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Jim Carter
ActorBorn August 19, 1948 (77 years)
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
Filmography
| 2025 | Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale · as Charles Carson |
| 2024 | Pigs · as Neighbour |
| 2023 | Wonka · as Abacus Crunch |
| 2023 | Hidden Treasures of the National Trust (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2022 | The Sea Beast · as King (voice) |
| 2022 | Downton Abbey: A New Era · as Charles Carson |
| 2019 | The Good Liar · as Vincent |
| 2019 | Downton Abbey · as Charles Carson |
| 2019 | Inside the Ritz Hotel (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2019 | An Accidental Studio · as Cast |
| 2018 | Swimming with Men · as Ted |
| 2018 | King Lear · as Earl Of Kent |
| 2017 | Knightfall (TV Series) · as Pope Boniface Viii |
| 2017 | The Little Vampire 3D · as Rookery (voice) |
| 2017 | Transformers: The Last Knight · as Cogman (voice) |
| 2016 | Punk Strut: The Movie · as Skippy |
| 2016 | NOVA: Bombing Hitler's Supergun · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2014 | Text Santa 2014 · as Mr. Carson (segment: Downton Abbey) |
| 2013 | Secrets of the Stonehenge Skeletons · as Narrator |
| 2012 | Downton Abbey Revisited · as Charles Carson |
| 2011 | My Week with Marilyn · as Barry |
| 2010 | Downton Abbey (TV Series) · as Charles Carson |
| 2010 | Alice in Wonderland · as The Executioner (voice) |
| 2009 | Burlesque Fairytales · as The Compere |
| 2009 | Wish 143 · as Priest |
| 2009 | Creation · as Parslow |
| 2009 | Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 · as Harold Angus |
| 2009 | Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 · as Harold Angus |
| 2009 | Bookaboo (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2008 | Caught in a Trap · as Brian Perkins |
| 2008 | The Oxford Murders · as Inspector Petersen |
| 2007 | The Golden Compass · as John Faa |
| 2007 | Cranford (TV Series) · as Captain Brown |
| 2007 | Cassandra's Dream · as Garage Boss |
| 2007 | Recovery · as Mr. Lockwood |
| 2007 | The Making of Cranford · as Captain Brown |
| 2006 | Doctor Who: The Eighth Doctor Adventures (TV Series) · as Brother Bernard |
| 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 | The Colbert Report (TV Series) · as Mr. Carson |
| 2005 | House of 9 · as The Watcher |
| 2005 | The Story of Alton Towers · as Narrator/the Earl |
| 2004 | Out of Season · as Michael Philipps |
| 2004 | Modigliani · as Achilles Hebuterne |
| 2004 | Von Trapped · as Larry Lavelle |
| 2004 | Casablanca Driver · as Joe Mateo, L'agent |
| 2004 | Peter Ackroyd's London (TV Series) · as Henry Fielding |
| 2004 | Ella Enchanted · as Nish |
| 2003 | Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose · as Red Rose (voice) |
| 2003 | Pompeii: The Last Day · as Polybius |
| 2003 | Pompeii: The Last Day (TV Series) · as Polybius |
| 2003 | Bright Young Things · as Chief Customs Officer |
| 2003 | Coming Up (TV Series) · as Boyfriend |
| 2003 | Trevor's World of Sport (TV Series) · as Sir Frank Luckton |
| 2003 | Blue Murder (UK) (TV Series) · as Frank Evans |
| 2003 | 16 Years of Alcohol · as Director |
| 2003 | Helen of Troy (TV Series) · as Pirithous |
| 2003 | Hornblower: Duty · as Etheridge |
| 2002 | Heartlands · as Geoff |
| 2002 | Dinotopia (2002) (TV Series) · as Mayor Waldo |
| 2002 | Discovering Dinotopia · as Mayor Waldo |
| 2002 | Strange (TV Series) · as Inspector Stuart |
| 2002 | Dinotopia · as Mayor Waldo |
| 2001 | The Way We Live Now (TV Series) · as Mr Brehgert |
| 2001 | Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story (TV Series) · as Odin - Member Of The Great Council Of Mac Slec |
| 2000 | 102 Dalmatians · as Detective Armstrong |
| 2000 | The Little Vampire · as Rookery |
| 2000 | Arabian Nights (2000) (TV Series) · as Ja'far |
| 1999 | Tube Tales · as Ticket Inspector (steal Away) |
| 1999 | Trial by Fire · as Geoffrey Bailey |
| 1999 | The Scarlet Pimpernel (TV Series) · as General La Forge |
| 1998 | Vigo · as Bonaventure (uncredited) |
| 1998 | Shakespeare in Love · as Ralph Bashford |
| 1998 | Legionnaire · as Lucien Galgani |
| 1998 | Hornblower (TV Series) · as Etheridge |
