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Jim Carter

Jim Carter

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).

Born

Aug 19, 1948

Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, UK

Known For

Acting

Movies

111 acting

0 crew

Popularity

2.4

movie

Known For

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

2010

as The Executioner (voice)
Wonka

Wonka

2023

as Abacus Crunch
Transformers: The Last Knight

Transformers: The Last Knight

2017

as Cogman (voice)
The Sea Beast

The Sea Beast

2022

as King (voice)
The Golden Compass

The Golden Compass

2007

as John Faa
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

2025

as Charles Carson
Ella Enchanted

Ella Enchanted

2004

as Nish
Shakespeare in Love

Shakespeare in Love

1998

as Ralph Bashford
Top Secret!

Top Secret!

1984

as Déjà Vu
Downton Abbey: A New Era

Downton Abbey: A New Era

2022

as Charles Carson
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland
2010 • as The Executioner (voice)
★ 6.6
Wonka
Wonka
2023 • as Abacus Crunch
★ 7.0
Transformers: The Last Knight
Transformers: The Last Knight
2017 • as Cogman (voice)
★ 6.1
The Sea Beast
The Sea Beast
2022 • as King (voice)
★ 7.3
The Golden Compass
The Golden Compass
2007 • as John Faa
★ 6.1
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
2025 • as Charles Carson
★ 7.1
Ella Enchanted
Ella Enchanted
2004 • as Nish
★ 6.5
Shakespeare in Love
Shakespeare in Love
1998 • as Ralph Bashford
★ 6.8
Top Secret!
Top Secret!
1984 • as Déjà Vu
★ 7.1
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Downton Abbey: A New Era
2022 • as Charles Carson
★ 7.2
102 Dalmatians
102 Dalmatians
2000 • as Detective Armstrong
★ 5.5
Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey
2019 • as Charles Carson
★ 7.1
The Good Liar
The Good Liar
2019 • as Vincent
★ 6.7
The Witches
The Witches
1990 • as Head Chef
★ 7.0
Legionnaire
Legionnaire
1998 • as Lucien Galgani
★ 5.8
My Week with Marilyn
My Week with Marilyn
2011 • as Barry
★ 6.7
King Lear
King Lear
2018 • as Earl of Kent
★ 6.1
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
1994 • as Executioner (uncredited)
★ 6.4
The Company of Wolves
The Company of Wolves
1984 • as Second Husband (uncredited)
★ 6.3
Black Beauty
Black Beauty
1994 • as John Manly
★ 6.7
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
1992 • as Meinertzhagen
★ 6.4
The Little Vampire
The Little Vampire
2000 • as Rookery
★ 6.9
The Little Vampire 3D
The Little Vampire 3D
2017 • as Rookery (voice)
★ 6.1
Haunted Honeymoon
Haunted Honeymoon
1986 • as Montego
★ 5.4
The Madness of King George
The Madness of King George
1994 • as Fox
★ 6.8
Erik the Viking
Erik the Viking
1989 • as Jennifer the Viking (Another Rapist)
★ 5.9
Bright Young Things
Bright Young Things
2003 • as Chief Customs Officer
★ 6.3
Cassandra's Dream
Cassandra's Dream
2007 • as Garage Boss
★ 6.3
Richard III
Richard III
1995 • as Lord Hastings
★ 6.8
The Oxford Murders
The Oxford Murders
2008 • as Inspector Petersen
★ 6.0
House of 9
House of 9
2005 • as The Watcher
★ 5.0
Brassed Off
Brassed Off
1996 • as Harry
★ 7.0
Creation
Creation
2009 • as Parslow
★ 6.4
The Hour of the Pig
The Hour of the Pig
1993 • as Mathieu
★ 6.1
Stalin
Stalin
1992 • as Sergo
★ 5.3
Modigliani
Modigliani
2004 • as Achilles Hebuterne
★ 7.0
Rustlers' Rhapsody
Rustlers' Rhapsody
1985 • as Blackie
★ 5.6
Soursweet
Soursweet
1988 • as Mr. Constantinides
★ 6.0
movie
The Fool
1990 • as Mr. Blackthorn
★ 8.0
The Grotesque
The Grotesque
1995 • as George Lecky
★ 5.4
Open Fire
Open Fire
1994 • as DCS Young
★ 7.3
Tube Tales
Tube Tales
1999 • as Ticket Inspector (segment "Steal Away")
★ 5.3
Tube Tales
Tube Tales
1999 • as Ticket Inspector (Steal Away)
★ 5.3
Swimming with Men
Swimming with Men
2018 • as Ted
★ 6.1
Discovering Dinotopia
Discovering Dinotopia
2002 • as Mayor Waldo
★ 6.4
A Private Function
A Private Function
1984 • as Inspector Noble
★ 6.5
Vigo
Vigo
1998 • as Bonaventure (uncredited)
★ 4.9
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
2009 • as Harold Angus
★ 7.0
The Tenth Man
The Tenth Man
1988 • as Pierre
★ 6.7
Heartlands
Heartlands
2003 • as Geoff
★ 6.0
movie
Fox
1980 • as Cliff Ryan
★ 1.0
