Actor
Jim Carter
Born 19 August 1948 · Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, UK
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).
Films and shows
- 2025
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale42mSelf - 2025
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale2h 3mCharles Carson - 2023
Wonka1h 57mAbacus Crunch - 2022
Downton Abbey: A New Era2h 4mCharles Carson - 2022
The Sea Beast1h 55mKing (voice) - 2019
Downton Abbey2h 2mCharles Carson - 2019
Inside the Ritz Hotel1 seasonNarrator - 2019
The Good Liar1h 49mVincent - 2018
Swimming with Men1h 34mTed - 2018
King Lear1h 55mEarl of Kent - 2017
The Little Vampire 3D1h 23mRookery (voice) - 2017
Transformers: The Last Knight2h 34mCogman (voice) - 2017
Knightfall2 seasonsPope Boniface VIII - 2016
Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me50mSelf - 2016
Punk Strut: The Movie1h 25mSkippy - 2015
Hitler's Supergun53mNarrator (voice) - 2015
Flintoff: Lord of the Fries2 seasonsNarrator - 2014
Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama1hSelf - 2014One of a Kind4mNarrator (voice)
- 2013Rock 'n' Roll Britannia1hSelf
- 2013
Secrets of the Stonehenge SkeletonsNarrator (Voice) - 2011
Dambusters: Building the Bouncing Bomb1h 34mNarrator (Voice) - 2011
My Week with Marilyn1h 39mBarry - 2010
Burlesque Fairytales1h 23mThe Compere - 2010
Downton Abbey6 seasonsCharles Carson - 2009
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 19801h 33mHarold Angus - 2009
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 19831h 45mHarold Angus - 2009
Creation1h 48mParslow - 2008
Caught in a Trap1h 10mBrian Perkins - 2008
The Oxford Murders1h 47mInspector Petersen - 2007
Recovery1h 27mMr. Lockwood - 2007
The Golden Compass1h 53mJohn Faa - 2007
Cassandra's Dream1h 48mGarage Boss - 2006
The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton1h 25mHenry Dorling - 2006
Aberfan: The Untold Story58mLord Robens - 2006
The Thief Lord1h 38mVictor - 2006
The Wind in the Willows1h 39mEngine Driver - 2005
The Story of Alton Towers58mNarrator/The Earl - 2005
The Man Who Is Obsessed With The Number 1247mNarrator - 2005
House of 91h 26mThe Watcher - 2004London1 seasonHenry Fielding
- 2004Von Trapped47mLarry Lavelle
- 2004
Out of Season1h 45mMichael Philipps - 2004
Casablanca Driver1h 30mJoe Mateo, l'agent - 2004
Modigliani2h 8mAchilles Hebuterne - 2004
Ella Enchanted1h 36mNish - 2003
Cromwell: Warts and All58mOliver Cromwell - 2003
Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose24mRed Rose (voice) - 2003
Pompeii: The Last Day1h 27mPolybius - 2003
Heartlands1h 30mGeoff - 2003
16 Years of Alcohol1h 42mDirector - 2003
Hornblower: Duty1h 36mEtheridge - 2003
Bright Young Things1h 46mChief Customs Officer - 2002
Dinotopia1 seasonMayor Waldo - 2002
Discovering Dinotopia1h 27mMayor Waldo - 2002
Dinotopia1h 57mMayor Waldo - 2001
According to Beryl59mSamuel Johnson - 2001Walking With Disc Jockeys39mNarrator
- 2001
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story1 seasonOdin - Member of the Great Council of Mac Slec - 2000
The Little Vampire1h 35mRookery - 2000
102 Dalmatians1h 40mDetective Armstrong - 2000
Arabian Nights1 seasonJa'Far - 1999The Bass Player18m
- 1999Trial by Fire1h 41mGeoffrey Bailey
- 1999
Tube Tales1h 24mTicket Inspector (Steal Away) - 1999
The Scarlet Pimpernel2 seasonsGeneral La Forge - 1998
Bill's New Frock28mMr. Platworthy - 1998
Legionnaire1h 38mLucien Galgani - 1998
Shakespeare in Love2h 4mRalph Bashford - 1998
Vigo1h 46mBonaventure (uncredited) - 1997
The Chest50mRoland Blood - 1997
Harpur and Iles: Protection1h 32mTenderness Mellick - 1997
Keep the Aspidistra Flying1h 41mErskine - 1997
The Missing Postman1 seasonDS Lawrence Pitman - 1997
Ain't Misbehavin'1 seasonMaxie Morrell - 1997
Bright Hair2h 5mNorman Devenish - 1997
The Missing Postman2h 27mDS Lawrence Pitman - 1996
Brassed Off1h 47mHarry - 1995
The Grotesque1h 39mGeorge Lecky - 1995It Might Be You1h 17mWally 'Lottery' Whaley
- 1995
Mrs Hartley and the Growth CentreInspector - 1995
Richard III1h 44mLord Hastings - 1994
Midnight Movie1h 36mHenry Harris - 1994
In The Cold Light Of Day1h 5mFather - 1994
Open Fire1h 45mDCS Young - 1994
Julius Caesar25mMark Antony - 1994
Black Beauty1h 28mJohn Manly - 1994
The Madness of King George1h 47mFox - 1993
Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown32mCommander - 1993Resnick: Rough Treatment2h 30mGrabianski
- 1993
The Hour of the Pig1h 52mMathieu - 1992
Stalin2h 52mSergo - 1992
Blame It on the Bellboy1h 18mRossi - 1992
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia1h 47mMeinertzhagen - 1991Incident in Judaea1h 35m
- 1991
Hancock1h 55mRay Galton - 1990Crimestrike1h 38mThe Detective
- 1990
A Sense of Guilt1 seasonRichard Murray - 1990
The Gravy Train1 seasonPersonip - 1989
Precious Bane2hSarn - 1989
Here Is the News1h 10mNews Editor - 1989
The Rainbow1h 53mMr. Harby - 1989
Erik the Viking1h 47mJennifer the Viking (Another Rapist) - 1988Duck
- 1988Star Trap1h 44mDr. Wax
- 1988
The Tenth Man1h 40mPierre - 1988
The First Kangaroos1h 41mArthur Hughes - 1988
The Raggedy Rawney1h 43mThe Soldier - 1988
Soursweet1h 50mMr. Constantinides - 1987
A Month in the Country1h 36mEllerbeck - 1987
Harry's Kingdom1h 25mBill - 1987
The American Way1h 32mCastro - 1986
Haunted Honeymoon1h 22mMontego - 1986
Lost Empires1 seasonInspector Crabb - 1985
Rustlers' Rhapsody1h 28mBlackie - 1985
The Mysteries1 seasonMak / Fourth Soldier - 1984
Hiawatha1h 20mNawadaha - The Story Teller - 1984
December Flower57mDentist - 1984
Top Secret!1h 30mDéjà Vu - 1984
A Private Function1h 36mInspector Noble - 1983
The Oresteia3h 52mAgamemnon