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Jim Carter

Acting 77 years old Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, UK ★ 2.2
Born: August 19, 1948

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).

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Known For

Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland The Executioner (voice) 2010
Transformers: The Last Knight
Transformers: The Last Knight Cogman (voice) 2017
Wonka
Wonka Abacus Crunch 2023
The Sea Beast
The Sea Beast King (voice) 2022
The Golden Compass
The Golden Compass John Faa 2007

Filmography

Acting Credits (156)

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale Charles Carson 2025
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale Self 2025
Wonka
Wonka Abacus Crunch 2023
Hidden Treasures of the National Trust
Hidden Treasures of the National Trust Narrator 2023
The Sea Beast
The Sea Beast King (voice) 2022
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Downton Abbey: A New Era Charles Carson 2022
The Good Liar
The Good Liar Vincent 2019
Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey Charles Carson 2019
Inside the Ritz Hotel
Inside the Ritz Hotel Narrator 2019
Swimming with Men
Swimming with Men Ted 2018
King Lear
King Lear Earl of Kent 2018
Knightfall
Knightfall Pope Boniface VIII 2017
The Little Vampire 3D
The Little Vampire 3D Rookery (voice) 2017
Transformers: The Last Knight
Transformers: The Last Knight Cogman (voice) 2017
Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me
Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me Self 2016
Punk Strut: The Movie
Punk Strut: The Movie Skippy 2016
Hitler's Supergun
Hitler's Supergun Narrator (voice) 2015
Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama
Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama Self 2014
One of a Kind
One of a Kind Narrator (voice) 2014
Rock 'n' Roll Britannia
Rock 'n' Roll Britannia Self 2013
Secrets of the Stonehenge Skeletons
Secrets of the Stonehenge Skeletons Narrator (Voice) 2013
My Week with Marilyn
My Week with Marilyn Barry 2011
Dambusters: Building the Bouncing Bomb
Dambusters: Building the Bouncing Bomb Narrator (Voice) 2011
Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey Charles Carson 2010
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland The Executioner (voice) 2010
Burlesque Fairytales
Burlesque Fairytales The Compere 2010
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 Harold Angus 2009
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 Harold Angus 2009
Creation
Creation Parslow 2009
Caught in a Trap
Caught in a Trap Brian Perkins 2008
The Oxford Murders
The Oxford Murders Inspector Petersen 2008
The Golden Compass
The Golden Compass John Faa 2007
Cranford
Cranford Captain Brown 2007
Cassandra's Dream
Cassandra's Dream Garage Boss 2007
Would I Lie to You?
Would I Lie to You? Self 2007
Recovery
Recovery Mr. Lockwood 2007
The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows Engine Driver 2006
The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton
The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton Henry Dorling 2006
Aberfan: The Untold Story
Aberfan: The Untold Story Lord Robens 2006
The Thief Lord
The Thief Lord Victor 2006
The Man Who Is Obsessed With The Number 12
The Man Who Is Obsessed With The Number 12 Narrator 2005
House of 9
House of 9 The Watcher 2005
The Story of Alton Towers
The Story of Alton Towers Narrator/The Earl 2005
Out of Season
Out of Season Michael Philipps 2004
Von Trapped
Von Trapped Larry Lavelle 2004
Casablanca Driver
Casablanca Driver Joe Mateo, l'agent 2004
Modigliani
Modigliani Achilles Hebuterne 2004
London
London Henry Fielding 2004
Ella Enchanted
Ella Enchanted Nish 2004
Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose
Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose Red Rose (voice) 2003
Cromwell: Warts and All
Cromwell: Warts and All Oliver Cromwell 2003
Pompeii: The Last Day
Pompeii: The Last Day Polybius 2003
Bright Young Things
Bright Young Things Chief Customs Officer 2003
Trevor's World of Sport
Trevor's World of Sport Sir Frank Luckton 2003
Strange
Strange Inspector Stuart 2003
Blue Murder
Blue Murder Frank Evans 2003
16 Years of Alcohol
16 Years of Alcohol Director 2003
Heartlands
Heartlands Geoff 2003
Hornblower: Duty
Hornblower: Duty Etheridge 2003
Dinotopia
Dinotopia Mayor Waldo 2002
Discovering Dinotopia
Discovering Dinotopia Mayor Waldo 2002
Dinotopia
Dinotopia Mayor Waldo 2002
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story Odin - Member of the Great Council of Mac Slec 2001
According to Beryl
According to Beryl Samuel Johnson 2001
Walking With Disc Jockeys
Walking With Disc Jockeys Narrator 2001
The Little Vampire
