Jim Carter
Acting
Born: August 19, 1948 (age 78) · Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, UK
Highest Rated
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
Alice in Wonderland
2010
Transformers: The Last Knight
2017
The Golden Compass
2007
Wonka
2023
Shakespeare in Love
1998
Ella Enchanted
2004
The Sea Beast
2022
102 Dalmatians
2000
Top Secret!
1984
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
1994
The Witches
1990
My Week with Marilyn
2011
Photos (1)
Movies (96)
Alice in Wonderland
The Executioner (voice)
Transformers: The Last Knight
Cogman (voice)
Wonka
Abacus Crunch
The Golden Compass
John Faa
The Sea Beast
King (voice)
Ella Enchanted
Nish
Downton Abbey
Charles Carson
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Charles Carson
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Executioner (uncredited)
Top Secret!
Déjà Vu
Shakespeare in Love
Ralph Bashford
Legionnaire
Lucien Galgani
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Charles Carson
The Witches
Head Chef
102 Dalmatians
Detective Armstrong
My Week with Marilyn
Barry
The Good Liar
Vincent
The Oxford Murders
Inspector Petersen
King Lear
Earl of Kent
Black Beauty
John Manly
The Company of Wolves
Second Husband (uncredited)
The Little Vampire 3D
Rookery (voice)
Cassandra's Dream
Garage Boss
The Madness of King George
Fox
Erik the Viking
Jennifer the Viking (Another Rapist)
House of 9
The Watcher
The Little Vampire
Rookery
16 Years of Alcohol
Director
Brassed Off
Harry
Richard III
Lord Hastings
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
Harold Angus
Creation
Parslow
Haunted Honeymoon
Montego
The Tenth Man
Pierre
Discovering Dinotopia
Mayor Waldo
Swimming with Men
Ted
The Thief Lord
Victor
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
Harold Angus
Harpur and Iles: Protection
Tenderness Mellick
The Hour of the Pig
Mathieu
Tube Tales
Ticket Inspector (segment "Steal Away")
Tube Tales
Ticket Inspector (Steal Away)
Modigliani
Achilles Hebuterne
Precious Bane
Sarn
Bright Young Things
Chief Customs Officer
The Rainbow
Mr. Harby
The First Kangaroos
Arthur Hughes
Stalin
Sergo
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
Erskine
Dinotopia
Mayor Waldo
The Missing Postman
DS Lawrence Pitman
Blame It on the Bellboy
Rossi
The Grotesque
George Lecky
Hiawatha
Nawadaha - The Story Teller
Out of Season
Michael Philipps
A Private Function
Inspector Noble
Heartlands
Geoff
Caught in a Trap
Brian Perkins
Hitler's Supergun
Narrator (voice)
Rustlers' Rhapsody
Blackie
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
Meinertzhagen
Hornblower: Duty
Etheridge
A Month in the Country
Ellerbeck
Vigo
Bonaventure (uncredited)
Open Fire
DCS Young
In The Cold Light Of Day
Father
The Oresteia
Agamemnon
The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton
Henry Dorling
Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown
Commander
The Wind in the Willows
Engine Driver
The Raggedy Rawney
The Soldier
Soursweet
Mr. Constantinides
Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose
Red Rose (voice)
Bright Hair
Norman Devenish
Pompeii: The Last Day
Polybius
Here Is the News
News Editor
The American Way
Castro
Midnight Movie
Henry Harris
Julius Caesar
Mark Antony
Casablanca Driver
Joe Mateo, l'agent
Burlesque Fairytales
The Compere
Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre
Inspector
Hancock
Ray Galton
Recovery
Mr. Lockwood
Punk Strut: The Movie
Skippy
The Chest
Roland Blood
Cromwell: Warts and All
Oliver Cromwell
Harry's Kingdom
Bill
December Flower
Dentist
Bill's New Frock
Mr. Platworthy
Aberfan: The Untold Story
Lord Robens
Dambusters: Building the Bouncing Bomb
Narrator (Voice)
The Man Who Is Obsessed With The Number 12
Narrator
Secrets of the Stonehenge Skeletons
Narrator (Voice)
According to Beryl
Samuel Johnson
The Story of Alton Towers
Narrator/The Earl
TV Shows (41)
Midsomer Murders
Nathan Green · 1 eps
NOVA
Narrator · 1 eps
Casualty
Matthew Charlton · 1 eps
Downton Abbey
Charles Carson · 47 eps
Minder
Tomkins · 2 eps
Screen Two
Father · 1 eps
Screen Two
Henry Harris · 1 eps
Dalziel and Pascoe
Ted Lowry · 1 eps
Cracker
Kenneth Trant · 3 eps
Pie in the Sky
Alec Bailey · 1 eps
Soldier Soldier
Snr Supt Derek Tierney, RHKP · 1 eps
Knightfall
Pope Boniface VIII · 18 eps
Hornblower
Etheridge · 1 eps
Blue Murder
Frank Evans · 1 eps
I, Claudius
Roman Senate Senator (uncredited) · 1 eps
Cranford
Captain Brown · 7 eps
Murder Most Horrid
Roy Redfern · 1 eps
Murder Most Horrid
General Alberto · 1 eps
Murder Most Horrid
Frank Phillips · 1 eps
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
Mark Antony (voice) · 1 eps
Arabian Nights
Ja'Far · 2 eps
Not the Nine O'Clock News
1 eps
Widows
D.I. Frinton · 2 eps
Dangerfield
Stephen Millwood · 1 eps
Dinotopia
Mayor Waldo · 3 eps
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
Odin - Member of the Great Council of Mac Slec · 2 eps
The Singing Detective
Mr Marlow · 5 eps
A Year in Provence
Ted Hopkins · 1 eps
The Scarlet Pimpernel
General La Forge · 3 eps
Fox
Cliff Ryan · 2 eps
Strange
Inspector Stuart · 1 eps
The Monocled Mutineer
1 eps
Trevor's World of Sport
Sir Frank Luckton · 1 eps
The Gravy Train
Personip · 4 eps
A Sense of Guilt
Richard Murray · 7 eps
Lost Empires
Inspector Crabb · 7 eps
The Missing Postman
DS Lawrence Pitman · 2 eps
Ain't Misbehavin'
Maxie Morrell · 3 eps
The Mysteries
Mak / Fourth Soldier · 3 eps
Flintoff: Lord of the Fries
Narrator · 12 eps
Inside the Ritz Hotel
Narrator · 4 eps
Self / Appearances (7)
The View
Self · 1 eps
Would I Lie to You?
Self · 1 eps
Hidden Treasures of the National Trust
Self - Narrator (voice) · 12 eps
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
Self
Blood on the Carpet
Self - Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama
Self
Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me
Self