Acting
Jim Carter
Born 19 August 1948 in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, UK
155 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
Acting 155
- 2025Downton Abbey: The Grand FinaleFilmCharles Carson
- 2025Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand FinaleFilmSelf
- 2023WonkaFilmAbacus Crunch
- 2023Hidden Treasures of the National TrustSeriesSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2022The Sea BeastFilmKing (voice)
- 2022Downton Abbey: A New EraFilmCharles Carson
- 2019Downton AbbeyFilmCharles Carson
- 2019The Good LiarFilmVincent
- 2019Inside the Ritz HotelSeriesNarrator
- 2018King LearFilmEarl of Kent
- 2018Swimming with MenFilmTed
- 2017Transformers: The Last KnightFilmCogman (voice)
- 2017KnightfallSeriesPope Boniface VIII
- 2017The Little Vampire 3DFilmRookery (voice)
- 2016Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and MeFilmSelf
- 2016Punk Strut: The MovieFilmSkippy
- 2015Flintoff: Lord of the FriesSeriesSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2015Hitler's SupergunFilmNarrator (voice)
- 2014Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi DramaFilmSelf
- 2014One of a KindFilmNarrator (voice)
- 2013Secrets of the Stonehenge SkeletonsFilmNarrator (Voice)
- 2013Rock 'n' Roll BritanniaFilmSelf
- 2011My Week with MarilynFilmBarry
- 2011Dambusters: Building the Bouncing BombFilmNarrator (Voice)
- 2010Downton AbbeySeriesCharles Carson
- 2010Alice in WonderlandFilmThe Executioner (voice)
- 2010Burlesque FairytalesFilmThe Compere
- 2009CreationFilmParslow
- 2009Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983FilmHarold Angus
- 2009Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980FilmHarold Angus
- 2008The Oxford MurdersFilmInspector Petersen
- 2008Caught in a TrapFilmBrian Perkins
- 2007Would I Lie to You?SeriesSelf
- 2007The Golden CompassFilmJohn Faa
- 2007Cassandra's DreamFilmGarage Boss
- 2007CranfordSeriesCaptain Brown
- 2007RecoveryFilmMr. Lockwood
- 2006The Thief LordFilmVictor
- 2006The Wind in the WillowsFilmEngine Driver
- 2006The Secret Life of Mrs. BeetonFilmHenry Dorling
- 2006Aberfan: The Untold StoryFilmLord Robens
- 2005House of 9FilmThe Watcher
- 2005The Story of Alton TowersFilmNarrator/The Earl
- 2005The Man Who Is Obsessed With The Number 12FilmNarrator
- 2004Ella EnchantedFilmNish
- 2004ModiglianiFilmAchilles Hebuterne
- 2004Casablanca DriverFilmJoe Mateo, l'agent
- 2004Out of SeasonFilmMichael Philipps
- 2004LondonSeriesHenry Fielding
- 2004Von TrappedFilmLarry Lavelle
- 2003Bright Young ThingsFilmChief Customs Officer
- 2003Blue MurderSeriesFrank Evans
- 200316 Years of AlcoholFilmDirector
- 2003Hornblower: DutyFilmEtheridge
- 2003Pompeii: The Last DayFilmPolybius
- 2003HeartlandsFilmGeoff
- 2003StrangeSeriesInspector Stuart
- 2003Trevor's World of SportSeriesSir Frank Luckton
- 2003Cromwell: Warts and AllFilmOliver Cromwell
- 2003Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the RoseFilmRed Rose (voice)
- 2002DinotopiaSeriesMayor Waldo
- 2002Discovering DinotopiaFilmMayor Waldo
- 2002DinotopiaFilmMayor Waldo
- 2001Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real StorySeriesOdin - Member of the Great Council of Mac Slec
- 2001According to BerylFilmSamuel Johnson
- 2001Walking With Disc JockeysFilmNarrator
- 2000102 DalmatiansFilmDetective Armstrong
- 2000The Little VampireFilmRookery
- 2000Arabian NightsSeriesJa'Far
- 1999Tube TalesFilmTicket Inspector (segment "Steal Away"), Ticket Inspector (Steal Away)
