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