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Jim Carter

Jim Carter

Acting August 19, 1948 (78 years old) Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, UK

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).

Movies 114

Alice in Wonderland 6.6

Alice in Wonderland

as The Executioner (voice)

2010
Wonka 7.0

Wonka

as Abacus Crunch

2023
Transformers: The Last Knight 6.1

Transformers: The Last Knight

as Cogman (voice)

2017
The Golden Compass 6.1

The Golden Compass

as John Faa

2007
The Sea Beast 7.3

The Sea Beast

as King (voice)

2022
Ella Enchanted 6.5

Ella Enchanted

as Nish

2004
Shakespeare in Love 6.8

Shakespeare in Love

as Ralph Bashford

1998
Downton Abbey 7.2

Downton Abbey

as Charles Carson

2019
Downton Abbey: A New Era 7.2

Downton Abbey: A New Era

as Charles Carson

2022
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale 7.1

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

as Charles Carson

2025
Top Secret! 7.1

Top Secret!

as Déjà Vu

1984
The Witches 7.0

The Witches

as Head Chef

1990
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein 6.4

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

as Executioner (uncredited)

1994
102 Dalmatians 5.5

102 Dalmatians

as Detective Armstrong

2000
Cassandra's Dream 6.3

Cassandra's Dream

as Garage Boss

2007
The Madness of King George 6.8

The Madness of King George

as Fox

1994
The Company of Wolves 6.3

The Company of Wolves

as Second Husband (uncredited)

1984
Richard III 6.8

Richard III

as Lord Hastings

1995
My Week with Marilyn 6.7

My Week with Marilyn

as Barry

2011
Brassed Off 7.0

Brassed Off

as Harry

1996
The Little Vampire 3D 6.1

The Little Vampire 3D

as Rookery (voice)

2017
Black Beauty 6.7

Black Beauty

as John Manly

1994
The Good Liar 6.7

The Good Liar

as Vincent

2019
The Little Vampire 7.0

The Little Vampire

as Rookery

2000
Legionnaire 5.9

Legionnaire

as Lucien Galgani

1998
Erik the Viking 5.9

Erik the Viking

as Jennifer the Viking (Another Rapist)

1989
Creation 6.4

Creation

as Parslow

2009
The Oxford Murders 6.0

The Oxford Murders

as Inspector Petersen

2008
House of 9 5.1

House of 9

as The Watcher

2005
Stalin 5.3

Stalin

as Sergo

1992
King Lear 6.0

King Lear

as Earl of Kent

2018
Haunted Honeymoon 5.4

Haunted Honeymoon

as Montego

1986
Blame It on the Bellboy 5.4

Blame It on the Bellboy

as Rossi

1992
The Hour of the Pig 6.2

The Hour of the Pig

as Mathieu

1993
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 6.9

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980

as Harold Angus

2009
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 6.9

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983

as Harold Angus

2009
Swimming with Men 6.0

Swimming with Men

as Ted

2018
Bright Young Things 6.3

Bright Young Things

as Chief Customs Officer

2003
Modigliani 7.0

Modigliani

as Achilles Hebuterne

2004
Tube Tales 5.2

Tube Tales

as Ticket Inspector (segment "Steal Away")

1999
Tube Tales 5.2

Tube Tales

as Ticket Inspector (Steal Away)

