
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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