Jim Carter
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Aug 19, 1948 (78 years old)
Place of Birth
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).
Known For
| 2025 | Downton Abbey: The Grand FinaleCharles Carson | |
| 2025 | Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand FinaleSelf | |
| 2023 | WonkaAbacus Crunch | |
| 2023 | Hidden Treasures of the National TrustNarrator | |
| 2022 | The Sea BeastKing (voice) | |
| 2022 | Downton Abbey: A New EraCharles Carson | |
| 2019 | Downton AbbeyCharles Carson | |
| 2019 | The Good LiarVincent | |
| 2019 | Inside the Ritz HotelNarrator | |
| 2018 | King LearEarl of Kent | |
| 2018 | Swimming with MenTed | |
| 2017 | Transformers: The Last KnightCogman (voice) | |
| 2017 | The Little Vampire 3DRookery (voice) | |
| 2017 | KnightfallPope Boniface VIII | |
| 2016 | Punk Strut: The MovieSkippy | |
| 2016 | Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and MeSelf | |
| 2015 | Hitler's SupergunNarrator (voice) | |
| 2014 | Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi DramaSelf | |
| 2014 | One of a KindNarrator (voice) | |
| 2013 | Secrets of the Stonehenge SkeletonsNarrator (Voice) | |
| 2013 | Rock 'n' Roll BritanniaSelf | |
| 2011 | Dambusters: Building the Bouncing BombNarrator (Voice) | |
| 2011 | My Week with MarilynBarry | |
| 2010 | Burlesque FairytalesThe Compere | |
| 2010 | Alice in WonderlandThe Executioner (voice) | |
| 2010 | Downton AbbeyCharles Carson | |
| 2009 | CreationParslow | |
| 2009 | Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980Harold Angus | |
| 2009 | Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983Harold Angus | |
| 2008 | The Oxford MurdersInspector Petersen | |
| 2008 | Caught in a TrapBrian Perkins | |
| 2007 | The Golden CompassJohn Faa | |
| 2007 | RecoveryMr. Lockwood | |
| 2007 | Cassandra's DreamGarage Boss | |
| 2007 | Would I Lie to You?Self | |
| 2007 | CranfordCaptain Brown | |
| 2006 | The Wind in the WillowsEngine Driver | |
| 2006 | The Thief LordVictor | |
| 2006 | The Secret Life of Mrs. BeetonHenry Dorling | |
| 2006 | Aberfan: The Untold StoryLord Robens | |
| 2005 | The Story of Alton TowersNarrator/The Earl | |
| 2005 | The Man Who Is Obsessed With The Number 12Narrator | |
| 2005 | House of 9The Watcher | |
| 2004 | Casablanca DriverJoe Mateo, l'agent | |
| 2004 | Von TrappedLarry Lavelle | |
| 2004 | Out of SeasonMichael Philipps | |
| 2004 | Ella EnchantedNish | |
| 2004 | ModiglianiAchilles Hebuterne | |
| 2004 | LondonHenry Fielding | |
| 2003 | Bright Young ThingsChief Customs Officer | |
| 2003 | HeartlandsGeoff | |
| 2003 | Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the RoseRed Rose (voice) | |
| 2003 | Hornblower: DutyEtheridge | |
| 2003 | 16 Years of AlcoholDirector | |
| 2003 | Pompeii: The Last DayPolybius | |
| 2003 | Cromwell: Warts and AllOliver Cromwell | |
| 2003 | Blue MurderFrank Evans | |
| 2003 | StrangeInspector Stuart | |
| 2003 | Trevor's World of SportSir Frank Luckton | |
| 2002 | DinotopiaMayor Waldo | |
| 2002 | Discovering DinotopiaMayor Waldo | |
| 2002 | DinotopiaMayor Waldo | |
| 2001 | According to BerylSamuel Johnson | |
| 2001 | Walking With Disc JockeysNarrator | |
| 2001 | Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real StoryOdin - Member of the Great Council of Mac Slec | |
| 2000 | The Little VampireRookery | |
| 2000 | 102 DalmatiansDetective Armstrong | |
| 2000 | Arabian NightsJa'Far | |
| 1999 | Trial by FireGeoffrey Bailey | |
| 1999 | Tube TalesTicket Inspector (segment "Steal Away") | |