1999
Recovery 6.4

Recovery

as Mr. Lockwood

2007
The Tenth Man 6.7

The Tenth Man

as Pierre

1988
The Rainbow 5.7

The Rainbow

as Mr. Harby

1989
The Thief Lord 6.0

The Thief Lord

as Victor

2006
A Private Function 6.4

A Private Function

as Inspector Noble

1984
The Wind in the Willows 5.8

The Wind in the Willows

as Engine Driver

2006
Dinotopia 7.6

Dinotopia

as Mayor Waldo

2002
Open Fire 7.3

Open Fire

as DCS Young

1994
Rustlers' Rhapsody 5.5

Rustlers' Rhapsody

as Blackie

1985
The Fool 8.0

The Fool

as Mr. Blackthorn

1990
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia 6.3

A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia

as Meinertzhagen

1992
The Raggedy Rawney 5.5

The Raggedy Rawney

as The Soldier

1988
Aberfan: The Untold Story 5.0

Aberfan: The Untold Story

as Lord Robens

2006
Fox 1.0

Fox

as Cliff Ryan

1980
A Month in the Country 6.5

A Month in the Country

as Ellerbeck

1987
Keep the Aspidistra Flying 6.0

Keep the Aspidistra Flying

as Erskine

1997
Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama 8.0

Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama

as Self

2014
16 Years of Alcohol 5.6

16 Years of Alcohol

as Director

2003
Discovering Dinotopia 6.4

Discovering Dinotopia

as Mayor Waldo

2002
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale 2.5

Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale

as Self

2025
Heartlands 6.0

Heartlands

as Geoff

2003
The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton 6.2

The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton

as Henry Dorling

2006
Vigo 5.4

Vigo

as Bonaventure (uncredited)

1998
Hancock

Hancock

as Ray Galton

1991
Soursweet 6.0

Soursweet

as Mr. Constantinides

1988
Midnight Movie 3.7

Midnight Movie

as Henry Harris

1994
Harpur and Iles: Protection 7.5

Harpur and Iles: Protection

as Tenderness Mellick

1997
Pompeii: The Last Day 6.8

Pompeii: The Last Day

as Polybius

2003
Bright Hair 4.1

Bright Hair

as Norman Devenish

1997
Rock 'n' Roll Britannia

Rock 'n' Roll Britannia

as Self

2013
Punk Strut: The Movie

Punk Strut: The Movie

as Skippy

2016
The American Way 6.2

The American Way

as Castro

1987
Out of Season 4.8

Out of Season

as Michael Philipps

2004
Hornblower: Duty 7.3

Hornblower: Duty

as Etheridge

2003
Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose

Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose

as Red Rose (voice)

2003
The Oresteia 10.0

The Oresteia

as Agamemnon

1983
Precious Bane 7.5

Precious Bane

as Sarn

1989
The Grotesque 5.4

The Grotesque

as George Lecky

1995
The Chest

The Chest

as Roland Blood

1997
Caught in a Trap 6.0

Caught in a Trap

as Brian Perkins

2008
Hiawatha 8.0

Hiawatha

as Nawadaha - The Story Teller

1984
Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown

Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown

as Commander

1993
December Flower

December Flower

as Dentist

1984
It Might Be You

It Might Be You

as Wally 'Lottery' Whaley

1995
Here Is the News

Here Is the News

as News Editor

1989
In The Cold Light Of Day

In The Cold Light Of Day

as Father

1994
Harry's Kingdom

Harry's Kingdom

as Bill

1987
Bill's New Frock

Bill's New Frock

as Mr. Platworthy

1998
Resnick: Rough Treatment

Resnick: Rough Treatment

as Grabianski

1993
Cromwell: Warts and All 10.0

Cromwell: Warts and All

as Oliver Cromwell

2003
Burlesque Fairytales 5.6

Burlesque Fairytales

as The Compere

2010
Casablanca Driver 5.7

Casablanca Driver

as Joe Mateo, l'agent

2004
Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me

Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me

as Self

2016
Star Trap 7.0

Star Trap

as Dr. Wax

1988
The First Kangaroos 7.0

The First Kangaroos

as Arthur Hughes

1988
Dambusters: Building the Bouncing Bomb 6.5

Dambusters: Building the Bouncing Bomb

as Narrator (Voice)

2011
Secrets of the Stonehenge Skeletons 7.0

Secrets of the Stonehenge Skeletons

as Narrator (Voice)

2013
The Missing Postman 5.0

The Missing Postman

as DS Lawrence Pitman

1997
Von Trapped 6.5

Von Trapped

as Larry Lavelle

2004
Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre

Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre

as Inspector

1995
Trial by Fire 8.0

Trial by Fire

as Geoffrey Bailey

1999
Hitler's Supergun 5.5

Hitler's Supergun

as Narrator (voice)

2015
Walking With Disc Jockeys

Walking With Disc Jockeys

as Narrator

2001
Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

as Mark Antony

1994
The Story of Alton Towers

The Story of Alton Towers

as Narrator/The Earl

2005
The Bass Player

The Bass Player

1999
Incident in Judaea

Incident in Judaea

1991
One of a Kind

One of a Kind

as Narrator (voice)

