Jim Carter

Acting

Born: 1948-08-19 in 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).

Acting

The Golden Compass

John Faa

Shakespeare in Love

Ralph Bashford

Legionnaire

Lucien Galgani

Hitler's Supergun

Narrator (voice)

Creation

Parslow

The Madness of King George

Fox

The Little Vampire

Rookery

Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama

Self

Richard III

Lord Hastings

Top Secret!

Déjà Vu

The Oxford Murders

Inspector Petersen

Brassed Off

Harry

Blame It on the Bellboy

Rossi

Secrets of the Stonehenge Skeletons

Narrator (Voice)

The American Way

Castro

The Wind in the Willows

Engine Driver

Black Beauty

John Manly

The Rainbow

Mr. Harby

Bright Young Things

Chief Customs Officer

A Month in the Country

Ellerbeck

Casablanca Driver

Joe Mateo, l'agent

The Grotesque

George Lecky

The Story of Alton Towers

Narrator/The Earl

The Hour of the Pig

Mathieu

Dambusters: Building the Bouncing Bomb

Narrator (Voice)

Keep the Aspidistra Flying

Erskine

Heartlands

Geoff

Stalin

Sergo

My Week with Marilyn

Barry

Burlesque Fairytales

The Compere

Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose

Red Rose (voice)

Midnight Movie

Henry Harris

Trial by Fire

Geoffrey Bailey

Wonka

Abacus Crunch

Here Is the News

News Editor

Recovery

Mr. Lockwood

In The Cold Light Of Day

Father

Von Trapped

Larry Lavelle

Soursweet

Mr. Constantinides

The Sea Beast

King (voice)

Erik the Viking

Jennifer the Viking (Another Rapist)

The Fool

Mr. Blackthorn

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980

Harold Angus

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983

Harold Angus

Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown

Commander

According to Beryl

Samuel Johnson

The Man Who Is Obsessed With The Number 12

Narrator

Tube Tales

Ticket Inspector (segment "Steal Away")

Punk Strut: The Movie

Skippy

Hancock

Ray Galton

Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me

Self

One of a Kind

Narrator (voice)

A Private Function

Inspector Noble

The Missing Postman

DS Lawrence Pitman

A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia

Meinertzhagen

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

Charles Carson

The Tenth Man

Pierre

Tube Tales

Ticket Inspector (Steal Away)

Hornblower: Duty

Etheridge

Bright Hair

Norman Devenish

The Thief Lord

Victor

House of 9

The Watcher

The Raggedy Rawney

The Soldier

Out of Season

Michael Philipps

Open Fire

DCS Young

Fox

Cliff Ryan

Haunted Honeymoon

Montego

Resnick: Rough Treatment

Grabianski

Dinotopia

Mayor Waldo

Ella Enchanted

Nish

The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton

Henry Dorling

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Executioner (uncredited)

Cassandra's Dream

Garage Boss

Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre

Inspector

16 Years of Alcohol

Director

Transformers: The Last Knight

Cogman (voice)

Bill's New Frock

Mr. Platworthy

The Little Vampire 3D

Rookery (voice)

The Witches

Head Chef

The Chest

Roland Blood

Modigliani

Achilles Hebuterne

Precious Bane

Sarn

The Company of Wolves

Second Husband (uncredited)

King Lear

Earl of Kent

Swimming with Men

Ted

The First Kangaroos

Arthur Hughes

Downton Abbey

Charles Carson

Vigo

Bonaventure (uncredited)

The Good Liar

Vincent

Pompeii: The Last Day

Polybius

Harpur and Iles: Protection

Tenderness Mellick

Star Trap

Dr. Wax

The Oresteia

Agamemnon

Rustlers' Rhapsody

Blackie

102 Dalmatians

Detective Armstrong

Aberfan: The Untold Story

Lord Robens

Rock 'n' Roll Britannia

Self

Duck

Downton Abbey: A New Era

Charles Carson

Crimestrike

The Detective

Cromwell: Warts and All

Oliver Cromwell

Discovering Dinotopia

Mayor Waldo

The Bass Player

Hiawatha

Nawadaha - The Story Teller

Julius Caesar

Mark Antony

Alice in Wonderland

The Executioner (voice)

Harry's Kingdom

Bill

Caught in a Trap

Brian Perkins

Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale

Self

Walking With Disc Jockeys

Narrator

Incident in Judaea

The Golden Compass

John Faa

Shakespeare in Love

Ralph Bashford

Legionnaire

Lucien Galgani

Hitler's Supergun

Narrator (voice)

Creation

Parslow

The Madness of King George

Fox

The Little Vampire

Rookery

Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama

Self

Richard III

Lord Hastings

Top Secret!

