Jim Carter

Acting

Jim Carter

Born August 19, 1948Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, UK153 credits

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

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
7.1

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

Movie

2025

Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
2.5

Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale

Movie

2025

Wonka
7.0

Wonka

Movie

2023

Hidden Treasures of the National Trust

Hidden Treasures of the National Trust

TV

2023

The Sea Beast
7.3

The Sea Beast

Movie

2022

Downton Abbey: A New Era
7.2

Downton Abbey: A New Era

Movie

2022

Filmography

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
2025Downton Abbey: The Grand Finaleas Charles CarsonMovie
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
2025Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finaleas SelfMovie
Wonka
2023Wonkaas Abacus CrunchMovie
Hidden Treasures of the National Trust
2023Hidden Treasures of the National Trustas NarratorTV
The Sea Beast
2022The Sea Beastas King (voice)Movie
Downton Abbey: A New Era
2022Downton Abbey: A New Eraas Charles CarsonMovie
The Good Liar
2019The Good Liaras VincentMovie
Downton Abbey
2019Downton Abbeyas Charles CarsonMovie
Inside the Ritz Hotel
2019Inside the Ritz Hotelas NarratorTV
Swimming with Men
2018Swimming with Menas TedMovie
King Lear
2018King Learas Earl of KentMovie
Knightfall
2017Knightfallas Pope Boniface VIIITV
The Little Vampire 3D
2017The Little Vampire 3Das Rookery (voice)Movie
Transformers: The Last Knight
2017Transformers: The Last Knightas Cogman (voice)Movie
Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me
2016Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Meas SelfMovie
Punk Strut: The Movie
2016Punk Strut: The Movieas SkippyMovie
Hitler's Supergun
2015Hitler's Supergunas Narrator (voice)Movie
Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama
2014Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Dramaas SelfMovie
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2014One of a Kindas Narrator (voice)Movie
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2013Rock 'n' Roll Britanniaas SelfMovie
Secrets of the Stonehenge Skeletons
2013Secrets of the Stonehenge Skeletonsas Narrator (Voice)Movie
My Week with Marilyn
2011My Week with Marilynas BarryMovie
Dambusters: Building the Bouncing Bomb
2011Dambusters: Building the Bouncing Bombas Narrator (Voice)Movie
Downton Abbey
2010Downton Abbeyas Charles CarsonTV
Alice in Wonderland
2010Alice in Wonderlandas The Executioner (voice)Movie
Burlesque Fairytales
2010Burlesque Fairytalesas The CompereMovie
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
2009Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980as Harold AngusMovie
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
2009Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983as Harold AngusMovie
Creation
2009Creationas ParslowMovie
C
2008Caught in a Trapas Brian PerkinsMovie
The Oxford Murders
2008The Oxford Murdersas Inspector PetersenMovie
The Golden Compass
2007The Golden Compassas John FaaMovie
Cranford
2007Cranfordas Captain BrownTV
Cassandra's Dream
2007Cassandra's Dreamas Garage BossMovie
Would I Lie to You?
2007Would I Lie to You?as SelfTV
Recovery
2007Recoveryas Mr. LockwoodMovie
The Wind in the Willows
2006The Wind in the Willowsas Engine DriverMovie
The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton
2006The Secret Life of Mrs. Beetonas Henry DorlingMovie
Aberfan: The Untold Story
2006Aberfan: The Untold Storyas Lord RobensMovie
The Thief Lord
2006The Thief Lordas VictorMovie
The Man Who Is Obsessed With The Number 12
2005The Man Who Is Obsessed With The Number 12as NarratorMovie
House of 9
2005House of 9as The WatcherMovie
The Story of Alton Towers
2005The Story of Alton Towersas Narrator/The EarlMovie
Out of Season
2004Out of Seasonas Michael PhilippsMovie
V
2004Von Trappedas Larry LavelleMovie
Casablanca Driver
2004Casablanca Driveras Joe Mateo, l'agentMovie
Modigliani
2004Modiglianias Achilles HebuterneMovie
L
2004Londonas Henry FieldingTV
Ella Enchanted
2004Ella Enchantedas NishMovie
Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose
2003Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Roseas Red Rose (voice)Movie
Cromwell: Warts and All
2003Cromwell: Warts and Allas Oliver CromwellMovie
Pompeii: The Last Day
2003Pompeii: The Last Dayas PolybiusMovie
Bright Young Things
2003Bright Young Thingsas Chief Customs OfficerMovie
Trevor's World of Sport
2003Trevor's World of Sportas Sir Frank LucktonTV
Strange
2003Strangeas Inspector StuartTV
Blue Murder
2003Blue Murderas Frank EvansTV
16 Years of Alcohol
200316 Years of Alcoholas DirectorMovie
Heartlands
2003Heartlandsas GeoffMovie
Hornblower: Duty
2003Hornblower: Dutyas EtheridgeMovie
Dinotopia
2002Dinotopiaas Mayor WaldoTV
Discovering Dinotopia
2002Discovering Dinotopiaas Mayor WaldoMovie
Dinotopia
2002Dinotopiaas Mayor WaldoMovie
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
