Jim Carter

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

John Faa

The Golden Compass

Ralph Bashford

Shakespeare in Love

Lucien Galgani

Legionnaire

Narrator (voice)

Hitler's Supergun

Parslow

Creation

Fox

The Madness of King George

Rookery

The Little Vampire

Self

Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama

Lord Hastings

Richard III

Déjà Vu

Top Secret!

Inspector Petersen

The Oxford Murders

Harry

Brassed Off

Rossi

Blame It on the Bellboy

Narrator (Voice)

Secrets of the Stonehenge Skeletons

Castro

The American Way

Engine Driver

The Wind in the Willows

John Manly

Black Beauty

Mr. Harby

The Rainbow

Chief Customs Officer

Bright Young Things

Ellerbeck

A Month in the Country

Joe Mateo, l'agent

Casablanca Driver

George Lecky

The Grotesque

Narrator/The Earl

The Story of Alton Towers

Mathieu

The Hour of the Pig

Narrator (Voice)

Dambusters: Building the Bouncing Bomb

Geoff

Heartlands

Erskine

Keep the Aspidistra Flying

Sergo

Stalin

Barry

My Week with Marilyn

The Compere

Burlesque Fairytales

Red Rose (voice)

Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose

Henry Harris

Midnight Movie

Geoffrey Bailey

Trial by Fire

Abacus Crunch

Wonka

News Editor

Here Is the News

Mr. Lockwood

Recovery

Father

In The Cold Light Of Day

Larry Lavelle

Von Trapped

Mr. Constantinides

Soursweet

King (voice)

The Sea Beast

Jennifer the Viking (Another Rapist)

Erik the Viking

Mr. Blackthorn

The Fool

Harold Angus

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980

Harold Angus

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983

Commander

Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown

Samuel Johnson

According to Beryl

Narrator

The Man Who Is Obsessed With The Number 12

Ticket Inspector (segment "Steal Away")

Tube Tales

Skippy

Punk Strut: The Movie

Ray Galton

Hancock

Self

Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me

Narrator (voice)

One of a Kind

Inspector Noble

A Private Function

DS Lawrence Pitman

The Missing Postman

Meinertzhagen

A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia

Charles Carson

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

Pierre

The Tenth Man

Ticket Inspector (Steal Away)

Tube Tales

Etheridge

Hornblower: Duty

Norman Devenish

Bright Hair

Victor

The Thief Lord

The Watcher

House of 9

The Soldier

The Raggedy Rawney

Michael Philipps

Out of Season

DCS Young

Open Fire

Cliff Ryan

Fox

Montego

Haunted Honeymoon

Grabianski

Resnick: Rough Treatment

Mayor Waldo

Dinotopia

Nish

Ella Enchanted

Henry Dorling

The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton

Executioner (uncredited)

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Garage Boss

Cassandra's Dream

Inspector

Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre

Director

16 Years of Alcohol

Cogman (voice)

Transformers: The Last Knight

Mr. Platworthy

Bill's New Frock

Rookery (voice)

The Little Vampire 3D

Head Chef

The Witches

Roland Blood

The Chest

Achilles Hebuterne

Modigliani

Sarn

Precious Bane

Second Husband (uncredited)

The Company of Wolves

Earl of Kent

King Lear

Ted

Swimming with Men

Arthur Hughes

The First Kangaroos

Charles Carson

Downton Abbey

Bonaventure (uncredited)

Vigo

Vincent

The Good Liar

Polybius

Pompeii: The Last Day

Tenderness Mellick

Harpur and Iles: Protection

Dr. Wax

Star Trap

Dad Turtle

Turtle Journey: The Crisis in Our Oceans

Agamemnon

The Oresteia

Blackie

Rustlers' Rhapsody

Detective Armstrong

102 Dalmatians

Lord Robens

Aberfan: The Untold Story

Self

Rock 'n' Roll Britannia

Duck

Charles Carson

Downton Abbey: A New Era

The Detective

Crimestrike

Oliver Cromwell

Cromwell: Warts and All

Mayor Waldo

Discovering Dinotopia

The Bass Player

Nawadaha - The Story Teller

Hiawatha

Mark Antony

Julius Caesar

The Executioner

Alice in Wonderland

Bill

Harry's Kingdom

Brian Perkins

Caught in a Trap

Self

Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

110

Gender

Male

Birthday

1948-08-19

Place of Birth

Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, UK

Also Known As

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