Jim Carter
Known for: Acting
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).
Filmography
Series
Midsomer Murders
Nathan Green
1997
Series
The View
Self
1997
Series
NOVA
Narrator
1974
Series
Casualty
Matthew Charlton
1986
Series
Downton Abbey
Charles Carson
2010
Series
Minder
Tomkins
1979
Series
Screen Two
Father
1985
Series
Screen Two
Henry Harris
1985
Series
Would I Lie to You?
Self
2007
Series
Dalziel and Pascoe
Ted Lowry
1996
Film
Alice in Wonderland
The Executioner (voice)
2010
Series
Pie in the Sky
Alec Bailey
1994
Series
The Singing Detective
Mr Marlow
1986
Series
Soldier Soldier
Snr Supt Derek Tierney, RHKP
1991
Film
Transformers: The Last Knight
Cogman (voice)
2017
Series
Hornblower
Etheridge
1998
Series
Cracker
Kenneth Trant
1993
Film
The Sea Beast
King (voice)
2022
Film
Wonka
Abacus Crunch
2023
Film
The Golden Compass
John Faa
2007
Series
I, Claudius
Roman Senate Senator (uncredited)
1976
Series
Murder Most Horrid
Roy Redfern
1991
Series
Murder Most Horrid
General Alberto
1991
Series
Murder Most Horrid
Frank Phillips
1991
Film
102 Dalmatians
Detective Armstrong
2000
Series
Blue Murder
Frank Evans
2003
Series
Knightfall
Pope Boniface VIII
2017
Film
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Charles Carson
2025
Film
Ella Enchanted
Nish
2004
Series
Cranford
Captain Brown
2007
Film
Downton Abbey
Charles Carson
2019
Series
Dangerfield
Stephen Millwood
1995
Series
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
Mark Antony (voice)
1992
Film
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Charles Carson
2022
Film
Shakespeare in Love
Ralph Bashford
1998
Series
Not the Nine O'Clock News
1979
Film
The Good Liar
Vincent
2019
Series
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
Odin - Member of the Great Council of Mac Slec
2001
Series
Dinotopia
Mayor Waldo
2002
Film
The Witches
Head Chef
1990
Series
Widows
D.I. Frinton
1983
Film
My Week with Marilyn
Barry
2011
Series
Arabian Nights
Ja'Far
2000
Film
Top Secret!
Déjà Vu
1984
Series
A Year in Provence
Ted Hopkins
1993
Film
The Company of Wolves
Second Husband (uncredited)
1984
Film
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Executioner (uncredited)
1994
Series
The Scarlet Pimpernel
General La Forge
1999
Film
Black Beauty
John Manly
1994
Film
Erik the Viking
Jennifer the Viking (Another Rapist)
1989
Film
The Little Vampire 3D
Rookery (voice)
2017
Series
Strange
Inspector Stuart
2003
Film
King Lear
Earl of Kent
2018
Film
The Little Vampire
Rookery
2000
Series
Trevor's World of Sport
Sir Frank Luckton
2003
Series
Fox
Cliff Ryan
1980
Film
Cassandra's Dream
Garage Boss
2007
Series
Lost Empires
Inspector Crabb
1986
Film
The Oxford Murders
Inspector Petersen
2008
Film
Legionnaire
Lucien Galgani
1998
Film
The Madness of King George
Fox
1994
Christabel
Bausch
1988
Film
Richard III
Lord Hastings
1995
Series
Ain't Misbehavin'
Maxie Morrell
1997
Film
Haunted Honeymoon
Montego
1986
Thompson
1988
Film
The Thief Lord
Victor
2006
Film
Brassed Off
Harry
1996
Film
The Hour of the Pig
Mathieu
1993
London
Henry Fielding
2004
Series
A Sense of Guilt
Richard Murray
1990
Series
Hidden Treasures of the National Trust
Self - Narrator (voice)
2023
Series
The Mysteries
Mak / Fourth Soldier
1985
Film
Swimming with Men
Ted
2018
Film
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
Harold Angus
2009
Series
The Monocled Mutineer
1986
Series
The Gravy Train
Personip
1990
Film
Creation
Parslow
2009
Series
The Missing Postman
DS Lawrence Pitman
1997
Film
House of 9
The Watcher
2005
Film
Modigliani
Achilles Hebuterne