The Little Vampire Rookery 2000
102 Dalmatians
102 Dalmatians Detective Armstrong 2000
Arabian Nights
Arabian Nights Ja'Far 2000
Tube Tales
Tube Tales Ticket Inspector (segment "Steal Away") 1999
Tube Tales
Tube Tales Ticket Inspector (Steal Away) 1999
The Bass Player
The Bass Player 1999
Trial by Fire
Trial by Fire Geoffrey Bailey 1999
The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel General La Forge 1999
Blood on the Carpet
Blood on the Carpet Self - Narrator (voice) 1999
Shakespeare in Love
Shakespeare in Love Ralph Bashford 1998
Legionnaire
Legionnaire Lucien Galgani 1998
Hornblower
Hornblower Etheridge 1998
Vigo
Vigo Bonaventure (uncredited) 1998
Bill's New Frock
Bill's New Frock Mr. Platworthy 1998
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
Keep the Aspidistra Flying Erskine 1997
The View
The View Self 1997
Ain't Misbehavin'
Ain't Misbehavin' Maxie Morrell 1997
The Chest
The Chest Roland Blood 1997
The Missing Postman
The Missing Postman DS Lawrence Pitman 1997
The Missing Postman
The Missing Postman DS Lawrence Pitman 1997
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders Nathan Green 1997
Bright Hair
Bright Hair Norman Devenish 1997
Harpur and Iles: Protection
Harpur and Iles: Protection Tenderness Mellick 1997
Brassed Off
Brassed Off Harry 1996
Richard III
Richard III Lord Hastings 1995
Coogan's Run
Coogan's Run Fraser 1995
The Grotesque
The Grotesque George Lecky 1995
Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre
Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre Inspector 1995
Dangerfield
Dangerfield Stephen Millwood 1995
The Madness of King George
The Madness of King George Fox 1994
Midnight Movie
Midnight Movie Henry Harris 1994
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar Mark Antony 1994
Open Fire
Open Fire DCS Young 1994
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Executioner (uncredited) 1994
Black Beauty
Black Beauty John Manly 1994
In The Cold Light Of Day
In The Cold Light Of Day Father 1994
Pie in the Sky
Pie in the Sky Alec Bailey 1994
Cracker
Cracker Kenneth Trant 1993
The Hour of the Pig
The Hour of the Pig Mathieu 1993
Resnick: Rough Treatment
Resnick: Rough Treatment Grabianski 1993
Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown
Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown Commander 1993
A Year in Provence
A Year in Provence Ted Hopkins 1993
Stalin
Stalin Sergo 1992
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales Mark Antony (voice) 1992
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia Meinertzhagen 1992
Blame It on the Bellboy
Blame It on the Bellboy Rossi 1992
Murder Most Horrid
Murder Most Horrid Roy Redfern 1991
Murder Most Horrid
Murder Most Horrid General Alberto 1991
Murder Most Horrid
Murder Most Horrid Frank Phillips 1991
Hancock
Hancock Ray Galton 1991
Soldier Soldier
Soldier Soldier Snr Supt Derek Tierney, RHKP 1991
Incident in Judaea
Incident in Judaea 1991
The Fool
The Fool Mr. Blackthorn 1990
Crimestrike
Crimestrike The Detective 1990
The Gravy Train
The Gravy Train Personip 1990
The Witches
The Witches Head Chef 1990
A Sense of Guilt
A Sense of Guilt Richard Murray 1990
Erik the Viking
Erik the Viking Jennifer the Viking (Another Rapist) 1989
The Rainbow
The Rainbow Mr. Harby 1989
Here Is the News
Here Is the News News Editor 1989
Precious Bane
Precious Bane Sarn 1989
The Tenth Man
The Tenth Man Pierre 1988
Christabel
Christabel Bausch 1988
Thompson
Thompson 1988
The Raggedy Rawney
The Raggedy Rawney The Soldier 1988
Soursweet
Soursweet Mr. Constantinides 1988
The First Kangaroos
The First Kangaroos Arthur Hughes 1988
Star Trap
Star Trap Dr. Wax 1988
Duck
Duck 1988
The American Way
The American Way Castro 1987
A Month in the Country
A Month in the Country Ellerbeck 1987
Harry's Kingdom
Harry's Kingdom Bill 1987
The Singing Detective
The Singing Detective Mr Marlow 1986
Lost Empires
Lost Empires Inspector Crabb 1986
Casualty
Casualty Matthew Charlton 1986
The Monocled Mutineer
The Monocled Mutineer 1986
Haunted Honeymoon
Haunted Honeymoon Montego 1986
The Mysteries
The Mysteries Mak / Fourth Soldier 1985
Rustlers' Rhapsody
Rustlers' Rhapsody Blackie 1985
Hiawatha
Hiawatha Nawadaha - The Story Teller 1984
A Private Function
A Private Function Inspector Noble 1984
The Company of Wolves
The Company of Wolves Second Husband (uncredited) 1984
Top Secret!
Top Secret! Déjà Vu 1984
The Oresteia
The Oresteia Agamemnon 1983
Widows
Widows D.I. Frinton 1983
Fox
Fox Cliff Ryan 1980
Fox
Fox Cliff Ryan 1980
Minder
Minder Tomkins 1979
Not the Nine O'Clock News
Not the Nine O'Clock News 1979
I, Claudius
I, Claudius Roman Senate Senator (uncredited) 1976
NOVA
NOVA Narrator 1974

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