Portrait of Jim Carter

Jim Carter

Acting

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).

Born: August 19, 1948

Place of Birth: Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, UK

Filmography

2025
2023
Wonka

as Abacus Crunch

2022
The Sea Beast

as King (voice)

2022
Downton Abbey: A New Era

as Charles Carson

2019
The Good Liar

as Vincent

2019
Downton Abbey

as Charles Carson

2019
2018
King Lear

as Earl of Kent

2017
Knightfall

as Pope Boniface VIII

2017
The Little Vampire 3D

as Rookery (voice)

2017
2015
Hitler's Supergun

as Narrator (voice)

2010
Downton Abbey

as Charles Carson

2010
Alice in Wonderland

as The Executioner

2010
Burlesque Fairytales

as The Compere

2009
Creation

as Parslow

2008
The Oxford Murders

as Inspector Petersen

2007
2007
Cranford

as Captain Brown

2007
Cassandra's Dream

as Garage Boss

2007
Recovery

as Mr. Lockwood

2006
The Wind in the Willows

as Engine Driver

2006
2006
2006
2005
House of 9

as The Watcher

2005
The Story of Alton Towers

as Narrator/The Earl

2004
Out of Season

as Michael Philipps

2004
Casablanca Driver

as Joe Mateo, l'agent

2004
Modigliani

as Achilles Hebuterne

2004
2003
Cromwell: Warts and All

as Oliver Cromwell

2003
2003
Bright Young Things

as Chief Customs Officer

2003
Trevor's World of Sport

as Sir Frank Luckton

2003
Strange

as Inspector Stuart

2003
Blue Murder

as Frank Evans

2003
2003
Heartlands

as Geoff

2003
Hornblower: Duty

as Etheridge

2002
Dinotopia

as Mayor Waldo

2002
Discovering Dinotopia

as Mayor Waldo

2002
Dinotopia

as Mayor Waldo

2001
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story

as Odin - Member of the Great Council of Mac Slec

2001
According to Beryl

as Samuel Johnson

2000
2000
102 Dalmatians

as Detective Armstrong

2000
1999
Tube Tales

as Ticket Inspector (segment "Steal Away")

1999
Tube Tales

as Ticket Inspector (Steal Away)

1999
The Scarlet Pimpernel

as General La Forge

1999
Blood on the Carpet

as Self - Narrator (voice)

1998
Shakespeare in Love

as Ralph Bashford

1998
Legionnaire

as Lucien Galgani

1998
Hornblower

as Etheridge

1998
Vigo

as Bonaventure (uncredited)

1998
Bill's New Frock

as Mr. Platworthy

1997
The View

as Self

1997
Ain't Misbehavin'

as Maxie Morrell

1997
The Chest

as Roland Blood

1997
The Missing Postman

as DS Lawrence Pitman

1997
The Missing Postman

as DS Lawrence Pitman

1997
Midsomer Murders

as Nathan Green

1997
Bright Hair

as Norman Devenish

1997
Harpur and Iles: Protection

as Tenderness Mellick

1996
Brassed Off

as Harry

1995
Richard III

as Lord Hastings

1995
Coogan's Run

as Fraser

1995
The Grotesque

as George Lecky

1994
Midnight Movie

as Henry Harris

1994
Julius Caesar

as Mark Antony

1994
Open Fire

as DCS Young

1994
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

as Executioner (uncredited)

1994
Black Beauty

as John Manly

1994
Pie in the Sky

as Alec Bailey

1993
Cracker

as Kenneth Trant

1993
1993
A Year in Provence

as Ted Hopkins

1993
1992
Stalin

as Sergo

1992
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

as Mark Antony (voice)

1991
Murder Most Horrid

as General Alberto

1991
Murder Most Horrid

as Roy Redfern

1991
Hancock

as Ray Galton

1991
Soldier Soldier

as Snr Supt Derek Tierney, RHKP

1990
The Gravy Train

as Personip

1990
The Witches

as Head Chef

1990
A Sense of Guilt

as Richard Murray

1989
Erik the Viking

as Jennifer the Viking (Another Rapist)

1989
The Rainbow

as Mr. Harby

1989
Here Is the News

as News Editor

1989
1988
The Tenth Man

as Pierre

1988
The Raggedy Rawney

as The Soldier

1988
Soursweet

as Mr. Constantinides

1988
The First Kangaroos

as Arthur Hughes

1987
1987
1987
1986
1986
Lost Empires

as Inspector Crabb

1986
Casualty

as Matthew Charlton

1986
1985
The Mysteries

as Mak / Fourth Soldier

1985
1984
Hiawatha

as Nawadaha - The Story Teller

1984
A Private Function

as Inspector Noble

1984
The Company of Wolves

as Second Husband (uncredited)

1984
Top Secret!

as Déjà Vu

1983
The Oresteia

as Agamemnon

1983
Widows

as D.I. Frinton

1980
Fox

as Cliff Ryan

1979
Minder

as Tomkins

1974
NOVA

as Narrator