ACTOR
Jim Carter
Known for Alice in Wonderland · Midsomer Murders · NOVA
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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- Born
- Aug 19, 1948
- Birthplace
- Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, UK
- Known For
- 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).
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Known For
Filmography
Movies
F
FoxCliff Ryan
1980
The OresteiaAgamemnon
1983
A Private FunctionInspector Noble
1984
December FlowerDentist
1984
HiawathaNawadaha - The Story Teller
1984
The Company of WolvesSecond Husband (uncredited)
1984
Top Secret!Déjà Vu
1984
Rustlers' RhapsodyBlackie
1985
Haunted HoneymoonMontego
1986
A Month in the CountryEllerbeck
1987
Harry's KingdomBill
1987
The American WayCastro
1987D
Duck
1988
SoursweetMr. Constantinides
1988ST
Star TrapDr. Wax
1988
The First KangaroosArthur Hughes
1988
The Raggedy RawneyThe Soldier
1988
The Tenth ManPierre
1988
Erik the VikingJennifer the Viking (Another Rapist)
1989
Here Is the NewsNews Editor
1989
Precious BaneSarn
1989
The RainbowMr. Harby
1989C
CrimestrikeThe Detective
1990TF
The FoolMr. Blackthorn
1990
The WitchesHead Chef
1990
HancockRay Galton
1991II
Incident in Judaea
1991
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After ArabiaMeinertzhagen
1992
Blame It on the BellboyRossi
1992
StalinSergo
1992
Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous BreakdownCommander
1993RR
Resnick: Rough TreatmentGrabianski
1993
The Hour of the PigMathieu
1993
Black BeautyJohn Manly
1994
In The Cold Light Of DayFather
1994
Julius CaesarMark Antony
1994
Mary Shelley's FrankensteinExecutioner (uncredited)
1994
Midnight MovieHenry Harris
1994
Open FireDCS Young
1994
The Madness of King GeorgeFox
1994IM
It Might Be YouWally 'Lottery' Whaley
1995
Mrs Hartley and the Growth CentreInspector
1995
Richard IIILord Hastings
1995
The GrotesqueGeorge Lecky
1995
Brassed OffHarry
1996
Bright HairNorman Devenish
1997
Harpur and Iles: ProtectionTenderness Mellick
1997
Keep the Aspidistra FlyingErskine
1997
The ChestRoland Blood
1997
The Missing PostmanDS Lawrence Pitman
1997
Bill's New FrockMr. Platworthy
1998
LegionnaireLucien Galgani
1998
Shakespeare in LoveRalph Bashford
1998
VigoBonaventure (uncredited)
1998TB
The Bass Player
1999TB
Trial by FireGeoffrey Bailey
1999
Tube TalesTicket Inspector (segment "Steal Away")
1999Tube TalesTicket Inspector (Steal Away)
1999
102 DalmatiansDetective Armstrong
2000
The Little VampireRookery
2000
According to BerylSamuel Johnson
2001WW
Walking With Disc JockeysNarrator
2001
DinotopiaMayor Waldo
2002
Discovering DinotopiaMayor Waldo
2002
16 Years of AlcoholDirector
2003
Bright Young ThingsChief Customs Officer
2003
Cromwell: Warts and AllOliver Cromwell
2003
HeartlandsGeoff
2003
Hornblower: DutyEtheridge
2003
Pompeii: The Last DayPolybius
2003
Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the RoseRed Rose (voice)
2003
Casablanca DriverJoe Mateo, l'agent
2004
Ella EnchantedNish
2004
ModiglianiAchilles Hebuterne
2004
Out of SeasonMichael Philipps
2004VT
Von TrappedLarry Lavelle
2004
House of 9The Watcher
2005
The Man Who Is Obsessed With The Number 12Narrator
2005
The Story of Alton TowersNarrator/The Earl
2005
Aberfan: The Untold StoryLord Robens
2006
The Secret Life of Mrs. BeetonHenry Dorling
2006
The Thief LordVictor
2006
The Wind in the WillowsEngine Driver
2006
Cassandra's DreamGarage Boss