- 1999The Scarlet PimpernelSeriesGeneral La Forge
- 1999Blood on the CarpetSeriesSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 1999Trial by FireFilmGeoffrey Bailey
- 1999The Bass PlayerFilm
- 1998Shakespeare in LoveFilmRalph Bashford
- 1998LegionnaireFilmLucien Galgani
- 1998HornblowerSeriesEtheridge
- 1998VigoFilmBonaventure (uncredited)
- 1998Bill's New FrockFilmMr. Platworthy
- 1997Midsomer MurdersSeriesNathan Green
- 1997Keep the Aspidistra FlyingFilmErskine
- 1997The Missing PostmanSeriesDS Lawrence Pitman
- 1997Ain't Misbehavin'SeriesMaxie Morrell
- 1997Bright HairFilmNorman Devenish
- 1997Harpur and Iles: ProtectionFilmTenderness Mellick
- 1997The Missing PostmanFilmDS Lawrence Pitman
- 1997The ChestFilmRoland Blood
- 1996Brassed OffFilmHarry
- 1996Dalziel and PascoeSeriesTed Lowry
- 1995Richard IIIFilmLord Hastings
- 1995The GrotesqueFilmGeorge Lecky
- 1995DangerfieldSeriesStephen Millwood
- 1995Mrs Hartley and the Growth CentreFilmInspector
- 1995It Might Be YouFilmWally 'Lottery' Whaley
- 1994Mary Shelley's FrankensteinFilmExecutioner (uncredited)
- 1994Black BeautyFilmJohn Manly
- 1994The Madness of King GeorgeFilmFox
- 1994Pie in the SkySeriesAlec Bailey
- 1994Open FireFilmDCS Young
- 1994Midnight MovieFilmHenry Harris
- 1994In The Cold Light Of DayFilmFather
- 1994Julius CaesarFilmMark Antony
- 1993CrackerSeriesKenneth Trant
- 1993The Hour of the PigFilmMathieu
- 1993A Year in ProvenceSeriesTed Hopkins
- 1993Resnick: Rough TreatmentFilmGrabianski
- 1993Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous BreakdownFilmCommander
- 1992Blame It on the BellboyFilmRossi
- 1992Shakespeare: The Animated TalesSeriesMark Antony (voice)
- 1992StalinFilmSergo
- 1992A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After ArabiaFilmMeinertzhagen
- 1991Soldier SoldierSeriesSnr Supt Derek Tierney, RHKP
- 1991Murder Most HorridSeriesFrank Phillips, General Alberto, Roy Redfern
- 1991Incident in JudaeaFilm
- 1991HancockFilmRay Galton
- 1990The WitchesFilmHead Chef
- 1990A Sense of GuiltSeriesRichard Murray
- 1990The Gravy TrainSeriesPersonip
- 1990The FoolFilmMr. Blackthorn
- 1990CrimestrikeFilmThe Detective
- 1989Erik the VikingFilmJennifer the Viking (Another Rapist)
- 1989The RainbowFilmMr. Harby
- 1989Precious BaneFilmSarn
- 1989Here Is the NewsFilmNews Editor
- 1988The Tenth ManFilmPierre
- 1988The Raggedy RawneyFilmThe Soldier
- 1988ChristabelSeriesBausch
- 1988ThompsonSeries
- 1988SoursweetFilmMr. Constantinides
- 1988The First KangaroosFilmArthur Hughes
- 1988Star TrapFilmDr. Wax
- 1988DuckFilm
- 1987A Month in the CountryFilmEllerbeck
- 1987The American WayFilmCastro
- 1987Harry's KingdomFilmBill
- 1986The Singing DetectiveSeriesMr Marlow
- 1986Haunted HoneymoonFilmMontego
- 1986Lost EmpiresSeriesInspector Crabb
- 1986The Monocled MutineerSeries
- 1985Screen TwoSeriesFather, Henry Harris
- 1985Rustlers' RhapsodyFilmBlackie
- 1985The MysteriesSeriesMak / Fourth Soldier
- 1984The Company of WolvesFilmSecond Husband (uncredited)
- 1984Top Secret!FilmDéjà Vu
- 1984A Private FunctionFilmInspector Noble
- 1984HiawathaFilmNawadaha - The Story Teller
- 1984December FlowerFilmDentist
- 1983WidowsSeriesD.I. Frinton
- 1983The OresteiaFilmAgamemnon
- 1980FoxSeriesCliff Ryan
- 1980FoxFilmCliff Ryan
- 1979MinderSeriesTomkins
- 1979Not the Nine O'Clock NewsSeries
- 1976I, ClaudiusSeriesRoman Senate Senator (uncredited)
- 1974NOVASeriesNarrator
Filmography from TMDB.