Jim Carter

Personal Info

Know 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 19 August 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).

Acting

2007

1998

Shakespeare in Love

as Ralph Bashford

1998

Legionnaire

as Lucien Galgani

2015

Hitler's Supergun

as Narrator (voice)

2009

Creation

as Parslow

2000

1995

Richard III

as Lord Hastings

1984

Top Secret!

as Déjà Vu

2008

The Oxford Murders

as Inspector Petersen

1996

Brassed Off

as Harry

1987

2006

The Wind in the Willows

as Engine Driver

1994

Black Beauty

as John Manly

1989

The Rainbow

as Mr. Harby

2003

Bright Young Things

as Chief Customs Officer

1987

2004

Casablanca Driver

as Joe Mateo, l'agent

1995

The Grotesque

as George Lecky

2005

The Story of Alton Towers

as Narrator/The Earl

1993

2003

Heartlands

as Geoff

1992

Stalin

as Sergo

2010

Burlesque Fairytales

as The Compere

1994

Midnight Movie

as Henry Harris

1999

Trial by Fire

as Geoffrey Bailey

2023

Wonka

as Abacus Crunch

1989

Here Is the News

as News Editor

2007

Recovery

as Mr. Lockwood

2004

Von Trapped

as Larry Lavelle

1988

Soursweet

as Mr. Constantinides

2022

The Sea Beast

as King (voice)

1989

Erik the Viking

as Jennifer the Viking (Another Rapist)

1990

The Fool

as Mr. Blackthorn

2001

According to Beryl

as Samuel Johnson

1999

Tube Tales

as Ticket Inspector (segment "Steal Away")

1991

Hancock

as Ray Galton

2014

One of a Kind

as Narrator (voice)

1984

A Private Function

as Inspector Noble

1997

The Missing Postman

as DS Lawrence Pitman

2025

1988

The Tenth Man

as Pierre

1999

Tube Tales

as Ticket Inspector (Steal Away)

2003

Hornblower: Duty

as Etheridge

1997

Bright Hair

as Norman Devenish

2006

2005

House of 9

as The Watcher

1988

The Raggedy Rawney

as The Soldier

2004

Out of Season

as Michael Philipps

1994

Open Fire

as DCS Young

1980

Fox

as Cliff Ryan

1986

1993

2002

Dinotopia

as Mayor Waldo

2004

2006

1994

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

as Executioner (uncredited)

2007

Cassandra's Dream

as Garage Boss

2003

2017

1998

Bill's New Frock

as Mr. Platworthy

2017

The Little Vampire 3D

as Rookery (voice)

1990

The Witches

as Head Chef

1997

The Chest

as Roland Blood

2004

Modigliani

as Achilles Hebuterne

1989

1984

The Company of Wolves

as Second Husband (uncredited)

2018

King Lear

as Earl of Kent

1988

The First Kangaroos

as Arthur Hughes

2019

Downton Abbey

as Charles Carson

1998

Vigo

as Bonaventure (uncredited)

2019

The Good Liar

as Vincent

2003

1997

Harpur and Iles: Protection

as Tenderness Mellick

1988

Star Trap

as Dr. Wax

1983

The Oresteia

as Agamemnon

1985

2000

102 Dalmatians

as Detective Armstrong

2006

1988

2022

Downton Abbey: A New Era

as Charles Carson

1990

Crimestrike

as The Detective

2003

Cromwell: Warts and All

as Oliver Cromwell

2002

Discovering Dinotopia

as Mayor Waldo

1984

Hiawatha

as Nawadaha - The Story Teller

1994

Julius Caesar

as Mark Antony

2010

Alice in Wonderland

as The Executioner

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