Jim Carter
Known for Acting · 153 credits
- Born
- 1948-08-19 (age 77)
- Place of birth
- Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, UK
- Also known as
- Джим Картер · James Edward Carter · James Carter · جیم کارتر
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).
Known For
TV Shows (43)
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Nathan Green
NOVA
1974
as Narrator
The View
1997
as Self
Casualty
1986
as Matthew Charlton
Downton Abbey
2010
as Charles Carson
Minder
1979
as Tomkins
Screen Two
1985
as Father / Henry Harris
Would I Lie to You?
2007
as Self
Pie in the Sky
1994
as Alec Bailey
Soldier Soldier
1991
as Snr Supt Derek Tierney, RHKP
Cracker
1993
as Kenneth Trant
Knightfall
2017
as Pope Boniface VIII
Hornblower
1998
as Etheridge
Murder Most Horrid
1991
as Roy Redfern / General Alberto / Frank Phillips
I, Claudius
1976
as Roman Senate Senator (uncredited)
Blue Murder
2003
as Frank Evans
Cranford
2007
as Captain Brown
Dangerfield
1995
as Stephen Millwood
Arabian Nights
2000
as Ja'Far
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
1992
as Mark Antony (voice)
Not the Nine O'Clock News
1979
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
2001
as Odin - Member of the Great Council of Mac Slec
Dinotopia
2002
as Mayor Waldo
Widows
1983
as D.I. Frinton
Strange
2003
as Inspector Stuart
The Singing Detective
1986
as Mr Marlow
The Scarlet Pimpernel
1999
as General La Forge
A Year in Provence
1993
as Ted Hopkins
Hidden Treasures of the National Trust
2023
as Narrator
Fox
1980
as Cliff Ryan
Lost Empires
1986
as Inspector Crabb
London
2004
as Henry Fielding
Trevor's World of Sport
2003
as Sir Frank Luckton
The Monocled Mutineer
1986
Ain't Misbehavin'
1997
as Maxie Morrell
Thompson
1988
A Sense of Guilt
1990
as Richard Murray
The Gravy Train
1990
as Personip
Christabel
1988
as Bausch
The Missing Postman
1997
as DS Lawrence Pitman
The Mysteries
1985
as Mak / Fourth Soldier
Blood on the Carpet
1999
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Inside the Ritz Hotel
2019
as Narrator
Movies (110)
Alice in Wonderland
2010
as The Executioner (voice)
Transformers: The Last Knight
2017
as Cogman (voice)
Wonka
2023
as Abacus Crunch
The Company of Wolves
1984
as Second Husband (uncredited)
The Sea Beast
2022
as King (voice)
The Golden Compass
2007
as John Faa
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
2025
as Charles Carson
Shakespeare in Love
1998
as Ralph Bashford
Downton Abbey
2019
as Charles Carson
Top Secret!
1984
as Déjà Vu
Ella Enchanted
2004
as Nish
102 Dalmatians
2000
as Detective Armstrong
Downton Abbey: A New Era
2022
as Charles Carson
The Witches
1990
as Head Chef
The Good Liar
2019
as Vincent
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
1994
as Executioner (uncredited)
The Little Vampire
2000
as Rookery
Black Beauty
1994
as John Manly
My Week with Marilyn
2011
as Barry
Legionnaire
1998
as Lucien Galgani
The Little Vampire 3D
2017
as Rookery (voice)
Brassed Off
1996
as Harry
Cassandra's Dream
2007
as Garage Boss
The Madness of King George
1994
as Fox
The Rainbow
1989
as Mr. Harby
Fox
1980
as Cliff Ryan
Richard III
1995
as Lord Hastings
Bright Young Things
2003
as Chief Customs Officer
King Lear
2018
as Earl of Kent
Creation
2009
as Parslow
Erik the Viking
1989
as Jennifer the Viking (Another Rapist)
House of 9
2005
as The Watcher
The Oxford Murders
2008
as Inspector Petersen
Dinotopia
2002
as Mayor Waldo
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
2009
as Harold Angus
Discovering Dinotopia
2002
as Mayor Waldo
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
2009
as Harold Angus
The Tenth Man
1988
