
Jim Carter
Known for Acting · 154 credits
- Born
- 1948-08-19 (age 77)
- Place of birth
- Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, UK
- Also known as
- Джим Картер · James Edward Carter · James Carter · جیم کارتر
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
TV Shows (43)

Midsomer Murders
1997
as Nathan Green

NOVA
1974
as Narrator

The View
1997
as Self

Casualty
1986
as Matthew Charlton

Downton Abbey
2010
as Charles Carson

Minder
1979
as Tomkins

Screen Two
1985
as Father / Henry Harris

Would I Lie to You?
2007
as Self

Pie in the Sky
1994
as Alec Bailey

Soldier Soldier
1991
as Snr Supt Derek Tierney, RHKP

Cracker
1993
as Kenneth Trant

I, Claudius
1976
as Roman Senate Senator (uncredited)

Murder Most Horrid
1991
as Roy Redfern / General Alberto / Frank Phillips

Knightfall
2017
as Pope Boniface VIII

Hornblower
1998
as Etheridge

Blue Murder
2003
as Frank Evans

Cranford
2007
as Captain Brown

Dangerfield
1995
as Stephen Millwood

Not the Nine O'Clock News
1979

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
1992
as Mark Antony (voice)

Arabian Nights
2000
as Ja'Far

Widows
1983
as D.I. Frinton

Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
2001
as Odin - Member of the Great Council of Mac Slec

Strange
2003
as Inspector Stuart

The Scarlet Pimpernel
1999
as General La Forge

The Singing Detective
1986
as Mr Marlow

Dinotopia
2002
as Mayor Waldo

Hidden Treasures of the National Trust
2023
as Narrator

A Year in Provence
1993
as Ted Hopkins

Fox
1980
as Cliff Ryan

Trevor's World of Sport
2003
as Sir Frank Luckton
London
2004
as Henry Fielding

The Gravy Train
1990
as Personip

A Sense of Guilt
1990
as Richard Murray

Lost Empires
1986
as Inspector Crabb
Thompson
1988
Christabel
1988
as Bausch

The Monocled Mutineer
1986

Ain't Misbehavin'
1997
as Maxie Morrell

The Mysteries
1985
as Mak / Fourth Soldier

The Missing Postman
1997
as DS Lawrence Pitman

Blood on the Carpet
1999
as Self - Narrator (voice)

Inside the Ritz Hotel
2019
as Narrator
Movies (111)

Alice in Wonderland
2010
as The Executioner (voice)

Transformers: The Last Knight
2017
as Cogman (voice)

Wonka
2023
as Abacus Crunch

The Golden Compass
2007
as John Faa

The Sea Beast
2022
as King (voice)

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
2025
as Charles Carson

Downton Abbey
2019
as Charles Carson

Shakespeare in Love
1998
as Ralph Bashford

Ella Enchanted
2004
as Nish

Top Secret!
1984
as Déjà Vu

102 Dalmatians
2000
as Detective Armstrong

Downton Abbey: A New Era
2022
as Charles Carson

The Good Liar
2019
as Vincent

The Witches
1990
as Head Chef

The Company of Wolves
1984
as Second Husband (uncredited)

The Little Vampire
2000
as Rookery

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
1994
as Executioner (uncredited)

Brassed Off
1996
as Harry

Legionnaire
1998
as Lucien Galgani

Black Beauty
1994
as John Manly

The Little Vampire 3D
2017
as Rookery (voice)

My Week with Marilyn
2011
as Barry

King Lear
2018
as Earl of Kent

The Madness of King George
1994
as Fox

Bright Young Things
2003
as Chief Customs Officer

Cassandra's Dream
2007
as Garage Boss

Richard III
1995
as Lord Hastings
Fox
1980
as Cliff Ryan

The Oxford Murders
2008
as Inspector Petersen

The Tenth Man
1988
as Pierre

Erik the Viking
1989
as Jennifer the Viking (Another Rapist)

