Charles Carson
2010
Alice in Wonderland as The Executioner (voice)
2010
Burlesque Fairytales as The Compere
2009
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 as Harold Angus
2009
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 as Harold Angus
2009
Creation as Parslow
2008
Caught in a Trap as Brian Perkins
2008
The Oxford Murders as Inspector Petersen
2007
The Golden Compass as John Faa
2007
Cranford as Captain Brown
2007
Cassandra's Dream as Garage Boss
2007
Would I Lie to You? as Self
2007
Recovery as Mr. Lockwood
2006
The Wind in the Willows as Engine Driver
2006
The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton as Henry Dorling
2006
Aberfan: The Untold Story as Lord Robens
2006
The Thief Lord as Victor
2005
The Man Who Is Obsessed With The Number 12 as Narrator
2005
House of 9 as The Watcher
2005
The Story of Alton Towers as Narrator/The Earl
2004
Out of Season as Michael Philipps
2004
Von Trapped as Larry Lavelle
2004
Casablanca Driver as Joe Mateo, l'agent
2004
Modigliani as Achilles Hebuterne
2004
London as Henry Fielding
2004
Ella Enchanted as Nish
2003
Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose as Red Rose (voice)
2003
Cromwell: Warts and All as Oliver Cromwell
2003
Pompeii: The Last Day as Polybius
2003
Bright Young Things as Chief Customs Officer
2003
Trevor's World of Sport as Sir Frank Luckton
2003
Strange as Inspector Stuart
2003
Blue Murder as Frank Evans
2003
16 Years of Alcohol as Director
2003
Heartlands as Geoff
2003
Hornblower: Duty as Etheridge
2002
Dinotopia as Mayor Waldo
2002
Discovering Dinotopia as Mayor Waldo
2002
Dinotopia as Mayor Waldo
2001
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story as Odin - Member of the Great Council of Mac Slec
2001
According to Beryl as Samuel Johnson
2000
The Little Vampire as Rookery
2000
102 Dalmatians as Detective Armstrong
2000
Arabian Nights as Ja'Far
1999
Tube Tales as Ticket Inspector (segment "Steal Away")
1999
Tube Tales as Ticket Inspector (Steal Away)
1999
The Bass Player
1999
Trial by Fire as Geoffrey Bailey
1999
The Scarlet Pimpernel as General La Forge
1999
Blood on the Carpet as Self - Narrator (voice)
1998
Shakespeare in Love as Ralph Bashford
1998
Legionnaire as Lucien Galgani
1998
Hornblower as Etheridge
1998
Vigo as Bonaventure (uncredited)
1998
Bill's New Frock as Mr. Platworthy
1997
Keep the Aspidistra Flying as Erskine
1997
The View as Self
1997
Ain't Misbehavin' as Maxie Morrell
1997
The Chest as Roland Blood
1997
The Missing Postman as DS Lawrence Pitman
1997
The Missing Postman as DS Lawrence Pitman
1997
Midsomer Murders as Nathan Green
1997
Bright Hair as Norman Devenish
1997
Harpur and Iles: Protection as Tenderness Mellick
1996
Brassed Off as Harry
1995
Richard III as Lord Hastings
1995
Coogan's Run as Fraser
1995
The Grotesque as George Lecky
1995
Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre as Inspector
1995
Dangerfield as Stephen Millwood
1994
The Madness of King George as Fox
1994
Midnight Movie as Henry Harris
1994
Julius Caesar as Mark Antony
1994
Open Fire as DCS Young
1994
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein as Executioner (uncredited)
1994
Black Beauty as John Manly
1994
In The Cold Light Of Day as Father
1994
Pie in the Sky as Alec Bailey
1993
Cracker as Kenneth Trant
1993
The Hour of the Pig as Mathieu
1993
Resnick: Rough Treatment as Grabianski
1993
Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown as Commander
1993
A Year in Provence as Ted Hopkins
1993
Lipstick on Your Collar as Inspector
1992
Stalin as Sergo
1992
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales as Mark Antony (voice)
1992
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia as Meinertzhagen
1992
Blame It on the Bellboy as Rossi
1991
Murder Most Horrid as General Alberto
1991
Murder Most Horrid as Roy Redfern
1991
Hancock as Ray Galton
1991
Soldier Soldier as Snr Supt Derek Tierney, RHKP
1990
The Fool as Mr. Blackthorn
1990
Crimestrike as The Detective
1990
The Gravy Train as Personip
1990
The Witches as Head Chef
1990
A Sense of Guilt as Richard Murray
1989
Erik the Viking as Jennifer the Viking (Another Rapist)
1989
The Rainbow as Mr. Harby
1989
Here Is the News as News Editor
1989
Precious Bane as Sarn
1988
The Tenth Man as Pierre
1988
Thompson
1988
The Raggedy Rawney as The Soldier
1988
Soursweet as Mr. Constantinides
1988
The First Kangaroos as Arthur Hughes
1988
Duck
1988
Star Trap as Dr. Wax
1987
The American Way as Castro
1987
A Month in the Country as Ellerbeck
1987
Harry's Kingdom as Bill
1986
The Singing Detective as Mr Marlow
1986
Lost Empires as Inspector Crabb
1986
Casualty as Matthew Charlton
1986
The Monocled Mutineer
1986
Haunted Honeymoon as Montego
1985
The Mysteries as Mak / Fourth Soldier
1985
Rustlers' Rhapsody as Blackie
1984
Hiawatha as Nawadaha - The Story Teller
1984
A Private Function as Inspector Noble
1984
The Company of Wolves as Second Husband (uncredited)
1984
Top Secret! as Déjà Vu
1983
The Oresteia as Agamemnon
1983
Widows as D.I. Frinton
1980
Fox as Cliff Ryan
1980
Fox as Cliff Ryan
1979
Minder as Tomkins
1979
Not the Nine O'Clock News
1976
I, Claudius as Roman Senate Senator (uncredited)
1974
NOVA as Narrator