as Pierre
Soursweet
1988
as Mr. Constantinides
Stalin
1992
as Sergo
Burlesque Fairytales
2010
as The Compere
Tube Tales
1999
as Ticket Inspector (segment "Steal Away") / Ticket Inspector (Steal Away)
The Fool
1990
as Mr. Blackthorn
The Wind in the Willows
2006
as Engine Driver
Modigliani
2004
as Achilles Hebuterne
The Hour of the Pig
1993
as Mathieu
Vigo
1998
as Bonaventure (uncredited)
A Month in the Country
1987
as Ellerbeck
A Private Function
1984
as Inspector Noble
Swimming with Men
2018
as Ted
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
1997
as Erskine
Rustlers' Rhapsody
1985
as Blackie
The Thief Lord
2006
as Victor
Blame It on the Bellboy
1992
as Rossi
Bright Hair
1997
as Norman Devenish
Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown
1993
as Commander
Haunted Honeymoon
1986
as Montego
Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose
2003
as Red Rose (voice)
Hancock
1991
as Ray Galton
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
1992
as Meinertzhagen
Open Fire
1994
as DCS Young
16 Years of Alcohol
2003
as Director
The Grotesque
1995
as George Lecky
Recovery
2007
as Mr. Lockwood
Harpur and Iles: Protection
1997
as Tenderness Mellick
Heartlands
2003
as Geoff
Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama
2014
as Self
Out of Season
2004
as Michael Philipps
Precious Bane
1989
as Sarn
Hornblower: Duty
2003
as Etheridge
Harry's Kingdom
1987
as Bill
Casablanca Driver
2004
as Joe Mateo, l'agent
The American Way
1987
as Castro
Bill's New Frock
1998
as Mr. Platworthy
The Raggedy Rawney
1988
as The Soldier
Midnight Movie
1994
as Henry Harris
Pompeii: The Last Day
2003
as Polybius
The Missing Postman
1997
as DS Lawrence Pitman
Here Is the News
1989
as News Editor
The Oresteia
1983
as Agamemnon
Resnick: Rough Treatment
1993
as Grabianski
Aberfan: The Untold Story
2006
as Lord Robens
The Chest
1997
as Roland Blood
Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre
1995
as Inspector
Crimestrike
1990
as The Detective
In The Cold Light Of Day
1994
as Father
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
2025
as Self
The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton
2006
as Henry Dorling
Punk Strut: The Movie
2016
as Skippy
The Bass Player
1999
Cromwell: Warts and All
2003
as Oliver Cromwell
The First Kangaroos
1988
as Arthur Hughes
Von Trapped
2004
as Larry Lavelle
Julius Caesar
1994
as Mark Antony
Trial by Fire
1999
as Geoffrey Bailey
Hitler's Supergun
2015
as Narrator (voice)
Caught in a Trap
2008
as Brian Perkins
One of a Kind
2014
as Narrator (voice)
Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me
2016
as Self
Duck
1988
Dambusters: Building the Bouncing Bomb
2011
as Narrator (Voice)
The Story of Alton Towers
2005
as Narrator/The Earl
Walking With Disc Jockeys
2001
as Narrator
The Man Who Is Obsessed With The Number 12
2005
as Narrator
Rock 'n' Roll Britannia
2013
as Self
According to Beryl
2001
as Samuel Johnson
Secrets of the Stonehenge Skeletons
2013
as Narrator (Voice)
Hiawatha
1984
as Nawadaha - The Story Teller
Star Trap
1988
as Dr. Wax
Incident in Judaea
1991
About Jim Carter
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). With 153 credits spanning from 1974 to 2025, Jim Carter has appeared in 110 films and 43 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jim Carter Movies
- Alice in Wonderland (2010) — as The Executioner (voice)
- Transformers: The Last Knight (2017) — as Cogman (voice)
- Wonka (2023) — as Abacus Crunch
- The Company of Wolves (1984) — as Second Husband (uncredited)
- The Sea Beast (2022) — as King (voice)
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