Acting
Jim Carter
Acting · Born 1948-08-19 · Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, UK
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).
Credits · 134
FilmDownton Abbey: The Grand Finale
2025 · Charles Carson
FilmDownton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
2025 · Self
FilmWonka
2023 · Abacus Crunch
Hidden Treasures of the National Trust
2023 · Self - Narrator (voice)
FilmThe Sea Beast
2022 · King (voice)
FilmDownton Abbey: A New Era
2022 · Charles Carson
FilmThe Good Liar
2019 · Vincent
FilmDownton Abbey
2019 · Charles Carson
Inside the Ritz Hotel
2019 · Narrator
FilmSwimming with Men
2018 · Ted
FilmKing Lear
2018 · Earl of Kent
Knightfall
2017 · Pope Boniface VIII
FilmThe Little Vampire 3D
2017 · Rookery (voice)
FilmTransformers: The Last Knight
2017 · Cogman (voice)
FilmHitler's Supergun
2015 · Narrator (voice)
Flintoff: Lord of the Fries
2015 · Narrator
FilmNordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama
2014 · Self
FilmSecrets of the Stonehenge Skeletons
2013 · Narrator (Voice)
FilmMy Week with Marilyn
2011 · Barry
FilmDambusters: Building the Bouncing Bomb
2011 · Narrator (Voice)
Downton Abbey
2010 · Charles Carson
FilmAlice in Wonderland
2010 · The Executioner (voice)
FilmBurlesque Fairytales
2010 · The Compere
FilmRed Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
2009 · Harold Angus
FilmRed Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
2009 · Harold Angus
FilmCreation
2009 · Parslow
FilmCaught in a Trap
2008 · Brian Perkins
FilmThe Oxford Murders
2008 · Inspector Petersen
FilmThe Golden Compass
2007 · John Faa
Cranford
2007 · Captain Brown
FilmCassandra's Dream
2007 · Garage Boss
Would I Lie to You?
2007 · Self
FilmRecovery
2007 · Mr. Lockwood
FilmThe Wind in the Willows
2006 · Engine Driver
FilmThe Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton
2006 · Henry Dorling
FilmAberfan: The Untold Story
2006 · Lord Robens
FilmThe Thief Lord
2006 · Victor
FilmHouse of 9
2005 · The Watcher
FilmOut of Season
2004 · Michael Philipps
Von Trapped
FilmVon Trapped
2004 · Larry Lavelle
FilmCasablanca Driver
2004 · Joe Mateo, l'agent
FilmModigliani
2004 · Achilles Hebuterne
London
London
2004 · Henry Fielding
FilmElla Enchanted
2004 · Nish
FilmCromwell: Warts and All
2003 · Oliver Cromwell
FilmPompeii: The Last Day
2003 · Polybius
FilmBright Young Things
2003 · Chief Customs Officer
Trevor's World of Sport
2003 · Sir Frank Luckton
Strange
2003 · Inspector Stuart
Blue Murder
2003 · Frank Evans
Film16 Years of Alcohol
2003 · Director
FilmHeartlands
2003 · Geoff
FilmHornblower: Duty
2003 · Etheridge
Dinotopia
2002 · Mayor Waldo
FilmDiscovering Dinotopia
2002 · Mayor Waldo
FilmDinotopia
2002 · Mayor Waldo
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
2001 · Odin - Member of the Great Council of Mac Slec
FilmThe Little Vampire
2000 · Rookery
Film102 Dalmatians
2000 · Detective Armstrong
Arabian Nights
2000 · Ja'Far
FilmTube Tales
1999 · Ticket Inspector (segment "Steal Away")
Trial by Fire
FilmTrial by Fire
1999 · Geoffrey Bailey
The Scarlet Pimpernel
1999 · General La Forge
Blood on the Carpet
1999 · Self - Narrator (voice)
FilmShakespeare in Love
1998 · Ralph Bashford
FilmLegionnaire
1998 · Lucien Galgani
Hornblower
1998 · Etheridge
FilmVigo
1998 · Bonaventure (uncredited)
FilmKeep the Aspidistra Flying
1997 · Erskine
The View
1997 · Self
Ain't Misbehavin'
1997 · Maxie Morrell
The Missing Postman
1997 · DS Lawrence Pitman
FilmThe Missing Postman
1997 · DS Lawrence Pitman
Midsomer Murders
1997 · Nathan Green
FilmBright Hair
1997 · Norman Devenish
FilmHarpur and Iles: Protection
1997 · Tenderness Mellick
FilmBrassed Off
1996 · Harry
Dalziel and Pascoe
1996 · Ted Lowry
FilmRichard III
1995 · Lord Hastings
FilmThe Grotesque
1995 · George Lecky
Dangerfield
1995 · Stephen Millwood
FilmThe Madness of King George
1994 · Fox
FilmMidnight Movie
1994 · Henry Harris
FilmOpen Fire
1994 · DCS Young
FilmMary Shelley's Frankenstein
1994 · Executioner (uncredited)
FilmBlack Beauty
1994 · John Manly
Pie in the Sky
1994 · Alec Bailey
Cracker
1993 · Kenneth Trant
FilmThe Hour of the Pig
1993 · Mathieu
A Year in Provence
1993 · Ted Hopkins
FilmStalin
1992 · Sergo
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
1992 · Mark Antony (voice)
FilmA Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
1992 · Meinertzhagen
FilmBlame It on the Bellboy
1992 · Rossi
Murder Most Horrid
1991 · Roy Redfern
Soldier Soldier
1991 · Snr Supt Derek Tierney, RHKP
The Fool
FilmThe Fool
1990 · Mr. Blackthorn
Crimestrike
FilmCrimestrike
1990 · The Detective
The Gravy Train
1990 · Personip
FilmThe Witches
1990 · Head Chef
A Sense of Guilt
1990 · Richard Murray
FilmErik the Viking
1989 · Jennifer the Viking (Another Rapist)
FilmThe Rainbow
1989 · Mr. Harby
FilmPrecious Bane
1989 · Sarn
FilmThe Tenth Man
1988 · Pierre
Christabel
Christabel
1988 · Bausch
Thompson
Thompson
1988
FilmThe Raggedy Rawney
1988 · The Soldier
FilmSoursweet
1988 · Mr. Constantinides
FilmThe First Kangaroos
1988 · Arthur Hughes
Star Trap
FilmStar Trap
1988 · Dr. Wax
FilmThe American Way
1987 · Castro
FilmA Month in the Country
1987 · Ellerbeck
The Singing Detective
1986 · Mr Marlow
Lost Empires
1986 · Inspector Crabb
Casualty
1986 · Matthew Charlton
The Monocled Mutineer
1986
FilmHaunted Honeymoon
1986 · Montego
The Mysteries
1985 · Mak / Fourth Soldier
FilmRustlers' Rhapsody
1985 · Blackie
Screen Two
1985 · Father
FilmHiawatha
1984 · Nawadaha - The Story Teller
FilmDecember Flower
1984 · Dentist
FilmA Private Function
1984 · Inspector Noble
FilmThe Company of Wolves
1984 · Second Husband (uncredited)
FilmTop Secret!
1984 · Déjà Vu
FilmThe Oresteia
1983 · Agamemnon
Widows
1983 · D.I. Frinton
Fox
FilmFox
1980 · Cliff Ryan
Fox
1980 · Cliff Ryan
Minder
1979 · Tomkins
Not the Nine O'Clock News
1979
I, Claudius
1976 · Roman Senate Senator (uncredited)
NOVA
1974 · Narrator