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Jim Carter
Jim Carter

Jim Carter

ActingBorn August 19, 1948 (age 77)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).

Filmography

2025Movie
2023
Wonka

as Abacus Crunch

Movie
2022
The Sea Beast

as King (voice)

Movie
2022
Downton Abbey: A New Era

as Charles Carson

Movie
2019
The Good Liar

as Vincent

Movie
2019
Downton Abbey

as Charles Carson

Movie
2019TV
2018Movie
2018
King Lear

as Earl of Kent

Movie
2017
Knightfall

as Pope Boniface VIII

TV
2017
The Little Vampire 3D

as Rookery (voice)

Movie
2017Movie
2016Movie
2015
Hitler's Supergun

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
2014
One of a Kind

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
2013Movie
2013Movie
2011Movie
2011Movie
2010
Downton Abbey

as Charles Carson

TV
2010
Alice in Wonderland

as The Executioner (voice)

Movie
2010
Burlesque Fairytales

as The Compere

Movie
2009
Creation

as Parslow

Movie
2008
Caught in a Trap

as Brian Perkins

Movie
2008
The Oxford Murders

as Inspector Petersen

Movie
2007Movie
2007
Cranford

as Captain Brown

TV
2007
Cassandra's Dream

as Garage Boss

Movie
2007TV
2007
Recovery

as Mr. Lockwood

Movie
2006
The Wind in the Willows

as Engine Driver

Movie
2006Movie
2006Movie
2006Movie
2005
House of 9

as The Watcher

Movie
2005
The Story of Alton Towers

as Narrator/The Earl

Movie
2004
Out of Season

as Michael Philipps

Movie
2004
Von Trapped

as Larry Lavelle

Movie
2004
Casablanca Driver

as Joe Mateo, l'agent

Movie
2004
Modigliani

as Achilles Hebuterne

Movie
2004
London

as Henry Fielding

TV
2004Movie
2003
Cromwell: Warts and All

as Oliver Cromwell

Movie
2003Movie
2003
Bright Young Things

as Chief Customs Officer

Movie
2003
Trevor's World of Sport

as Sir Frank Luckton

TV
2003
Strange

as Inspector Stuart

TV
2003
Blue Murder

as Frank Evans

TV
2003Movie
2003
Heartlands

as Geoff

Movie
2003
Hornblower: Duty

as Etheridge

Movie
2002
Dinotopia

as Mayor Waldo

TV
2002
Discovering Dinotopia

as Mayor Waldo

Movie
2002
Dinotopia

as Mayor Waldo

Movie
2001
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story

as Odin - Member of the Great Council of Mac Slec

TV
2001
According to Beryl

as Samuel Johnson

Movie
2001Movie
2000Movie
2000
102 Dalmatians

as Detective Armstrong

Movie
2000TV
1999
Tube Tales

as Ticket Inspector (segment "Steal Away")

Movie
1999
Tube Tales

as Ticket Inspector (Steal Away)

Movie
1999
Trial by Fire

as Geoffrey Bailey

Movie
1999
The Scarlet Pimpernel

as General La Forge

TV
1999
Blood on the Carpet

as Self - Narrator (voice)

TV
1998
Shakespeare in Love

as Ralph Bashford

Movie
1998
Legionnaire

as Lucien Galgani

Movie
1998
Hornblower

as Etheridge

TV
1998
Vigo

as Bonaventure (uncredited)

Movie
1998
Bill's New Frock

as Mr. Platworthy

Movie
1997Movie
1997
The View

as Self

TV
1997
Ain't Misbehavin'

as Maxie Morrell

TV
1997
The Chest

as Roland Blood

Movie
1997
The Missing Postman

as DS Lawrence Pitman

TV
1997
The Missing Postman

as DS Lawrence Pitman

Movie
1997
Midsomer Murders

as Nathan Green

TV
1997
Bright Hair

as Norman Devenish

Movie
1997
Harpur and Iles: Protection

as Tenderness Mellick

Movie
1996
Brassed Off

as Harry

Movie
1995
Richard III

as Lord Hastings

Movie
1995
It Might Be You

as Wally 'Lottery' Whaley

Movie
1995
The Grotesque

as George Lecky

Movie
1995
Dangerfield

as Stephen Millwood

TV
1994
Midnight Movie

as Henry Harris

Movie
1994
Julius Caesar

as Mark Antony

Movie
1994
Open Fire

as DCS Young

Movie
1994
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

as Executioner (uncredited)

Movie
1994
Black Beauty

as John Manly

Movie
1994Movie
1994
Pie in the Sky

as Alec Bailey

TV
1993
Cracker

as Kenneth Trant

TV
1993Movie
1993Movie
1993
A Year in Provence

as Ted Hopkins

TV
1992
Stalin

as Sergo

Movie
1992
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

as Mark Antony (voice)

TV
1992Movie
1991
Murder Most Horrid

as Roy Redfern

TV
1991
Murder Most Horrid

as General Alberto

TV
1991
Murder Most Horrid

as Frank Phillips

TV
1991
Hancock

as Ray Galton

Movie
1991
Soldier Soldier

as Snr Supt Derek Tierney, RHKP

TV
1990
The Fool

as Mr. Blackthorn

Movie
1990
Crimestrike

as The Detective

Movie
1990
The Gravy Train

as Personip

TV
1990
The Witches

as Head Chef

Movie
1990
A Sense of Guilt

as Richard Murray

TV
1989
Erik the Viking

as Jennifer the Viking (Another Rapist)

Movie
1989
The Rainbow

as Mr. Harby

Movie
1989
Here Is the News

as News Editor

Movie
1989Movie
1988
The Tenth Man

as Pierre

Movie
1988
Christabel

as Bausch

TV
1988TV
1988
The Raggedy Rawney

as The Soldier

Movie
1988
Soursweet

as Mr. Constantinides

Movie
1988
The First Kangaroos

as Arthur Hughes

Movie
1988
Star Trap

as Dr. Wax

Movie
1988Movie
1987Movie
1987Movie
1987Movie
1986TV
1986
Lost Empires

as Inspector Crabb

TV
1986
Casualty

as Matthew Charlton

TV
1986Movie
1985
The Mysteries

as Mak / Fourth Soldier

TV
1985Movie
1985
Screen Two

as Father

TV
1985
Screen Two

as Henry Harris

TV
1984
Hiawatha

as Nawadaha - The Story Teller

Movie
1984
A Private Function

as Inspector Noble

Movie
1984
The Company of Wolves

as Second Husband (uncredited)

Movie
1984
Top Secret!

as Déjà Vu

Movie
1983
The Oresteia

as Agamemnon

Movie
1983
Widows

as D.I. Frinton

TV
1980
Fox

as Cliff Ryan

Movie
1980
Fox

as Cliff Ryan

TV
1979
Minder

as Tomkins

TV
1976
I, Claudius

as Roman Senate Senator (uncredited)

TV
1974
NOVA

as Narrator

TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayAugust 19, 1948
Place of BirthHarrogate, Yorkshire, England, UK
Popularity1.7