Jim Carter
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Aug 19, 1948 (age 78)
- Place of birth
- Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, UK
- Credits
- 157
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
Alice in Wonderland
2010Movie
The Executioner (voice)
Transformers: The Last Knight
2017Movie
Cogman (voice)
The Golden Compass
2007Movie
John Faa
Wonka
2023Movie
Abacus Crunch
Shakespeare in Love
1998Movie
Ralph Bashford
Ella Enchanted
2004Movie
Nish
Filmography
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
2025Movie
Charles Carson
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
2025Movie
Self
Wonka
2023Movie
Abacus Crunch
Hidden Treasures of the National Trust
2023TV
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Sea Beast
2022Movie
King (voice)
Downton Abbey: A New Era
2022Movie
Charles Carson
The Good Liar
2019Movie
Vincent
Downton Abbey
2019Movie
Charles Carson
Inside the Ritz Hotel
2019TV
Narrator
Swimming with Men
2018Movie
Ted
King Lear
2018Movie
Earl of Kent
Knightfall
2017TV
Pope Boniface VIII
The Little Vampire 3D
2017Movie
Rookery (voice)
Transformers: The Last Knight
2017Movie
Cogman (voice)
Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me
2016Movie
Self
Punk Strut: The Movie
2016Movie
Skippy
Hitler's Supergun
2015Movie
Narrator (voice)
Flintoff: Lord of the Fries
2015TV
Self - Narrator (voice)
Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama
2014Movie
Self
One of a Kind
2014Movie
Narrator (voice)
Rock 'n' Roll Britannia
2013Movie
Self
Secrets of the Stonehenge Skeletons
2013Movie
Narrator (Voice)
My Week with Marilyn
2011Movie
Barry
Dambusters: Building the Bouncing Bomb
2011Movie
Narrator (Voice)
Downton Abbey
2010TV
Charles Carson
Alice in Wonderland
2010Movie
The Executioner (voice)
Burlesque Fairytales
2010Movie
The Compere
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
2009Movie
Harold Angus
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
2009Movie
Harold Angus
Creation
2009Movie
Parslow
Caught in a Trap
2008Movie
Brian Perkins
The Oxford Murders
2008Movie
Inspector Petersen
The Golden Compass
2007Movie
John Faa
Cranford
2007TV
Captain Brown
Cassandra's Dream
2007Movie
Garage Boss
Would I Lie to You?
2007TV
Self
Recovery
2007Movie
Mr. Lockwood
The Wind in the Willows
2006Movie
Engine Driver
The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton
2006Movie
Henry Dorling
Aberfan: The Untold Story
2006Movie
Lord Robens
The Thief Lord
2006Movie
Victor
The Man Who Is Obsessed With The Number 12
2005Movie
Narrator
House of 9
2005Movie
The Watcher
The Story of Alton Towers
2005Movie
Narrator/The Earl
Out of Season
2004Movie
Michael Philipps
Von Trapped
2004Movie
Larry Lavelle
Casablanca Driver
2004Movie
Joe Mateo, l'agent
Modigliani
2004Movie
Achilles Hebuterne
London
2004TV
Henry Fielding
Ella Enchanted
2004Movie
Nish
Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose
2003Movie
Red Rose (voice)
Cromwell: Warts and All
2003Movie
Oliver Cromwell
Pompeii: The Last Day
2003Movie
Polybius
Bright Young Things
2003Movie
Chief Customs Officer
Trevor's World of Sport
2003TV
Sir Frank Luckton
Strange
2003TV
Inspector Stuart
Blue Murder
2003TV
Frank Evans
16 Years of Alcohol
2003Movie
Director
Heartlands
2003Movie
Geoff
Hornblower: Duty
2003Movie
Etheridge
Dinotopia
2002TV
Mayor Waldo
Discovering Dinotopia
2002Movie
Mayor Waldo
Dinotopia
2002Movie
Mayor Waldo
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
2001TV
Odin - Member of the Great Council of Mac Slec
According to Beryl
2001Movie
Samuel Johnson
Walking With Disc Jockeys
2001Movie
Narrator
The Little Vampire