2004
Film
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
Harold Angus
2009
Film
A Month in the Country
Ellerbeck
1987
Film
Tube Tales
Ticket Inspector (segment "Steal Away")
1999
Film
Tube Tales
Ticket Inspector (Steal Away)
1999
Film
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
Erskine
1997
Film
The Tenth Man
Pierre
1988
Film
Blame It on the Bellboy
Rossi
1992
Film
A Private Function
Inspector Noble
1984
Film
Bright Young Things
Chief Customs Officer
2003
Film
Dinotopia
Mayor Waldo
2002
Film
Stalin
Sergo
1992
Series
Blood on the Carpet
Self - Narrator (voice)
1999
Film
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
Meinertzhagen
1992
Film
Caught in a Trap
Brian Perkins
2008
Film
The Wind in the Willows
Engine Driver
2006
Film
The Grotesque
George Lecky
1995
Film
Harpur and Iles: Protection
Tenderness Mellick
1997
Film
Precious Bane
Sarn
1989
Film
16 Years of Alcohol
Director
2003
Film
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
Self
2025
Series
Flintoff: Lord of the Fries
Self - Narrator (voice)
2015
Film
The Rainbow
Mr. Harby
1989
Film
The Raggedy Rawney
The Soldier
1988
Film
Out of Season
Michael Philipps
2004
Fox
Cliff Ryan
1980
Film
Rustlers' Rhapsody
Blackie
1985
Film
Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama
Self
2014
Film
Casablanca Driver
Joe Mateo, l'agent
2004
Film
Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown
Commander
1993
Film
Here Is the News
News Editor
1989
Film
The Missing Postman
DS Lawrence Pitman
1997
Film
Heartlands
Geoff
2003
Film
Aberfan: The Untold Story
Lord Robens
2006
Film
Discovering Dinotopia
Mayor Waldo
2002
Film
Vigo
Bonaventure (uncredited)
1998
Film
The American Way
Castro
1987
The Fool
Mr. Blackthorn
1990
It Might Be You
Wally 'Lottery' Whaley
1995
Film
Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre
Inspector
1995
Film
The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton
Henry Dorling
2006
Film
Pompeii: The Last Day
Polybius
2003
Film
Burlesque Fairytales
The Compere
2010
Film
In The Cold Light Of Day
Father
1994
Film
Bill's New Frock
Mr. Platworthy
1998
Film
Punk Strut: The Movie
Skippy
2016
Film
Hornblower: Duty
Etheridge
2003
Film
Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me
Self
2016
Film
The First Kangaroos
Arthur Hughes
1988
Film
Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose
Red Rose (voice)
2003
Film
Hiawatha
Nawadaha - The Story Teller
1984
Rock 'n' Roll Britannia
Self
2013
Film
Hitler's Supergun
Narrator (voice)
2015
Walking With Disc Jockeys
Narrator
2001
Film
Open Fire
DCS Young
1994
Series
Inside the Ritz Hotel
Narrator
2019
Film
December Flower
Dentist
1984
Film
Recovery
Mr. Lockwood
2007
Star Trap
Dr. Wax
1988
Film
Cromwell: Warts and All
Oliver Cromwell
2003
Film
Soursweet
Mr. Constantinides
1988
Film
The Oresteia
Agamemnon
1983
Film
Harry's Kingdom
Bill
1987
Resnick: Rough Treatment
Grabianski
1993
Film
Hancock
Ray Galton
1991
One of a Kind
Narrator (voice)
2014
Film
Bright Hair
Norman Devenish
1997
Duck
1988
Film
Julius Caesar
Mark Antony
1994
Incident in Judaea
1991
Film
The Story of Alton Towers
Narrator/The Earl
2005
Film
The Chest
Roland Blood
1997
The Bass Player
1999
Film
Secrets of the Stonehenge Skeletons
Narrator (Voice)
2013
Trial by Fire
Geoffrey Bailey
1999
Film
According to Beryl
Samuel Johnson
2001
Film
Dambusters: Building the Bouncing Bomb
Narrator (Voice)
2011
Film
The Man Who Is Obsessed With The Number 12
Narrator
2005
Von Trapped
Larry Lavelle
2004
Film
Midnight Movie
Henry Harris
1994
Crimestrike
The Detective
1990