2007
RecoveryMr. Lockwood
2007
The Golden CompassJohn Faa
2007
Caught in a TrapBrian Perkins
2008
The Oxford MurdersInspector Petersen
2008
CreationParslow
2009
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980Harold Angus
2009
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983Harold Angus
2009
Alice in WonderlandThe Executioner (voice)
2010
Burlesque FairytalesThe Compere
2010
Dambusters: Building the Bouncing BombNarrator (Voice)
2011
My Week with MarilynBarry
2011R'
Rock 'n' Roll BritanniaSelf
2013
Secrets of the Stonehenge SkeletonsNarrator (Voice)
2013
Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi DramaSelf
2014OO
One of a KindNarrator (voice)
2014
Hitler's SupergunNarrator (voice)
2015
Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and MeSelf
2016
Punk Strut: The MovieSkippy
2016
The Little Vampire 3DRookery (voice)
2017
Transformers: The Last KnightCogman (voice)
2017
King LearEarl of Kent
2018
Swimming with MenTed
2018
Downton AbbeyCharles Carson
2019
The Good LiarVincent
2019
Downton Abbey: A New EraCharles Carson
2022
The Sea BeastKing (voice)
2022
WonkaAbacus Crunch
2023
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand FinaleSelf
2025
Downton Abbey: The Grand FinaleCharles Carson
2025Television
NOVANarrator · 1 eps
1974
I, ClaudiusRoman Senate Senator (uncredited) · 1 eps
1976
MinderTomkins · 2 eps
1979
Not the Nine O'Clock News1 eps
1979
FoxCliff Ryan · 2 eps
1980
WidowsD.I. Frinton · 2 eps
1983
Screen TwoFather · 1 eps
1985Screen TwoHenry Harris · 1 eps
1985
The MysteriesMak / Fourth Soldier · 3 eps
1985
CasualtyMatthew Charlton · 1 eps
1986
Lost EmpiresInspector Crabb · 7 eps
1986
The Monocled Mutineer1 eps
1986
The Singing DetectiveMr Marlow · 5 eps
1986C
ChristabelBausch · 2 eps
1988T
Thompson1 eps
1988
A Sense of GuiltRichard Murray · 7 eps
1990
The Gravy TrainPersonip · 4 eps
1990
Murder Most HorridRoy Redfern · 1 eps
1991Murder Most HorridGeneral Alberto · 1 eps
1991Murder Most HorridFrank Phillips · 1 eps
1991
Soldier SoldierSnr Supt Derek Tierney, RHKP · 1 eps
1991
Shakespeare: The Animated TalesMark Antony (voice) · 1 eps
1992
A Year in ProvenceTed Hopkins · 1 eps
1993
CrackerKenneth Trant · 3 eps
1993
Pie in the SkyAlec Bailey · 1 eps
1994
DangerfieldStephen Millwood · 1 eps
1995
Dalziel and PascoeTed Lowry · 1 eps
1996
Ain't Misbehavin'Maxie Morrell · 3 eps
1997
Midsomer MurdersNathan Green · 1 eps
1997
The Missing PostmanDS Lawrence Pitman · 2 eps
1997
The ViewSelf · 1 eps
1997
HornblowerEtheridge · 1 eps
1998
Blood on the CarpetSelf - Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
1999
The Scarlet PimpernelGeneral La Forge · 3 eps
1999
Arabian NightsJa'Far · 2 eps
2000
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real StoryOdin - Member of the Great Council of Mac Slec · 2 eps
2001
DinotopiaMayor Waldo · 3 eps
2002
Blue MurderFrank Evans · 1 eps
2003
Coming UpBoyfriend · 1 eps
2003
StrangeInspector Stuart · 1 eps
2003
Trevor's World of SportSir Frank Luckton · 1 eps
2003L
LondonHenry Fielding · 3 eps
2004
CranfordCaptain Brown · 7 eps
2007
Would I Lie to You?Self · 1 eps
2007
Downton AbbeyCharles Carson · 47 eps
2010
Flintoff: Lord of the FriesSelf - Narrator (voice) · 12 eps
2015
KnightfallPope Boniface VIII · 18 eps
2017
Inside the Ritz HotelNarrator · 4 eps
2019
Hidden Treasures of the National TrustSelf - Narrator (voice) · 12 eps
2023Photos
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