| 1999 | Tube TalesTicket Inspector (Steal Away) | |
| 1999 | The Bass Player | |
| 1999 | Blood on the CarpetSelf - Narrator (voice) | |
| 1999 | The Scarlet PimpernelGeneral La Forge | |
| 1998 | Shakespeare in LoveRalph Bashford | |
| 1998 | LegionnaireLucien Galgani | |
| 1998 | Bill's New FrockMr. Platworthy | |
| 1998 | VigoBonaventure (uncredited) | |
| 1998 | HornblowerEtheridge | |
| 1997 | Keep the Aspidistra FlyingErskine | |
| 1997 | The Missing PostmanDS Lawrence Pitman | |
| 1997 | Bright HairNorman Devenish | |
| 1997 | The ChestRoland Blood | |
| 1997 | Harpur and Iles: ProtectionTenderness Mellick | |
| 1997 | The Missing PostmanDS Lawrence Pitman | |
| 1997 | Ain't Misbehavin'Maxie Morrell | |
| 1997 | The ViewSelf | |
| 1997 | Midsomer MurdersNathan Green | |
| 1996 | Brassed OffHarry | |
| 1995 | Richard IIILord Hastings | |
| 1995 | The GrotesqueGeorge Lecky | |
| 1995 | Mrs Hartley and the Growth CentreInspector | |
| 1995 | Coogan's RunFraser | |
| 1995 | DangerfieldStephen Millwood | |
| 1994 | The Madness of King GeorgeFox | |
| 1994 | Black BeautyJohn Manly | |
| 1994 | Midnight MovieHenry Harris | |
| 1994 | In The Cold Light Of DayFather | |
| 1994 | Open FireDCS Young | |
| 1994 | Mary Shelley's FrankensteinExecutioner (uncredited) | |
| 1994 | Julius CaesarMark Antony | |
| 1994 | Pie in the SkyAlec Bailey | |
| 1993 | The Hour of the PigMathieu | |
| 1993 | Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous BreakdownCommander | |
| 1993 | Resnick: Rough TreatmentGrabianski | |
| 1993 | A Year in ProvenceTed Hopkins | |
| 1993 | CrackerKenneth Trant | |
| 1992 | Blame It on the BellboyRossi | |
| 1992 | StalinSergo | |
| 1992 | A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After ArabiaMeinertzhagen | |
| 1992 | Shakespeare: The Animated TalesMark Antony (voice) | |
| 1991 | HancockRay Galton | |
| 1991 | Incident in Judaea | |
| 1991 | Soldier SoldierSnr Supt Derek Tierney, RHKP | |
| 1991 | Murder Most HorridRoy Redfern | |
| 1991 | Murder Most HorridGeneral Alberto | |
| 1991 | Murder Most HorridFrank Phillips | |
| 1990 | The FoolMr. Blackthorn | |
| 1990 | The WitchesHead Chef | |
| 1990 | CrimestrikeThe Detective | |
| 1990 | A Sense of GuiltRichard Murray | |
| 1990 | The Gravy TrainPersonip | |
| 1989 | The RainbowMr. Harby | |
| 1989 | Here Is the NewsNews Editor | |
| 1989 | Erik the VikingJennifer the Viking (Another Rapist) | |
| 1989 | Precious BaneSarn | |
| 1988 | SoursweetMr. Constantinides | |
| 1988 | The Tenth ManPierre | |
| 1988 | The Raggedy RawneyThe Soldier | |
| 1988 | The First KangaroosArthur Hughes | |
| 1988 | Star TrapDr. Wax | |
| 1988 | Duck | |
| 1988 | Thompson | |
| 1988 | ChristabelBausch | |
| 1987 | The American WayCastro | |
| 1987 | A Month in the CountryEllerbeck | |
| 1987 | Harry's KingdomBill | |
| 1986 | Haunted HoneymoonMontego | |
| 1986 | The Monocled Mutineer | |
| 1986 | CasualtyMatthew Charlton | |
| 1986 | Lost EmpiresInspector Crabb | |
| 1986 | The Singing DetectiveMr Marlow | |
| 1985 | Rustlers' RhapsodyBlackie | |
| 1985 | The MysteriesMak / Fourth Soldier | |
| 1984 | Top Secret!Déjà Vu | |
| 1984 | A Private FunctionInspector Noble | |
| 1984 | The Company of WolvesSecond Husband (uncredited) | |
| 1984 | HiawathaNawadaha - The Story Teller | |
| 1983 | The OresteiaAgamemnon | |
| 1983 | WidowsD.I. Frinton | |
| 1980 | FoxCliff Ryan | |
| 1980 | FoxCliff Ryan | |
| 1979 | Not the Nine O'Clock News | |
| 1979 | MinderTomkins | |
| 1976 | I, ClaudiusRoman Senate Senator (uncredited) | |
| 1974 | NOVANarrator |