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Jim Carter

Born

August 19, 1948

Place of Birth

Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, UK

Known For

Acting

Jim Carter

Biography

James Edward Carter (born 19 August 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).

Wonka

Wonka

as Abacus Crunch

December 6, 2023

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

as The Executioner

Transformers: The Last Knight

Transformers: The Last Knight

as Cogman (voice)

The Sea Beast

The Sea Beast

as King (voice)

The Golden Compass

The Golden Compass

December 4, 2007

Ella Enchanted

Ella Enchanted

Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey

as Charles Carson

September 12, 2019

Top Secret!

Top Secret!

102 Dalmatians

102 Dalmatians

as Detective Armstrong

October 7, 2000

The Witches

The Witches

Shakespeare in Love

Shakespeare in Love

as Ralph Bashford

December 11, 1998

Downton Abbey: A New Era

Downton Abbey: A New Era

as Charles Carson

The Good Liar

The Good Liar

November 8, 2019

Legionnaire

Legionnaire

as Lucien Galgani

December 3, 1998

The Little Vampire 3D

The Little Vampire 3D

as Rookery (voice)

October 4, 2017

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

as Executioner (uncredited)

November 4, 1994

Cassandra's Dream

Cassandra's Dream

October 31, 2007

The Little Vampire

The Little Vampire

October 27, 2000

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

as Charles Carson

September 10, 2025

Creation

Creation

September 25, 2009

Brassed Off

Brassed Off

November 1, 1996

House of 9

House of 9

The Company of Wolves

The Company of Wolves

as Second Husband (uncredited)

September 21, 1984

Black Beauty

Black Beauty

The Oxford Murders

The Oxford Murders

as Inspector Petersen

January 18, 2008

The Thief Lord

The Thief Lord

January 4, 2006

The Madness of King George

The Madness of King George

December 28, 1994

Heartlands

Erik the Viking

Erik the Viking

as Jennifer the Viking (Another Rapist)

September 1, 1989

My Week with Marilyn

My Week with Marilyn

November 23, 2011

Bright Young Things

Bright Young Things

as Chief Customs Officer

October 3, 2003

Richard III

Richard III

as Lord Hastings

December 29, 1995

King Lear

King Lear

as Earl of Kent

Tube Tales

Tube Tales

as Ticket Inspector (segment "Steal Away")

November 19, 1999

Tube Tales

Tube Tales

as Ticket Inspector (Steal Away)

November 19, 1999

Haunted Honeymoon

Haunted Honeymoon

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983

as Harold Angus

November 11, 2009

Modigliani

Modigliani

as Achilles Hebuterne

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980

as Harold Angus

November 11, 2009

The Hour of the Pig

The Hour of the Pig

September 25, 1993

Stalin

Stalin

November 21, 1992

The Fool

as Mr. Blackthorn

December 7, 1990

The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows

as Engine Driver

December 18, 2006

Open Fire

November 12, 1994

Discovering Dinotopia

Discovering Dinotopia

The Rainbow

The Rainbow

Blame It on the Bellboy

Blame It on the Bellboy

January 24, 1992

Hornblower: Duty

Hornblower: Duty

January 6, 2003

A Private Function

A Private Function

as Inspector Noble

November 9, 1984

Soursweet

Soursweet

as Mr. Constantinides

The Missing Postman

The Missing Postman

as DS Lawrence Pitman

The Tenth Man

The Tenth Man

December 4, 1988

Vigo

Vigo

as Bonaventure (uncredited)

September 14, 1998

Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown

Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown

Casablanca Driver

Casablanca Driver

as Joe Mateo, l'agent

Rustlers' Rhapsody

Rustlers' Rhapsody

Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama

Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama

October 3, 2014

A Month in the Country

A Month in the Country

September 27, 1987

Hancock

September 1, 1991

The Grotesque

The Grotesque

as George Lecky

September 9, 1995

Recovery

Recovery

as Mr. Lockwood

February 25, 2007

A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia

A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia

as Meinertzhagen

Swimming with Men

Swimming with Men

Dinotopia

Dinotopia

February 12, 2002

The Raggedy Rawney

The Raggedy Rawney

September 20, 1988

16 Years of Alcohol

16 Years of Alcohol

Out of Season

Out of Season

as Michael Philipps

December 23, 2004

The American Way

The American Way

November 13, 1987

Bright Hair

as Norman Devenish

February 9, 1997

Keep the Aspidistra Flying

Keep the Aspidistra Flying

November 20, 1997

Pompeii: The Last Day

Pompeii: The Last Day

October 20, 2003

Fox

The Oresteia

October 9, 1983

Burlesque Fairytales

Burlesque Fairytales

January 1, 2010

Punk Strut: The Movie

Punk Strut: The Movie

January 1, 2016

Turtle Journey: The Crisis in Our Oceans

Turtle Journey: The Crisis in Our Oceans

January 14, 2020

Precious Bane

January 2, 1989

The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton

The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton

as Henry Dorling

October 16, 2006

According to Beryl

According to Beryl

as Samuel Johnson

October 6, 2001

Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose

Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose

as Red Rose (voice)

December 26, 2003

Aberfan: The Untold Story

Aberfan: The Untold Story

September 14, 2006

Here Is the News

Here Is the News

Resnick: Rough Treatment

Resnick: Rough Treatment

Julius Caesar

November 30, 1994

Midnight Movie

as Henry Harris

December 26, 1994

The First Kangaroos

The First Kangaroos

as Arthur Hughes

Hitler's Supergun

Hitler's Supergun

as Narrator (voice)

November 22, 2015

Harpur and Iles: Protection

Harpur and Iles: Protection

as Tenderness Mellick

January 1, 1997

The Chest

as Roland Blood

In The Cold Light Of Day

In The Cold Light Of Day

Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre

Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre

The Man Who Is Obsessed With The Number 12

The Man Who Is Obsessed With The Number 12

November 15, 2005

Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me

Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me

Bill's New Frock

Bill's New Frock

as Mr. Platworthy

Star Trap

January 1, 1988

Dambusters: Building the Bouncing Bomb

Dambusters: Building the Bouncing Bomb

as Narrator (Voice)

January 1, 2011

The Bass Player

The Bass Player

October 1, 1999

Trial by Fire

as Geoffrey Bailey

Crimestrike

as The Detective

October 1, 1990

Duck

January 1, 1988

Rock 'n' Roll Britannia

Rock 'n' Roll Britannia

Von Trapped

as Larry Lavelle

September 4, 2004

Cromwell: Warts and All

Cromwell: Warts and All

as Oliver Cromwell

November 24, 2003

The Story of Alton Towers

The Story of Alton Towers

as Narrator/The Earl

One of a Kind

as Narrator (voice)

September 27, 2014

Secrets of the Stonehenge Skeletons

Secrets of the Stonehenge Skeletons

as Narrator (Voice)

January 26, 2013

Hiawatha

as Nawadaha - The Story Teller

December 27, 1984