| 1997 | A Merry War · as Erskine |
| 1997 | Trial & Retribution (TV Series) · as Dr. Jenkins |
| 1997 | Bright Hair · as Norman Devenish |
| 1997 | Ain't Misbehavin' (TV Series) · as Maxie Morrell |
| 1997 | The Missing Postman · as Ds Lawrence Pitman |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murders (TV Series) · as Nathan Green |
| 1996 | Brassed Off · as Harry |
| 1996 | Dalziel and Pascoe (TV Series) · as Ted Lowry |
| 1996 | Silent Witness (TV Series) · as Malcolm Young |
| 1995 | It Might Be You · as Wally 'lottery' Whaley |
| 1995 | Coogan's Run (TV Series) · as Fraser |
| 1995 | Gentlemen Don't Eat Poets · as George Lecky |
| 1995 | Richard III · as Lord Hastings |
| 1995 | Dangerfield (TV Series) · as Stephen Millwood |
| 1994 | The Madness of King George · as Fox |
| 1994 | Open Fire · as Dcs Young |
| 1994 | Mary Shelley's Frankenstein · as Executioner (uncredited) |
| 1994 | Asterix in America · as Vitalstatistix |
| 1994 | Black Beauty · as John Manly |
| 1994 | Pie in the Sky (TV Series) · as Alec Bailey |
| 1994 | The All New Alexei Sayle Show (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1993 | Jo Brand Through the Cakehole (TV Series) · as Various Characters |
| 1993 | We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story · as Additional Voice |
| 1993 | Cracker (TV Series) · as Kenneth Trant |
| 1993 | The Advocate · as Mathieu |
| 1993 | A Year in Provence (TV Series) · as Ted Hopkins |
| 1993 | Lipstick on Your Collar (TV Series) · as Inspector |
| 1992 | Stalin · as Sergo |
| 1992 | Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (TV Series) · as Mark Antony (voice) |
| 1992 | Between the Lines (TV Series) · as D.i. Dick Corbett |
| 1992 | A Dangerous Man · as Meinertzhagen |
| 1992 | Blame It on the Bellboy · as Rossi |
| 1991 | Secret History (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1991 | Murder Most Horrid (TV Series) · as General Alberto |
| 1991 | Soldier Soldier (TV Series) · as Snr Supt Derek Tierney, Rhkp |
| 1990 | The Fool · as Mr. Blackthorn |
| 1990 | Medics (TV Series) · as Hugh Buckley |
| 1990 | The Gravy Train (TV Series) · as Personip |
| 1990 | The Witches · as Head Chef |
| 1990 | Cutting Edge (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1990 | A Sense of Guilt (TV Series) · as Richard Murray |
| 1990 | Zorro (TV Series) · as Colonel Mefisto Palomarez |
| 1989 | Erik the Viking · as Jennifer The Viking (another Rapist) |
| 1989 | The Rainbow · as Mr. Harby |
| 1989 | Precious Bane · as Sarn |
| 1988 | The Tenth Man · as Pierre |
| 1988 | Christabel (TV Series) · as Bausch |
| 1988 | Thompson (TV Series) |
| 1988 | The Raggedy Rawney · as The Soldier |
| 1988 | A Very British Coup (TV Series) · as The Cabinet - Newsome |
| 1988 | Soursweet · as Mr. Constantinides |
| 1987 | A Month in the Country · as Ellerbeck |
| 1986 | The American Way · as Castro |
| 1986 | The Singing Detective (TV Series) · as Mr Marlow |
| 1986 | Lost Empires (TV Series) · as Inspector Crabb |
| 1986 | Casualty (TV Series) · as Matthew Charlton |
| 1986 | King & Castle (TV Series) · as Nickolds |
| 1986 | The Monocled Mutineer (TV Series) |
| 1986 | Sunday Premiere (TV Series) · as Bill |
| 1986 | Haunted Honeymoon · as Montego |
| 1985 | Screen One (TV Series) · as Ray Galton |
| 1985 | Rustlers' Rhapsody · as Blackie |
| 1984 | Screen Two (TV Series) · as Father |
| 1984 | A Private Function · as Inspector Noble |
| 1984 | The Bill (TV Series) · as Stan |
| 1984 | The Company of Wolves · as Second Husband (uncredited) |
| 1984 | Top Secret! · as Déjà Vu |
| 1984 | Alas Smith and Jones (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1983 | Widows (TV Series) · as D.i. Frinton |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents... (TV Series) · as Commander |
| 1980 | Flash Gordon · as Azurian Man |
| 1980 | Fox (TV Series) · as Cliff Ryan |
| 1979 | Minder (TV Series) · as Tomkins |
| 1979 | Not the Nine O'Clock News (TV Series) |
| 1978 | The South Bank Show (TV Series) · as Big Jule |
| 1976 | I, Claudius (TV Series) · as Roman Senate Senator (uncredited) |
| 1975 | Arena (1975) (TV Series) · as Samuel Johnson |
| 1974 | NOVA (TV Series) · as Narrator |