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
2009 • as Harold Angus
★ 6.9
The Rainbow
The Rainbow
1989 • as Mr. Harby
★ 5.6
The American Way
The American Way
1987 • as Castro
★ 6.2
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
1997 • as Erskine
★ 6.0
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
2025 • as Self
★ 2.5
The Thief Lord
The Thief Lord
2006 • as Victor
★ 6.0
Bright Hair
Bright Hair
1997 • as Norman Devenish
★ 4.1
Burlesque Fairytales
Burlesque Fairytales
2010 • as The Compere
★ 5.6
A Month in the Country
A Month in the Country
1987 • as Ellerbeck
★ 6.5
Hornblower: Duty
Hornblower: Duty
2003 • as Etheridge
★ 7.3
Out of Season
Out of Season
2004 • as Michael Philipps
★ 4.8
Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama
Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama
2014 • as Self
★ 8.0
The Raggedy Rawney
The Raggedy Rawney
1988 • as The Soldier
★ 5.6
Blame It on the Bellboy
Blame It on the Bellboy
1992 • as Rossi
★ 5.3
16 Years of Alcohol
16 Years of Alcohol
2003 • as Director
★ 5.5
The Missing Postman
The Missing Postman
1997 • as DS Lawrence Pitman
★ 5.0
The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows
2006 • as Engine Driver
★ 5.8
Casablanca Driver
Casablanca Driver
2004 • as Joe Mateo, l'agent
★ 5.9
Dinotopia
Dinotopia
2002 • as Mayor Waldo
★ 8.3
movie
Resnick: Rough Treatment
1993 • as Grabianski
Precious Bane
Precious Bane
1989 • as Sarn
★ 7.5
The Chest
The Chest
1997 • as Roland Blood
Here Is the News
Here Is the News
1989 • as News Editor
Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown
Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown
1993 • as Commander
Midnight Movie
Midnight Movie
1994 • as Henry Harris
★ 3.7
Hancock
Hancock
1991 • as Ray Galton
Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me
Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me
2016 • as Self
Harpur and Iles: Protection
Harpur and Iles: Protection
1997 • as Tenderness Mellick
★ 7.5
movie
The Bass Player
1999
movie
Caught in a Trap
2008 • as Brian Perkins
★ 6.0
In The Cold Light Of Day
In The Cold Light Of Day
1994 • as Father
Recovery
Recovery
2007 • as Mr. Lockwood
★ 6.4
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar
1994 • as Mark Antony
Pompeii: The Last Day
Pompeii: The Last Day
2003 • as Polybius
★ 6.8
The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton
The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton
2006 • as Henry Dorling
★ 6.2
Cromwell: Warts and All
Cromwell: Warts and All
2003 • as Oliver Cromwell
★ 10.0
Harry's Kingdom
Harry's Kingdom
1987 • as Bill
Bill's New Frock
Bill's New Frock
1998 • as Mr. Platworthy
movie
Rock 'n' Roll Britannia
2013 • as Self
Aberfan: The Untold Story
Aberfan: The Untold Story
2006 • as Lord Robens
★ 5.0
Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose
Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose
2003 • as Red Rose (voice)
movie
Von Trapped
2004 • as Larry Lavelle
★ 6.5
Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre
Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre
1995 • as Inspector
The Story of Alton Towers
The Story of Alton Towers
2005 • as Narrator/The Earl
The Oresteia
The Oresteia
1983 • as Agamemnon
★ 10.0
movie
Duck
1988
movie
Crimestrike
1990 • as The Detective
★ 7.0
According to Beryl
According to Beryl
2001 • as Samuel Johnson
movie
Star Trap
1988 • as Dr. Wax
★ 7.0
The First Kangaroos
The First Kangaroos
1988 • as Arthur Hughes
★ 7.0
Hiawatha
Hiawatha
1984 • as Nawadaha - The Story Teller
★ 8.0
Punk Strut: The Movie
Punk Strut: The Movie
2016 • as Skippy
movie
Trial by Fire
1999 • as Geoffrey Bailey
★ 8.0
The Man Who Is Obsessed With The Number 12
The Man Who Is Obsessed With The Number 12
2005 • as Narrator
Secrets of the Stonehenge Skeletons
Secrets of the Stonehenge Skeletons
2013 • as Narrator (Voice)
★ 7.0
Dambusters: Building the Bouncing Bomb
Dambusters: Building the Bouncing Bomb
2011 • as Narrator (Voice)
★ 6.5
movie
Incident in Judaea
1991
Hitler's Supergun
Hitler's Supergun
2015 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 5.5
Walking With Disc Jockeys
Walking With Disc Jockeys
2001 • as Narrator
movie
One of a Kind
2014 • as Narrator (voice)