Jim Carter
Acting1948Harrogate, 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).
Known For
Acting History
2025
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
as Charles Carson
2023
Wonka
as Abacus Crunch
Hidden Treasures of the National Trust
TVas Narrator
2022
Downton Abbey: A New Era
as Charles Carson
The Sea Beast
as King (voice)
2020
Turtle Journey: The Crisis in Our Oceans
as Dad Turtle
2019
2018
Swimming with Men
as Ted
King Lear
as Earl of Kent
2017
The Little Vampire 3D
as Rookery (voice)
Transformers: The Last Knight
as Cogman (voice)
Knightfall
TVas Pope Boniface VIII• 18 eps
2016
Punk Strut: The Movie
as Skippy
2015
Hitler's Supergun
as Narrator (voice)
2014
One of a Kind
as Narrator (voice)
2013
Secrets of the Stonehenge Skeletons
as Narrator (Voice)
Rock 'n' Roll Britannia
as Self
2012
Would I Lie to You?
TVas Self• 1 eps
2011
Dambusters: Building the Bouncing Bomb
as Narrator (Voice)
My Week with Marilyn
as Barry
2010
Burlesque Fairytales
as The Compere
Alice in Wonderland
as The Executioner (voice)
Downton Abbey
TVas Charles Carson• 47 eps
2009
Creation
as Parslow
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
as Harold Angus
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
as Harold Angus
2008
The Oxford Murders
as Inspector Petersen
Caught in a Trap
as Brian Perkins
2007
Recovery
as Mr. Lockwood
The Golden Compass
as John Faa
Cassandra's Dream
as Garage Boss
Cranford
TVas Captain Brown• 7 eps
2006
The Thief Lord
as Victor
The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton
as Henry Dorling
Aberfan: The Untold Story
as Lord Robens
The Wind in the Willows
as Engine Driver
2005
House of 9
as The Watcher
The Story of Alton Towers
as Narrator/The Earl
The Man Who Is Obsessed With The Number 12
as Narrator
2004
Casablanca Driver
as Joe Mateo, l'agent
Ella Enchanted
as Nish
Von Trapped
as Larry Lavelle
Modigliani
as Achilles Hebuterne
Out of Season
as Michael Philipps
London
TVas Henry Fielding• 3 eps
Midsomer Murders
TVas Nathan Green• 1 eps
2003
16 Years of Alcohol
as Director
Heartlands
as Geoff
Bright Young Things
as Chief Customs Officer
Pompeii: The Last Day
as Polybius
Hornblower: Duty
as Etheridge
Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose
as Red Rose (voice)
Cromwell: Warts and All
as Oliver Cromwell
Blue Murder
TVas Frank Evans
Trevor's World of Sport
TVas Sir Frank Luckton
Strange
TVas Inspector Stuart
Hornblower
TVas Etheridge• 1 eps
2002
2001
According to Beryl
as Samuel Johnson
Walking With Disc Jockeys
as Narrator
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
TVas Odin - Member of the Great Council of Mac Slec
2000
102 Dalmatians
as Detective Armstrong
The Little Vampire
as Rookery
The Scarlet Pimpernel
TVas General La Forge• 3 eps
Arabian Nights
TVas Ja'Far• 2 eps
1999
Tube Tales
as Ticket Inspector (segment "Steal Away")
Trial by Fire
as Geoffrey Bailey
Blood on the Carpet
TVas Self - Narrator (voice)
1998
Bill's New Frock
as Mr. Platworthy
Vigo
as Bonaventure (uncredited)
Shakespeare in Love
as Ralph Bashford
Legionnaire
as Lucien Galgani
1997
Harpur and Iles: Protection
as Tenderness Mellick
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
as Erskine
Bright Hair
as Norman Devenish
The Missing Postman
as DS Lawrence Pitman
The Chest
as Roland Blood
The View
TVas Self
Ain't Misbehavin'
TVas Maxie Morrell
The Missing Postman
TVas DS Lawrence Pitman
1996
Brassed Off
as Harry
1995
The Grotesque
as George Lecky
Richard III
as Lord Hastings
Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre
as Inspector
Dangerfield
TVas Stephen Millwood
Coogan's Run
TVas Fraser
1994
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
as Executioner (uncredited)
Black Beauty
as John Manly
Midnight Movie
as Henry Harris
Open Fire
as DCS Young
In The Cold Light Of Day
as Father
Julius Caesar
as Mark Antony
Cracker
TVas Kenneth Trant• 3 eps
Pie in the Sky
TVas Alec Bailey• 1 eps
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
TVas Mark Antony (voice)• 1 eps
1993
The Hour of the Pig
as Mathieu
Resnick: Rough Treatment
as Grabianski
Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown
as Commander
Minder
TVas Tomkins• 2 eps
A Year in Provence
TVas Ted Hopkins
1992
Stalin
as Sergo
Blame It on the Bellboy
as Rossi
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
as Meinertzhagen
Soldier Soldier
TVas Snr Supt Derek Tierney, RHKP• 1 eps
1991
1990
The Fool
as Mr. Blackthorn
The Witches
as Head Chef
Crimestrike
as The Detective
The Gravy Train
TVas Personip
A Sense of Guilt
TVas Richard Murray
1989
Here Is the News
as News Editor
Erik the Viking
as Jennifer the Viking (Another Rapist)
The Rainbow
as Mr. Harby
Precious Bane
as Sarn
1988
Soursweet
as Mr. Constantinides
The Tenth Man
as Pierre
The Raggedy Rawney
as The Soldier
The First Kangaroos
as Arthur Hughes
Star Trap
as Dr. Wax
Christabel
TVas Bausch
1987
1986
Haunted Honeymoon
as Montego
Lost Empires
TVas Inspector Crabb
The Singing Detective
TVas Mr Marlow• 5 eps
Casualty
TVas Matthew Charlton
1985
1984
A Private Function
as Inspector Noble
The Company of Wolves
as Second Husband (uncredited)
Top Secret!
as Déjà Vu
Hiawatha
as Nawadaha - The Story Teller
1983
The Oresteia
as Agamemnon
1976
I, Claudius
TVas Roman Senate Senator (uncredited)• 1 eps
1974
NOVA
TVas Narrator