Déjà Vu

The Oxford Murders

Inspector Petersen

Brassed Off

Harry

Blame It on the Bellboy

Rossi

Secrets of the Stonehenge Skeletons

Narrator (Voice)

The American Way

Castro

The Wind in the Willows

Engine Driver

Black Beauty

John Manly

The Rainbow

Mr. Harby

Bright Young Things

Chief Customs Officer

A Month in the Country

Ellerbeck

Casablanca Driver

Joe Mateo, l'agent

The Grotesque

George Lecky

The Story of Alton Towers

Narrator/The Earl

The Hour of the Pig

Mathieu

Dambusters: Building the Bouncing Bomb

Narrator (Voice)

Keep the Aspidistra Flying

Erskine

Heartlands

Geoff

Stalin

Sergo

My Week with Marilyn

Barry

Burlesque Fairytales

The Compere

Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose

Red Rose (voice)

Midnight Movie

Henry Harris

Trial by Fire

Geoffrey Bailey

Wonka

Abacus Crunch

Here Is the News

News Editor

Recovery

Mr. Lockwood

In The Cold Light Of Day

Father

Von Trapped

Larry Lavelle

Soursweet

Mr. Constantinides

The Sea Beast

King (voice)

Erik the Viking

Jennifer the Viking (Another Rapist)

The Fool

Mr. Blackthorn

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980

Harold Angus

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983

Harold Angus

Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown

Commander

According to Beryl

Samuel Johnson

The Man Who Is Obsessed With The Number 12

Narrator

Tube Tales

Ticket Inspector (segment "Steal Away")

Punk Strut: The Movie

Skippy

Hancock

Ray Galton

Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me

Self

One of a Kind

Narrator (voice)

A Private Function

Inspector Noble

The Missing Postman

DS Lawrence Pitman

A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia

Meinertzhagen

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

Charles Carson

The Tenth Man

Pierre

Tube Tales

Ticket Inspector (Steal Away)

Hornblower: Duty

Etheridge

Bright Hair

Norman Devenish

The Thief Lord

Victor

House of 9

The Watcher

The Raggedy Rawney

The Soldier

Out of Season

Michael Philipps

Open Fire

DCS Young

Fox

Cliff Ryan

Haunted Honeymoon

Montego

Resnick: Rough Treatment

Grabianski

Dinotopia

Mayor Waldo

Ella Enchanted

Nish

The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton

Henry Dorling

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Executioner (uncredited)

Cassandra's Dream

Garage Boss

Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre

Inspector

16 Years of Alcohol

Director

Transformers: The Last Knight

Cogman (voice)

Bill's New Frock

Mr. Platworthy

The Little Vampire 3D

Rookery (voice)

The Witches

Head Chef

The Chest

Roland Blood

Modigliani

Achilles Hebuterne

Precious Bane

Sarn

The Company of Wolves

Second Husband (uncredited)

King Lear

Earl of Kent

Swimming with Men

Ted

The First Kangaroos

Arthur Hughes

Downton Abbey

Charles Carson

Vigo

Bonaventure (uncredited)

The Good Liar

Vincent

Pompeii: The Last Day

Polybius

Harpur and Iles: Protection

Tenderness Mellick

Star Trap

Dr. Wax

The Oresteia

Agamemnon

Rustlers' Rhapsody

Blackie

102 Dalmatians

Detective Armstrong

Aberfan: The Untold Story

Lord Robens

Rock 'n' Roll Britannia

Self

Duck

Downton Abbey: A New Era

Charles Carson

Crimestrike

The Detective

Cromwell: Warts and All

Oliver Cromwell

Discovering Dinotopia

Mayor Waldo

The Bass Player

Hiawatha

Nawadaha - The Story Teller

Julius Caesar

Mark Antony

Alice in Wonderland

The Executioner (voice)

Harry's Kingdom

Bill

Caught in a Trap

Brian Perkins

Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale

Self

Walking With Disc Jockeys

Narrator

Incident in Judaea