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
2009
as Harold Angus

Creation
2009
as Parslow

House of 9
2005
as The Watcher

Harpur and Iles: Protection
1997
as Tenderness Mellick

Dinotopia
2002
as Mayor Waldo

Modigliani
2004
as Achilles Hebuterne

A Month in the Country
1987
as Ellerbeck

Stalin
1992
as Sergo

The Rainbow
1989
as Mr. Harby

The Hour of the Pig
1993
as Mathieu

The Thief Lord
2006
as Victor

The Wind in the Willows
2006
as Engine Driver

Keep the Aspidistra Flying
1997
as Erskine

Burlesque Fairytales
2010
as The Compere

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
2009
as Harold Angus

Tube Tales
1999
as Ticket Inspector (segment "Steal Away") / Ticket Inspector (Steal Away)

Haunted Honeymoon
1986
as Montego

Soursweet
1988
as Mr. Constantinides

Discovering Dinotopia
2002
as Mayor Waldo

Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama
2014
as Self

The Grotesque
1995
as George Lecky

A Private Function
1984
as Inspector Noble

Bright Hair
1997
as Norman Devenish

Hancock
1991
as Ray Galton

Rustlers' Rhapsody
1985
as Blackie

Recovery
2007
as Mr. Lockwood

Open Fire
1994
as DCS Young

Vigo
1998
as Bonaventure (uncredited)

Swimming with Men
2018
as Ted
The Fool
1990
as Mr. Blackthorn

Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown
1993
as Commander

Precious Bane
1989
as Sarn

A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
1992
as Meinertzhagen

Blame It on the Bellboy
1992
as Rossi

Heartlands
2003
as Geoff
Resnick: Rough Treatment
1993
as Grabianski

Hornblower: Duty
2003
as Etheridge

Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
2025
as Self

16 Years of Alcohol
2003
as Director

The Raggedy Rawney
1988
as The Soldier

The American Way
1987
as Castro

Casablanca Driver
2004
as Joe Mateo, l'agent

Pompeii: The Last Day
2003
as Polybius

The Oresteia
1983
as Agamemnon

Here Is the News
1989
as News Editor

Out of Season
2004
as Michael Philipps

Hitler's Supergun
2015
as Narrator (voice)
Crimestrike
1990
as The Detective

The First Kangaroos
1988
as Arthur Hughes

Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose
2003
as Red Rose (voice)

Aberfan: The Untold Story
2006
as Lord Robens

Midnight Movie
1994
as Henry Harris

Harry's Kingdom
1987
as Bill

The Missing Postman
1997
as DS Lawrence Pitman
Caught in a Trap
2008
as Brian Perkins

The Chest
1997
as Roland Blood

In The Cold Light Of Day
1994
as Father

Bill's New Frock
1998
as Mr. Platworthy
Von Trapped
2004
as Larry Lavelle

The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton
2006
as Henry Dorling

Hiawatha
1984
as Nawadaha - The Story Teller

Cromwell: Warts and All
2003
as Oliver Cromwell

Julius Caesar
1994
as Mark Antony
The Bass Player
1999

Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre
1995
as Inspector
It Might Be You
1995
as Wally 'Lottery' Whaley
One of a Kind
2014
as Narrator (voice)

Punk Strut: The Movie
2016
as Skippy
Incident in Judaea
1991

Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me
2016
as Self

The Man Who Is Obsessed With The Number 12
2005
as Narrator
Rock 'n' Roll Britannia
2013
as Self

Dambusters: Building the Bouncing Bomb
2011
as Narrator (Voice)
Trial by Fire
1999
as Geoffrey Bailey

According to Beryl
2001
as Samuel Johnson
Duck
1988
Star Trap
1988
as Dr. Wax

The Story of Alton Towers
2005
as Narrator/The Earl

Secrets of the Stonehenge Skeletons
2013
as Narrator (Voice)

Walking With Disc Jockeys
2001
as Narrator
About Jim Carter
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). With 154 credits spanning from 1974 to 2025, Jim Carter has appeared in 111 films and 43 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jim Carter Movies
- Alice in Wonderland (2010) — as The Executioner (voice)
- Transformers: The Last Knight (2017) — as Cogman (voice)
- Wonka (2023) — as Abacus Crunch
- The Golden Compass (2007) — as John Faa
- The Sea Beast (2022) — as King (voice)
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