Jim Carter
Known for Acting · 156 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 (44)
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
Hornblower
1998
as Etheridge
Murder Most Horrid
1991
as Roy Redfern / General Alberto / Frank Phillips
Knightfall
2017
as Pope Boniface VIII
I, Claudius
1976
as Roman Senate Senator (uncredited)
Blue Murder
2003
as Frank Evans
Cranford
2007
as Captain Brown
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
1992
as Mark Antony (voice)
Not the Nine O'Clock News
1979
Dangerfield
1995
as Stephen Millwood
Dinotopia
2002
as Mayor Waldo
A Year in Provence
1993
as Ted Hopkins
Widows
1983
as D.I. Frinton
The Singing Detective
1986
as Mr Marlow
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
2001
as Odin - Member of the Great Council of Mac Slec
The Scarlet Pimpernel
1999
as General La Forge
Arabian Nights
2000
as Ja'Far
Strange
2003
as Inspector Stuart
Fox
1980
as Cliff Ryan
The Mysteries
1985
as Mak / Fourth Soldier
Trevor's World of Sport
2003
as Sir Frank Luckton
London
2004
as Henry Fielding
Thompson
1988
Christabel
1988
as Bausch
A Sense of Guilt
1990
as Richard Murray
Hidden Treasures of the National Trust
2023
as Narrator
Ain't Misbehavin'
1997
as Maxie Morrell
Lost Empires
1986
as Inspector Crabb
Flintoff: Lord of the Fries
2015
as Narrator
The Monocled Mutineer
1986
The Missing Postman
1997
as DS Lawrence Pitman
Blood on the Carpet
1999
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Gravy Train
1990
as Personip
Inside the Ritz Hotel
2019
as Narrator
Movies (112)
Alice in Wonderland
2010
as The Executioner (voice)
Wonka
2023
as Abacus Crunch
Transformers: The Last Knight
2017
as Cogman (voice)
The Sea Beast
2022
as King (voice)
The Golden Compass
2007
as John Faa
Ella Enchanted
2004
as Nish
Shakespeare in Love
1998
as Ralph Bashford
Downton Abbey
2019
as Charles Carson
Downton Abbey: A New Era
2022
as Charles Carson
My Week with Marilyn
2011
as Barry
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
2025
as Charles Carson
Top Secret!
1984
as Déjà Vu
The Witches
1990
as Head Chef
102 Dalmatians
2000
as Detective Armstrong
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
1994
as Executioner (uncredited)
The Good Liar
2019
as Vincent
The Little Vampire 3D
2017
as Rookery (voice)
The Company of Wolves
1984
as Second Husband (uncredited)
Legionnaire
1998
as Lucien Galgani
Erik the Viking
1989
as Jennifer the Viking (Another Rapist)
The Tenth Man
1988
as Pierre
King Lear
2018
as Earl of Kent
Black Beauty
1994
as John Manly
The Little Vampire
2000
as Rookery
The Oxford Murders
2008
as Inspector Petersen
The Thief Lord
2006
as Victor
Harpur and Iles: Protection
1997
as Tenderness Mellick
Cassandra's Dream
2007
as Garage Boss
Discovering Dinotopia
2002
as Mayor Waldo
Bright Young Things
2003
as Chief Customs Officer
Fox
1980
as Cliff Ryan
Hiawatha
1984
as Nawadaha - The Story Teller
Incident in Judaea
1991
The Madness of King George
1994
as Fox
Caught in a Trap
2008
as Brian Perkins
Swimming with Men
2018
as Ted
Stalin
1992
as Sergo
The Hour of the Pig
1993
as Mathieu
Creation
2009
as Parslow
Hitler's Supergun
2015
as Narrator (voice)
Richard III
1995
as Lord Hastings
A Private Function
1984
as Inspector Noble
Brassed Off
1996
as Harry
A Month in the Country
1987
as Ellerbeck
House of 9
2005
as The Watcher
Tube Tales
1999
as Ticket Inspector (segment "Steal Away") / Ticket Inspector (Steal Away)
The Wind in the Willows
2006
as Engine Driver
Precious Bane
1989
as Sarn
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
1997
as Erskine
Blame It on the Bellboy
1992
as Rossi
Dinotopia
2002
as Mayor Waldo
Pompeii: The Last Day
2003
as Polybius
Modigliani
2004
as Achilles Hebuterne
Heartlands
2003
as Geoff
Rustlers' Rhapsody
1985
as Blackie
Resnick: Rough Treatment
1993
as Grabianski
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
2009
as Harold Angus
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
2009
as Harold Angus
Haunted Honeymoon
1986
as Montego
Star Trap
1988
as Dr. Wax
The Raggedy Rawney
1988
as The Soldier
Open Fire
1994
as DCS Young
Burlesque Fairytales
2010
as The Compere
The Grotesque
1995
as George Lecky
Hornblower: Duty
2003
as Etheridge
The Rainbow
1989
as Mr. Harby
Harry's Kingdom
1987
as Bill
The Fool
1990
as Mr. Blackthorn
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
1992
as Meinertzhagen
The Bass Player
1999
Cromwell: Warts and All
2003
as Oliver Cromwell
Soursweet
1988
as Mr. Constantinides
Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me
2016
as Self
It Might Be You
1995
as Wally 'Lottery' Whaley
In The Cold Light Of Day
1994
as Father
Midnight Movie
1994
as Henry Harris
The Missing Postman
1997
as DS Lawrence Pitman
16 Years of Alcohol
2003
as Director
Here Is the News
1989
as News Editor
Walking With Disc Jockeys
2001
as Narrator
Duck
1988
Casablanca Driver
2004
as Joe Mateo, l'agent
The American Way
1987
as Castro
Aberfan: The Untold Story
2006
as Lord Robens
Trial by Fire
1999
as Geoffrey Bailey
Out of Season
2004
as Michael Philipps
Von Trapped
2004
as Larry Lavelle
Vigo
1998
as Bonaventure (uncredited)
The First Kangaroos
1988
as Arthur Hughes
The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton
2006
as Henry Dorling
Bill's New Frock
1998
as Mr. Platworthy
According to Beryl
2001
as Samuel Johnson
Punk Strut: The Movie
2016
as Skippy
Julius Caesar
1994
as Mark Antony
Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown
1993
as Commander
Bright Hair
1997
as Norman Devenish
Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre
1995
as Inspector
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
2025
as Self
December Flower
1984
as Dentist
The Chest
1997
as Roland Blood
Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose
2003
as Red Rose (voice)
Rock 'n' Roll Britannia
2013
as Self
Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama
2014
as Self
Hancock
1991
as Ray Galton
One of a Kind
2014
as Narrator (voice)
The Oresteia
1983
as Agamemnon
The Story of Alton Towers
2005
as Narrator/The Earl
Crimestrike
1990
as The Detective
Recovery
2007
as Mr. Lockwood
The Man Who Is Obsessed With The Number 12
2005
as Narrator
Secrets of the Stonehenge Skeletons
2013
as Narrator (Voice)
Dambusters: Building the Bouncing Bomb
2011
as Narrator (Voice)
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 156 credits spanning from 1974 to 2025, Jim Carter has appeared in 112 films and 44 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jim Carter Movies
- Alice in Wonderland (2010) — as The Executioner (voice)
- Wonka (2023) — as Abacus Crunch
- Transformers: The Last Knight (2017) — as Cogman (voice)
- The Sea Beast (2022) — as King (voice)
- The Golden Compass (2007) — as John Faa
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