2014
Crimestrike 7.0

Crimestrike

as The Detective

1990
The Man Who Is Obsessed With The Number 12

The Man Who Is Obsessed With The Number 12

as Narrator

2005
Duck

Duck

1988
According to Beryl

According to Beryl

as Samuel Johnson

2001
Turtle Journey

Turtle Journey

as Grandfather Turtle (voice)

2020

TV Shows 50

Midsomer Murders 7.5

Midsomer Murders

as Nathan Green

1997
The View 4.3

The View

as Self

1997
NOVA 7.1

NOVA

as Narrator

1974
Casualty 6.2

Casualty

as Matthew Charlton

1986
Downton Abbey 8.1

Downton Abbey

as Charles Carson

2010
Minder 7.2

Minder

as Tomkins

1979
Would I Lie to You? 7.8

Would I Lie to You?

as Self

2007
Screen Two 7.1

Screen Two

as Father

1985
Screen Two 7.1

Screen Two

as Henry Harris

1985
Dalziel and Pascoe 6.4

Dalziel and Pascoe

as Ted Lowry

1996
Cracker 6.6

Cracker

as Kenneth Trant

1993
Pie in the Sky 8.3

Pie in the Sky

as Alec Bailey

1994
Soldier Soldier 6.9

Soldier Soldier

as Snr Supt Derek Tierney, RHKP

1991
Knightfall 7.1

Knightfall

as Pope Boniface VIII

2017
I, Claudius 7.8

I, Claudius

as Roman Senate Senator (uncredited)

1976
Coming Up 5.7

Coming Up

as Boyfriend

2003
Murder Most Horrid 6.9

Murder Most Horrid

as Roy Redfern

1991
Murder Most Horrid 6.9

Murder Most Horrid

as General Alberto

1991
Murder Most Horrid 6.9

Murder Most Horrid

as Frank Phillips

1991
Dangerfield 7.0

Dangerfield

as Stephen Millwood

1995
Blue Murder 6.7

Blue Murder

as Frank Evans

2003
Not the Nine O'Clock News 7.3

Not the Nine O'Clock News

1979
Hornblower 7.7

Hornblower

as Etheridge

1998
Cranford 8.2

Cranford

as Captain Brown

2007
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales 6.5

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

as Mark Antony (voice)

1992
Widows 7.4

Widows

as D.I. Frinton

1983
Fox 6.5

Fox

as Cliff Ryan

1980
The Singing Detective 7.5

The Singing Detective

as Mr Marlow

1986
Arabian Nights 6.8

Arabian Nights

as Ja'Far

2000
A Year in Provence 6.0

A Year in Provence

as Ted Hopkins

1993
Dinotopia 6.5

Dinotopia

as Mayor Waldo

2002
The Scarlet Pimpernel 7.7

The Scarlet Pimpernel

as General La Forge

1999
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story 6.8

Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story

as Odin - Member of the Great Council of Mac Slec

2001
Strange 7.8

Strange

as Inspector Stuart

2003
Trevor's World of Sport 7.0

Trevor's World of Sport

as Sir Frank Luckton

2003
Hidden Treasures of the National Trust

Hidden Treasures of the National Trust

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2023
Ain't Misbehavin' 7.0

Ain't Misbehavin'

as Maxie Morrell

1997
Lost Empires 5.8

Lost Empires

as Inspector Crabb

1986
London 10.0

London

as Henry Fielding

2004
A Sense of Guilt 4.2

A Sense of Guilt

as Richard Murray

1990
The Monocled Mutineer 7.7

The Monocled Mutineer

1986
Thompson 5.0

Thompson

1988
The Missing Postman 7.5

The Missing Postman

as DS Lawrence Pitman

1997
The Gravy Train 8.0

The Gravy Train

as Personip

1990
Christabel 6.0

Christabel

as Bausch

1988
The Mysteries

The Mysteries

as Mak / Fourth Soldier

1985
Blood on the Carpet 10.0

Blood on the Carpet

as Self - Narrator (voice)

1999
Flintoff: Lord of the Fries 7.7

Flintoff: Lord of the Fries

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2015
Return to Cranford

Return to Cranford

as Captain Brown

2009
Inside the Ritz Hotel

Inside the Ritz Hotel

as Narrator

2019

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