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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1948-08-19 (76 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).

Known For

Acting

2025

2023

Wonka as Abacus Crunch

2022

The Sea Beast as King (voice)
Downton Abbey: A New Era as Charles Carson

2020

2019

Downton Abbey as Charles Carson
The Good Liar as Vincent

2018

King Lear as Earl of Kent

2017

The Little Vampire 3D as Rookery (voice)
Knightfall as Pope Boniface VIII

2016

2015

Hitler's Supergun as Narrator (voice)

2014

One of a Kind as Narrator (voice)

2013

2012

Honest Trailers as Abacus Crunch (archive footage)

2011

2010

Burlesque Fairytales as The Compere
Alice in Wonderland as The Executioner
Downton Abbey as Charles Carson

2009

Creation as Parslow

2008

The Oxford Murders as Inspector Petersen

2007

The Golden Compass as John Faa
Recovery as Mr. Lockwood
Cassandra's Dream as Garage Boss
Cranford as Self/Captain Brown
Cranford as Captain Brown

2006

The Wind in the Willows as Engine Driver
The Thief Lord as Victor

2005

The Story of Alton Towers as Narrator/The Earl
House of 9 as The Watcher

2004

Casablanca Driver as Joe Mateo, l'agent
Von Trapped as Larry Lavelle
Out of Season as Michael Philipps
Modigliani as Achilles Hebuterne
London as Henry Fielding

2003

Bright Young Things as Chief Customs Officer
Heartlands as Geoff
Hornblower: Duty as Etheridge
Cromwell: Warts and All as Oliver Cromwell
Blue Murder as Frank Evans
Strange as Inspector Stuart
Trevor's World of Sport as Sir Frank Luckton

2002

Dinotopia as Mayor Waldo
Discovering Dinotopia as Mayor Waldo
Dinotopia as Mayor Waldo

2001

According to Beryl as Samuel Johnson
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story as Odin - Member of the Great Council of Mac Slec

2000

102 Dalmatians as Detective Armstrong
Arabian Nights as Ja'Far

1999

Trial by Fire as Geoffrey Bailey
Tube Tales as Ticket Inspector (segment "Steal Away")
Tube Tales as Ticket Inspector (Steal Away)
Blood on the Carpet as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Scarlet Pimpernel as General La Forge

1998

Shakespeare in Love as Ralph Bashford
Legionnaire as Lucien Galgani
Bill's New Frock as Mr. Platworthy
Vigo as Bonaventure (uncredited)
Hornblower as Etheridge

1997

The Missing Postman as DS Lawrence Pitman
Bright Hair as Norman Devenish
The Chest as Roland Blood
Harpur and Iles: Protection as Tenderness Mellick
The Missing Postman as DS Lawrence Pitman
Ain't Misbehavin' as Maxie Morrell
The View as Self
Midsomer Murders as Nathan Green

1996

Brassed Off as Harry

1995

Richard III as Lord Hastings
The Grotesque as George Lecky
Coogan's Run as Fraser
Dangerfield as Stephen Millwood

1994

Black Beauty as John Manly
Midnight Movie as Henry Harris
Open Fire as DCS Young
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein as Executioner (uncredited)
Julius Caesar as Mark Antony
Pie in the Sky as Alec Bailey

1993

A Year in Provence as Ted Hopkins
Cracker as Kenneth Trant

1992

Stalin as Sergo
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales as Mark Antony (voice)

1991

Hancock as Ray Galton
Murder Most Horrid as General Alberto
Murder Most Horrid as Roy Redfern
Soldier Soldier as Snr Supt Derek Tierney, RHKP

1990

The Fool as Mr. Blackthorn
The Witches as Head Chef
Crimestrike as The Detective
A Sense of Guilt as Richard Murray
The Gravy Train as Personip

1989

The Rainbow as Mr. Harby
Here Is the News as News Editor
Erik the Viking as Jennifer the Viking (Another Rapist)

1988

Soursweet as Mr. Constantinides
The Tenth Man as Pierre
The Raggedy Rawney as The Soldier
The First Kangaroos as Arthur Hughes
Star Trap as Dr. Wax

1987

1986

The Singing Detective as Mr. Marlow
Casualty as Matthew Charlton
Lost Empires as Inspector Crabb

1985

The Mysteries as Mak / Fourth Soldier

1984

Top Secret! as Déjà Vu
A Private Function as Inspector Noble
The Company of Wolves as Second Husband (uncredited)
Hiawatha as Nawadaha - The Story Teller

1983

The Oresteia as Agamemnon
Widows as D.I. Frinton

1982

1980

Fox as Cliff Ryan
Fox as Cliff Ryan

1979

Minder as Tomkins

1974

NOVA as Narrator