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)
The Sea Beast
King (voice)
The Golden Compass
John Faa
102 Dalmatians
Detective Armstrong
Wonka
Abacus Crunch
Shakespeare in Love
Ralph Bashford
Transformers: The Last Knight
Cogman (voice)
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Charles Carson
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Charles Carson
Downton Abbey
Charles Carson
Erik the Viking
Jennifer the Viking (Another Rapist)
The Good Liar
Vincent
Ella Enchanted
Nish
The Little Vampire 3D
Rookery (voice)
My Week with Marilyn
Barry
King Lear
Earl of Kent
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Executioner (uncredited)
The Witches
Head Chef
Richard III
Lord Hastings
Cassandra's Dream
Garage Boss
Black Beauty
John Manly
Swimming with Men
Ted
Top Secret!
Déjà Vu
The Company of Wolves
Second Husband (uncredited)
The Little Vampire
Rookery
Legionnaire
Lucien Galgani
The Oxford Murders
Inspector Petersen
Haunted Honeymoon
Montego
Brassed Off
Harry
The Thief Lord
Victor
House of 9
The Watcher
A Private Function
Inspector Noble
The Madness of King George
Fox
Modigliani
Achilles Hebuterne
Bright Young Things
Chief Customs Officer
Tube Tales
Ticket Inspector (segment "Steal Away")
Tube Tales
Ticket Inspector (Steal Away)
The Hour of the Pig
Mathieu
A Month in the Country
Ellerbeck
The Rainbow
Mr. Harby
Creation
Parslow
The Tenth Man
Pierre
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
Harold Angus
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
Harold Angus
The Raggedy Rawney
The Soldier
Hornblower: Duty
Etheridge
16 Years of Alcohol
Director
Stalin
Sergo
Out of Season
Michael Philipps
The Oresteia
Agamemnon
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
Erskine
Blame It on the Bellboy
Rossi
Vigo
Bonaventure (uncredited)
The Wind in the Willows
Engine Driver
Aberfan: The Untold Story
Lord Robens
Rustlers' Rhapsody
Blackie
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
Meinertzhagen
Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose
Red Rose (voice)
The Grotesque
George Lecky
Heartlands
Geoff
Bright Hair
Norman Devenish
Dinotopia
Mayor Waldo
Precious Bane
Sarn
The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton
Henry Dorling
Harpur and Iles: Protection
Tenderness Mellick
The American Way
Castro
Here Is the News
News Editor
Pompeii: The Last Day
Polybius
Hitler's Supergun
Narrator (voice)
Caught in a Trap
Brian Perkins
The Missing Postman
DS Lawrence Pitman
Casablanca Driver
Joe Mateo, l'agent
Hiawatha
Nawadaha - The Story Teller
Discovering Dinotopia
Mayor Waldo
Recovery
Mr. Lockwood
Soursweet
Mr. Constantinides
Open Fire
DCS Young
Julius Caesar
Mark Antony
Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown
Commander
Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre
Inspector
Cromwell: Warts and All
Oliver Cromwell
In The Cold Light Of Day
Father
Bill's New Frock
Mr. Platworthy
Punk Strut: The Movie
Skippy
Harry's Kingdom
Bill
Burlesque Fairytales
The Compere
Secrets of the Stonehenge Skeletons
Narrator (Voice)
December Flower
Dentist
The Chest
Roland Blood
Dambusters: Building the Bouncing Bomb
Narrator (Voice)
Hancock
Ray Galton
The First Kangaroos
Arthur Hughes
According to Beryl
Samuel Johnson
The Story of Alton Towers
Narrator/The Earl
Midnight Movie
Henry Harris
The Man Who Is Obsessed With The Number 12
Narrator
TV Shows (41)
Midsomer Murders
Nathan Green · 1 eps
Casualty
Matthew Charlton · 1 eps
NOVA
Narrator · 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
Hornblower
Etheridge · 1 eps
Pie in the Sky
Alec Bailey · 1 eps
Soldier Soldier
Snr Supt Derek Tierney, RHKP · 1 eps
Cranford
Captain Brown · 7 eps
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
Mark Antony (voice) · 1 eps
Cracker
Kenneth Trant · 3 eps
Knightfall
Pope Boniface VIII · 18 eps
I, Claudius
Roman Senate Senator (uncredited) · 1 eps
Dinotopia
Mayor Waldo · 3 eps
Murder Most Horrid
Roy Redfern · 1 eps
Murder Most Horrid
General Alberto · 1 eps
Murder Most Horrid
Frank Phillips · 1 eps
Blue Murder
Frank Evans · 1 eps
Dangerfield
Stephen Millwood · 1 eps
Not the Nine O'Clock News
1 eps
The Singing Detective
Mr Marlow · 5 eps
Arabian Nights
Ja'Far · 2 eps
Coming Up
Boyfriend · 1 eps
A Year in Provence
Ted Hopkins · 1 eps
Widows
D.I. Frinton · 2 eps
The Scarlet Pimpernel
General La Forge · 3 eps
Strange
Inspector Stuart · 1 eps
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
Odin - Member of the Great Council of Mac Slec · 2 eps
Fox
Cliff Ryan · 2 eps
The Monocled Mutineer
1 eps
Trevor's World of Sport
Sir Frank Luckton · 1 eps
Lost Empires
Inspector Crabb · 7 eps
Ain't Misbehavin'
Maxie Morrell · 3 eps
A Sense of Guilt
Richard Murray · 7 eps
The Gravy Train
Personip · 4 eps
The Mysteries
Mak / Fourth Soldier · 3 eps
The Missing Postman
DS Lawrence Pitman · 2 eps
Inside the Ritz Hotel
Narrator · 4 eps
Self / Appearances (8)
The View
Self · 1 eps
Would I Lie to You?
Self · 1 eps
Hidden Treasures of the National Trust
Self - Narrator (voice) · 12 eps
Blood on the Carpet
Self - Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me
Self
Flintoff: Lord of the Fries
Self - Narrator (voice) · 12 eps
Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama
Self
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
Self