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Jim Carter

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

19/08/1948

Age

77 years old

Place of Birth

Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, UK

Jim Carter

Biography

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 ... Read More

Known For

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale

Wonka

The Sea Beast

Downton Abbey: A New Era

Turtle Journey: The Crisis in Our Oceans

The Good Liar

Downton Abbey

Swimming with Men

King Lear

Filmography

Cast

2025

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

as Charles Carson

2025

Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Final...

as Self

2023

Wonka

as Abacus Crunch

2022

The Sea Beast

as King (voice)

2022

Downton Abbey: A New Era

as Charles Carson

2020

Turtle Journey: The Crisis in Our Oceans

as Dad Turtle

2019

The Good Liar

as Vincent

2019

Downton Abbey

as Charles Carson

2018

Swimming with Men

as Ted

2018

King Lear

as Earl of Kent

2017

The Little Vampire 3D

as Rookery (voice)

2017

Transformers: The Last Knight

as Cogman (voice)

2016

Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me

as Self

2016

Punk Strut: The Movie

as Skippy

2015

Hitler's Supergun

as Narrator (voice)

2014

Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama

as Self

2014

One of a Kind

as Narrator (voice)

2013

Rock 'n' Roll Britannia

as Self

2013

Secrets of the Stonehenge Skeletons

as Narrator (Voice)

2011

My Week with Marilyn

as Barry

2011

Dambusters: Building the Bouncing Bomb

as Narrator (Voice)

2010

Alice in Wonderland

as The Executioner (voice)

2010

Burlesque Fairytales

as The Compere

2009

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980

as Harold Angus

2009

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983

as Harold Angus

2009

Creation

as Parslow

2008

Caught in a Trap

as Brian Perkins

2008

The Oxford Murders

as Inspector Petersen

2007

The Golden Compass

as John Faa

2007

Cassandra's Dream

as Garage Boss

2007

Recovery

as Mr. Lockwood

2006

The Wind in the Willows

as Engine Driver

2006

The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton

as Henry Dorling

2006

Aberfan: The Untold Story

as Lord Robens

2006

The Thief Lord

as Victor

2005

The Man Who Is Obsessed With The Number ...

as Narrator

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

Von Trapped

as Larry Lavelle

2004

Casablanca Driver

as Joe Mateo, l'agent

2004

Modigliani

as Achilles Hebuterne

2004

Ella Enchanted

as Nish

2003

Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the R...

as Red Rose (voice)

2003

Cromwell: Warts and All

as Oliver Cromwell

2003

Pompeii: The Last Day

as Polybius

2003

Bright Young Things

as Chief Customs Officer

2003

16 Years of Alcohol

as Director

2003

Heartlands

as Geoff

2003

Hornblower: Duty

as Etheridge

2002

Discovering Dinotopia

as Mayor Waldo

2002

Dinotopia

as Mayor Waldo

2001

According to Beryl

as Samuel Johnson

2000

The Little Vampire

as Rookery

2000

102 Dalmatians

as Detective Armstrong

1999

Tube Tales

as Ticket Inspector (segment "Steal Away")

1999

Tube Tales

as Ticket Inspector (Steal Away)

1999

The Bass Player

1999

Trial by Fire

as Geoffrey Bailey

1998

Shakespeare in Love

as Ralph Bashford

1998

Legionnaire

as Lucien Galgani

1998

Vigo

as Bonaventure (uncredited)

1998

Bill's New Frock

as Mr. Platworthy

1997

Keep the Aspidistra Flying

as Erskine

1997

The Chest

as Roland Blood

1997

The Missing Postman

as DS Lawrence Pitman

1997

Bright Hair

as Norman Devenish

1997

Harpur and Iles: Protection

as Tenderness Mellick

1996

Brassed Off

as Harry

1995

Richard III

as Lord Hastings

1995

The Grotesque

as George Lecky

1995

Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre

as Inspector

1994

The Madness of King George

as Fox

1994

Midnight Movie

as Henry Harris

1994

Julius Caesar

as Mark Antony

1994

Open Fire

as DCS Young

1994

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

as Executioner (uncredited)

1994

Black Beauty

as John Manly

1994

In The Cold Light Of Day

as Father

1993

The Hour of the Pig

as Mathieu

1993

Resnick: Rough Treatment

as Grabianski

1993

Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Brea...

as Commander

1992

Stalin

as Sergo

1992

A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia

as Meinertzhagen

1992

Blame It on the Bellboy

as Rossi

1991

Hancock

as Ray Galton

1990

The Fool

as Mr. Blackthorn

1990

Crimestrike

as The Detective

1990

The Witches

as Head Chef

1989

Erik the Viking

as Jennifer the Viking (Another Rapist)

1989

The Rainbow

as Mr. Harby

1989

Here Is the News

as News Editor

1989

Precious Bane

as Sarn

1988

The Tenth Man

as Pierre

1988

The Raggedy Rawney

as The Soldier

1988

Soursweet

as Mr. Constantinides

1988

The First Kangaroos

as Arthur Hughes

1988

Star Trap

as Dr. Wax

1988

Duck

1987

The American Way

as Castro

1987

A Month in the Country

as Ellerbeck

1987

Harry's Kingdom

as Bill

1986

Haunted Honeymoon

as Montego

1985

Rustlers' Rhapsody

as Blackie

1984

Hiawatha

as Nawadaha - The Story Teller

1984

A Private Function

as Inspector Noble

1984

The Company of Wolves

as Second Husband (uncredited)

1984

Top Secret!

as Déjà Vu

1983

The Oresteia

as Agamemnon

1980

Fox

as Cliff Ryan