2000Movie
Rookery
102 Dalmatians
2000Movie
Detective Armstrong
Arabian Nights
2000TV
Ja'Far
Tube Tales
1999Movie
Ticket Inspector (segment "Steal Away"), Ticket Inspector (Steal Away)
The Bass Player
1999Movie
Trial by Fire
1999Movie
Geoffrey Bailey
The Scarlet Pimpernel
1999TV
General La Forge
Blood on the Carpet
1999TV
Self - Narrator (voice)
Shakespeare in Love
1998Movie
Ralph Bashford
Legionnaire
1998Movie
Lucien Galgani
Hornblower
1998TV
Etheridge
Vigo
1998Movie
Bonaventure (uncredited)
Bill's New Frock
1998Movie
Mr. Platworthy
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
1997Movie
Erskine
The View
1997TV
Self
Ain't Misbehavin'
1997TV
Maxie Morrell
The Chest
1997Movie
Roland Blood
The Missing Postman
1997TV
DS Lawrence Pitman
The Missing Postman
1997Movie
DS Lawrence Pitman
Midsomer Murders
1997TV
Nathan Green
Bright Hair
1997Movie
Norman Devenish
Harpur and Iles: Protection
1997Movie
Tenderness Mellick
Brassed Off
1996Movie
Harry
Dalziel and Pascoe
1996TV
Ted Lowry
Richard III
1995Movie
Lord Hastings
It Might Be You
1995Movie
Wally 'Lottery' Whaley
The Grotesque
1995Movie
George Lecky
Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre
1995Movie
Inspector
Dangerfield
1995TV
Stephen Millwood
The Madness of King George
1994Movie
Fox
Midnight Movie
1994Movie
Henry Harris
Julius Caesar
1994Movie
Mark Antony
Open Fire
1994Movie
DCS Young
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
1994Movie
Executioner (uncredited)
Black Beauty
1994Movie
John Manly
In The Cold Light Of Day
1994Movie
Father
Pie in the Sky
1994TV
Alec Bailey
Cracker
1993TV
Kenneth Trant
The Hour of the Pig
1993Movie
Mathieu
Resnick: Rough Treatment
1993Movie
Grabianski
Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown
1993Movie
Commander
A Year in Provence
1993TV
Ted Hopkins
Stalin
1992Movie
Sergo
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
1992TV
Mark Antony (voice)
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
1992Movie
Meinertzhagen
Blame It on the Bellboy
1992Movie
Rossi
Murder Most Horrid
1991TV
Roy Redfern, General Alberto, Frank Phillips
Hancock
1991Movie
Ray Galton
Soldier Soldier
1991TV
Snr Supt Derek Tierney, RHKP
Incident in Judaea
1991Movie
The Fool
1990Movie
Mr. Blackthorn
Crimestrike
1990Movie
The Detective
The Gravy Train
1990TV
Personip
The Witches
1990Movie
Head Chef
A Sense of Guilt
1990TV
Richard Murray
Erik the Viking
1989Movie
Jennifer the Viking (Another Rapist)
The Rainbow
1989Movie
Mr. Harby
Here Is the News
1989Movie
News Editor
Precious Bane
1989Movie
Sarn
The Tenth Man
1988Movie
Pierre
Christabel
1988TV
Bausch
Thompson
1988TV
The Raggedy Rawney
1988Movie
The Soldier
Soursweet
1988Movie
Mr. Constantinides
The First Kangaroos
1988Movie
Arthur Hughes
Star Trap
1988Movie
Dr. Wax
Duck
1988Movie
The American Way
1987Movie
Castro
A Month in the Country
1987Movie
Ellerbeck
Harry's Kingdom
1987Movie
Bill
The Singing Detective
1986TV
Mr Marlow
Lost Empires
1986TV
Inspector Crabb
Casualty
1986TV
Matthew Charlton
The Monocled Mutineer
1986TV
Haunted Honeymoon
1986Movie
Montego
The Mysteries
1985TV
Mak / Fourth Soldier
Rustlers' Rhapsody
1985Movie
Blackie
Screen Two
1985TV
Father, Henry Harris
Hiawatha
1984Movie
Nawadaha - The Story Teller
December Flower
1984Movie
Dentist
A Private Function
1984Movie
Inspector Noble
The Company of Wolves
1984Movie
Second Husband (uncredited)
Top Secret!
1984Movie
Déjà Vu
The Oresteia
1983Movie
Agamemnon
Widows
1983TV
D.I. Frinton
Fox
1980Movie
Cliff Ryan
Fox
1980TV
Cliff Ryan
Minder
1979TV
Tomkins
Not the Nine O'Clock News
1979TV
I, Claudius
1976TV
Roman Senate Senator (uncredited)
NOVA
1974TV
Narrator