Jim Carter
Born: 1948-08-19 in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, UK
Known For: Acting
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).
Filmography
2025
- Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale as Charles Carson
- Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale as Self
2023
- Wonka as Abacus Crunch
- Hidden Treasures of the National Trust as Narrator
2022
- The Sea Beast as King (voice)
- Downton Abbey: A New Era as Charles Carson
2020
- Turtle Journey: The Crisis in Our Oceans as Dad Turtle
2019
- The Good Liar as Vincent
- Downton Abbey as Charles Carson
- Inside the Ritz Hotel as Narrator
2018
- King Lear as Earl of Kent
- Swimming with Men as Ted
2017
- Transformers: The Last Knight as Cogman (voice)
- Knightfall as Pope Boniface VIII
- The Little Vampire 3D as Rookery (voice)
2016
- Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me as Self
- Punk Strut: The Movie as Skippy
2015
- Hitler's Supergun as Narrator (voice)
2014
- One of a Kind as Narrator (voice)
- Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama as Self
2013
- Secrets of the Stonehenge Skeletons as Narrator (Voice)
- Rock 'n' Roll Britannia as Self
2011
- My Week with Marilyn as Barry
- Dambusters: Building the Bouncing Bomb as Narrator (Voice)
2010
- Downton Abbey as Charles Carson
- Alice in Wonderland as The Executioner (voice)
- Burlesque Fairytales as The Compere
2009
- Creation as Parslow
- Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 as Harold Angus
- Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 as Harold Angus
2008
- The Oxford Murders as Inspector Petersen
- Caught in a Trap as Brian Perkins
2007
- Would I Lie to You? as Self
- The Golden Compass as John Faa
- Recovery as Mr. Lockwood
- Cranford as Captain Brown
- Cassandra's Dream as Garage Boss
2006
- The Wind in the Willows as Engine Driver
- The Thief Lord as Victor
- The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton as Henry Dorling
- Aberfan: The Untold Story as Lord Robens
2005
- House of 9 as The Watcher
- The Story of Alton Towers as Narrator/The Earl
- The Man Who Is Obsessed With The Number 12 as Narrator
2004
- Modigliani as Achilles Hebuterne
- Ella Enchanted as Nish
- Casablanca Driver as Joe Mateo, l'agent
- Von Trapped as Larry Lavelle
- Out of Season as Michael Philipps
- London as Henry Fielding
2003
- Hornblower: Duty as Etheridge
- Blue Murder as Frank Evans
- Bright Young Things as Chief Customs Officer
- Heartlands as Geoff
- Pompeii: The Last Day as Polybius
- 16 Years of Alcohol as Director
- Strange as Inspector Stuart
- Trevor's World of Sport as Sir Frank Luckton
- Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose as Red Rose (voice)
- Cromwell: Warts and All as Oliver Cromwell
2002
- Discovering Dinotopia as Mayor Waldo
- Dinotopia as Mayor Waldo
- Dinotopia as Mayor Waldo
2001
- Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story as Odin - Member of the Great Council of Mac Slec
- According to Beryl as Samuel Johnson
2000
- 102 Dalmatians as Detective Armstrong
- The Little Vampire as Rookery
- Arabian Nights as Ja'Far
1999
- Tube Tales as Ticket Inspector (segment "Steal Away")
- The Scarlet Pimpernel as General La Forge
- The Bass Player
- Trial by Fire as Geoffrey Bailey
- Blood on the Carpet as Self - Narrator (voice)
1998
- Shakespeare in Love as Ralph Bashford
- Vigo as Bonaventure (uncredited)
- Hornblower as Etheridge
- Legionnaire as Lucien Galgani
- Bill's New Frock as Mr. Platworthy
1997
- Midsomer Murders as Nathan Green
- The View as Self
- Bright Hair as Norman Devenish
- Harpur and Iles: Protection as Tenderness Mellick
- Keep the Aspidistra Flying as Erskine
- The Missing Postman as DS Lawrence Pitman
- Ain't Misbehavin' as Maxie Morrell
- The Missing Postman as DS Lawrence Pitman
- The Chest as Roland Blood
1996
- Brassed Off as Harry
1995
- Richard III as Lord Hastings
- The Grotesque as George Lecky
- Dangerfield as Stephen Millwood
- Coogan's Run as Fraser
- Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre as Inspector
1994
- Mary Shelley's Frankenstein as Executioner (uncredited)
- Pie in the Sky as Alec Bailey
- The Madness of King George as Fox
- In The Cold Light Of Day as Father
- Black Beauty as John Manly
- Open Fire as DCS Young
- Midnight Movie as Henry Harris
- Julius Caesar as Mark Antony
1993
- Cracker as Kenneth Trant
- The Hour of the Pig as Mathieu
- Resnick: Rough Treatment as Grabianski
- Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown as Commander
- A Year in Provence as Ted Hopkins
- Lipstick on Your Collar as Inspector
1992
- Stalin as Sergo
- A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia as Meinertzhagen
- Shakespeare: The Animated Tales as Mark Antony (voice)
- Blame It on the Bellboy as Rossi
1991
- Soldier Soldier as Snr Supt Derek Tierney, RHKP
- Hancock as Ray Galton
- Murder Most Horrid as General Alberto
1990
- The Witches as Head Chef
- The Fool as Mr. Blackthorn
- The Gravy Train as Personip
- A Sense of Guilt as Richard Murray
- Crimestrike as The Detective
1989
- The Rainbow as Mr. Harby
- Erik the Viking as Jennifer the Viking (Another Rapist)
- Here Is the News as News Editor
- Precious Bane as Sarn
1988
- The Tenth Man as Pierre
- Star Trap as Dr. Wax
- Soursweet as Mr. Constantinides
- The Raggedy Rawney as The Soldier
- The First Kangaroos as Arthur Hughes
- Thompson
- Duck
1987
- The American Way as Castro
- A Month in the Country as Ellerbeck
- Harry's Kingdom as Bill
1986
- Casualty as Matthew Charlton
- Haunted Honeymoon as Montego
- The Singing Detective as Mr Marlow
- Lost Empires as Inspector Crabb
- The Monocled Mutineer
1985
- Rustlers' Rhapsody as Blackie
- The Mysteries as Mak / Fourth Soldier
1984
- The Company of Wolves as Second Husband (uncredited)
- Top Secret! as Déjà Vu
- A Private Function as Inspector Noble
- Hiawatha as Nawadaha - The Story Teller
1983
- Widows as D.I. Frinton
- The Oresteia as Agamemnon
1979
- Minder as Tomkins
- Not the Nine O'Clock News
1976
- I, Claudius as Roman Senate Senator (uncredited)
1974
- NOVA as Narrator