Jim Carter
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1948-08-19 (77 years old)
Place of Birth
Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, UK
Jim Carter
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).
Known For
Acting
(2025)
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
as Charles Carson
(2025)
(2023)
Wonka
as Abacus Crunch
(2022)
Downton Abbey: A New Era
as Charles Carson
(2022)
The Sea Beast
as King (voice)
(2020)
Turtle Journey: The Crisis in Our Oceans
as Dad Turtle
(2019)
The Good Liar
as Vincent
(2019)
Downton Abbey
as Charles Carson
(2018)
King Lear
as Earl of Kent
(2018)
Swimming with Men
as Ted
(2017)
Transformers: The Last Knight
as Cogman (voice)
(2017)
The Little Vampire 3D
as Rookery (voice)
(2016)
(2016)
Punk Strut: The Movie
as Skippy
(2015)
Hitler's Supergun
as Narrator (voice)
(2014)
(2014)
One of a Kind
as Narrator (voice)
(2013)
Secrets of the Stonehenge Skeletons
as Narrator (Voice)
(2013)
Rock 'n' Roll Britannia
as Self
(2011)
My Week with Marilyn
as Barry
(2011)
Dambusters: Building the Bouncing Bomb
as Narrator (Voice)
(2010)
Alice in Wonderland
as The Executioner
(2010)
Burlesque Fairytales
as The Compere
(2009)
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
as Harold Angus
(2009)
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
as Harold Angus
(2009)
Creation
as Parslow
(2008)
The Oxford Murders
as Inspector Petersen
(2008)
Caught in a Trap
as Brian Perkins
(2007)
The Golden Compass
as John Faa
(2007)
Recovery
as Mr. Lockwood
(2007)
Cassandra's Dream
as Garage Boss
(2006)
Aberfan: The Untold Story
as Lord Robens
(2006)
The Wind in the Willows
as Engine Driver
(2006)
The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton
as Henry Dorling
(2006)
The Thief Lord
as Victor
(2005)
House of 9
as The Watcher
(2005)
The Man Who Is Obsessed With The Number 12
as Narrator
(2005)
The Story of Alton Towers
as Narrator/The Earl
(2004)
Ella Enchanted
as Nish
(2004)
Modigliani
as Achilles Hebuterne
(2004)
Casablanca Driver
as Joe Mateo, l'agent
(2004)
Von Trapped
as Larry Lavelle
(2004)
Out of Season
as Michael Philipps
(2003)
Bright Young Things
as Chief Customs Officer
(2003)
Heartlands
as Geoff
(2003)
16 Years of Alcohol
as Director
(2003)
Hornblower: Duty
as Etheridge
(2003)
Pompeii: The Last Day
as Polybius
(2003)
Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose
as Red Rose (voice)
(2003)
Cromwell: Warts and All
as Oliver Cromwell
(2002)
Discovering Dinotopia
as Mayor Waldo
(2002)
Dinotopia
as Mayor Waldo
(2001)
According to Beryl
as Samuel Johnson
(2000)
102 Dalmatians
as Detective Armstrong
(2000)
The Little Vampire
as Rookery
(1999)
Trial by Fire
as Geoffrey Bailey
(1999)
Tube Tales
as Ticket Inspector (segment "Steal Away")
(1999)
Tube Tales
as Ticket Inspector (Steal Away)
(1999)
(1998)
Shakespeare in Love
as Ralph Bashford
(1998)
Legionnaire
as Lucien Galgani
(1998)
Vigo
as Bonaventure (uncredited)
(1998)
Bill's New Frock
as Mr. Platworthy
(1997)
Bright Hair
as Norman Devenish
(1997)
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
as Erskine
(1997)
The Missing Postman
as DS Lawrence Pitman
(1997)
Harpur and Iles: Protection
as Tenderness Mellick
(1997)
The Chest
as Roland Blood
(1996)
Brassed Off
as Harry
(1995)
Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre
as Inspector
(1995)
The Grotesque
as George Lecky
(1995)
Richard III
as Lord Hastings
(1994)
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
as Executioner (uncredited)
(1994)
Black Beauty
as John Manly
(1994)
Open Fire
as DCS Young
(1994)
(1994)
Julius Caesar
as Mark Antony
(1994)
In The Cold Light Of Day
as Father
(1994)
Midnight Movie
as Henry Harris
(1993)
The Hour of the Pig
as Mathieu
(1993)
Resnick: Rough Treatment
as Grabianski
(1993)
Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown
as Commander
(1992)
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
as Meinertzhagen
(1992)
Stalin
as Sergo
(1992)
Blame It on the Bellboy
as Rossi
(1991)
Hancock
as Ray Galton
(1990)
The Witches
as Head Chef
(1990)
The Fool
as Mr. Blackthorn
(1990)
Crimestrike
as The Detective
(1989)
Erik the Viking
as Jennifer the Viking (Another Rapist)
(1989)
Here Is the News
as News Editor
(1989)
The Rainbow
as Mr. Harby
(1989)
Precious Bane
as Sarn
(1988)
The Tenth Man
as Pierre
(1988)
Star Trap
as Dr. Wax
(1988)
The First Kangaroos
as Arthur Hughes
(1988)
The Raggedy Rawney
as The Soldier
(1988)
Soursweet
as Mr. Constantinides
(1988)
(1987)
The American Way
as Castro
(1987)
A Month in the Country
as Ellerbeck
(1987)
Harry's Kingdom
as Bill
(1986)
Haunted Honeymoon
as Montego
(1985)
Rustlers' Rhapsody
as Blackie
(1984)
The Company of Wolves
as Second Husband (uncredited)
(1984)
Top Secret!
as Déjà Vu
(1984)
A Private Function
as Inspector Noble
(1984)
Hiawatha
as Nawadaha - The Story Teller
(1983)
The Oresteia
as Agamemnon
(1980)
Fox
as Cliff Ryan