2001Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Storyas Odin - Member of the Great Council of Mac SlecTV
According to Beryl
2001According to Berylas Samuel JohnsonMovie
Walking With Disc Jockeys
2001Walking With Disc Jockeysas NarratorMovie
The Little Vampire
2000The Little Vampireas RookeryMovie
102 Dalmatians
2000102 Dalmatiansas Detective ArmstrongMovie
Arabian Nights
2000Arabian Nightsas Ja'FarTV
Tube Tales
1999Tube Talesas Ticket Inspector (segment "Steal Away")Movie
T
1999The Bass PlayerMovie
T
1999Trial by Fireas Geoffrey BaileyMovie
The Scarlet Pimpernel
1999The Scarlet Pimpernelas General La ForgeTV
Blood on the Carpet
1999Blood on the Carpetas Self - Narrator (voice)TV
Shakespeare in Love
1998Shakespeare in Loveas Ralph BashfordMovie
Legionnaire
1998Legionnaireas Lucien GalganiMovie
Hornblower
1998Hornbloweras EtheridgeTV
Vigo
1998Vigoas Bonaventure (uncredited)Movie
Bill's New Frock
1998Bill's New Frockas Mr. PlatworthyMovie
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
1997Keep the Aspidistra Flyingas ErskineMovie
The View
1997The Viewas SelfTV
Ain't Misbehavin'
1997Ain't Misbehavin'as Maxie MorrellTV
The Chest
1997The Chestas Roland BloodMovie
The Missing Postman
1997The Missing Postmanas DS Lawrence PitmanTV
The Missing Postman
1997The Missing Postmanas DS Lawrence PitmanMovie
Midsomer Murders
1997Midsomer Murdersas Nathan GreenTV
Bright Hair
1997Bright Hairas Norman DevenishMovie
Harpur and Iles: Protection
1997Harpur and Iles: Protectionas Tenderness MellickMovie
Brassed Off
1996Brassed Offas HarryMovie
Richard III
1995Richard IIIas Lord HastingsMovie
Coogan's Run
1995Coogan's Runas FraserTV
The Grotesque
1995The Grotesqueas George LeckyMovie
Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre
1995Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centreas InspectorMovie
Dangerfield
1995Dangerfieldas Stephen MillwoodTV
The Madness of King George
1994The Madness of King Georgeas FoxMovie
Midnight Movie
1994Midnight Movieas Henry HarrisMovie
Julius Caesar
1994Julius Caesaras Mark AntonyMovie
Open Fire
1994Open Fireas DCS YoungMovie
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
1994Mary Shelley's Frankensteinas Executioner (uncredited)Movie
Black Beauty
1994Black Beautyas John ManlyMovie
In The Cold Light Of Day
1994In The Cold Light Of Dayas FatherMovie
Pie in the Sky
1994Pie in the Skyas Alec BaileyTV
Cracker
1993Crackeras Kenneth TrantTV
The Hour of the Pig
1993The Hour of the Pigas MathieuMovie
R
1993Resnick: Rough Treatmentas GrabianskiMovie
Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown
1993Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdownas CommanderMovie
A Year in Provence
1993A Year in Provenceas Ted HopkinsTV
Stalin
1992Stalinas SergoMovie
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
1992Shakespeare: The Animated Talesas Mark Antony (voice)TV
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
1992A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabiaas MeinertzhagenMovie
Blame It on the Bellboy
1992Blame It on the Bellboyas RossiMovie
Murder Most Horrid
1991Murder Most Horridas Roy RedfernTV
Hancock
1991Hancockas Ray GaltonMovie
Soldier Soldier
1991Soldier Soldieras Snr Supt Derek Tierney, RHKPTV
I
1991Incident in JudaeaMovie
T
1990The Foolas Mr. BlackthornMovie
C
1990Crimestrikeas The DetectiveMovie
The Gravy Train
1990The Gravy Trainas PersonipTV
The Witches
1990The Witchesas Head ChefMovie
A Sense of Guilt
1990A Sense of Guiltas Richard MurrayTV
Erik the Viking
1989Erik the Vikingas Jennifer the Viking (Another Rapist)Movie
The Rainbow
1989The Rainbowas Mr. HarbyMovie
Here Is the News
1989Here Is the Newsas News EditorMovie
Precious Bane
1989Precious Baneas SarnMovie
The Tenth Man
1988The Tenth Manas PierreMovie
C
1988Christabelas BauschTV
T
1988ThompsonTV
The Raggedy Rawney
1988The Raggedy Rawneyas The SoldierMovie
Soursweet
1988Soursweetas Mr. ConstantinidesMovie
The First Kangaroos
1988The First Kangaroosas Arthur HughesMovie
S
1988Star Trapas Dr. WaxMovie
D
1988DuckMovie
The American Way
1987The American Wayas CastroMovie
A Month in the Country
1987A Month in the Countryas EllerbeckMovie
Harry's Kingdom
1987Harry's Kingdomas BillMovie
The Singing Detective
1986The Singing Detectiveas Mr MarlowTV
Lost Empires
1986Lost Empiresas Inspector CrabbTV
Casualty
1986Casualtyas Matthew CharltonTV
The Monocled Mutineer
1986The Monocled MutineerTV
Haunted Honeymoon
1986Haunted Honeymoonas MontegoMovie
The Mysteries
1985The Mysteriesas Mak / Fourth SoldierTV
Rustlers' Rhapsody
1985Rustlers' Rhapsodyas BlackieMovie
Hiawatha
1984Hiawathaas Nawadaha - The Story TellerMovie
A Private Function
1984A Private Functionas Inspector NobleMovie
The Company of Wolves
1984The Company of Wolvesas Second Husband (uncredited)Movie
Top Secret!
1984Top Secret!as Déjà VuMovie
The Oresteia
1983The Oresteiaas AgamemnonMovie
Widows
1983Widowsas D.I. FrintonTV
F
1980Foxas Cliff RyanMovie
Fox
1980Foxas Cliff RyanTV
Minder
1979Minderas TomkinsTV
Not the Nine O'Clock News
1979Not the Nine O'Clock NewsTV
I, Claudius
1976I, Claudiusas Roman Senate Senator (uncredited)TV
NOVA
1974NOVAas NarratorTV