Jim Carter
- Known for
- Acting
- 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).
Known for
Acting 114
- 2025Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale as Charles Carson
- 2025Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale as Self
- 2023Wonka as Abacus Crunch
- 2022The Sea Beast as King (voice)
- 2022Downton Abbey: A New Era as Charles Carson
- 2020Turtle Journey: The Crisis in Our Oceans as Dad Turtle
- 2019The Good Liar as Vincent
- 2019Downton Abbey as Charles Carson
- 2018Swimming with Men as Ted
- 2018King Lear as Earl of Kent
- 2017The Little Vampire 3D as Rookery (voice)
- 2017Transformers: The Last Knight as Cogman (voice)
- 2016Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me as Self
- 2016Punk Strut: The Movie as Skippy
- 2015Hitler's Supergun as Narrator (voice)
- 2014Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama as Self
- 2014One of a Kind as Narrator (voice)
- 2013Rock 'n' Roll Britannia as Self
- 2013Secrets of the Stonehenge Skeletons as Narrator (Voice)
- 2011My Week with Marilyn as Barry
- 2011Dambusters: Building the Bouncing Bomb as Narrator (Voice)
- 2010Alice in Wonderland as The Executioner (voice)
- 2010Burlesque Fairytales as The Compere
- 2009Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 as Harold Angus
- 2009Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 as Harold Angus
- 2009Creation as Parslow
- 2008Caught in a Trap as Brian Perkins
- 2008The Oxford Murders as Inspector Petersen
- 2007The Golden Compass as John Faa
- 2007Cassandra's Dream as Garage Boss
- 2007Recovery as Mr. Lockwood
- 2006The Wind in the Willows as Engine Driver
- 2006The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton as Henry Dorling
- 2006Aberfan: The Untold Story as Lord Robens
- 2006The Thief Lord as Victor
- 2005The Man Who Is Obsessed With The Number 12 as Narrator
- 2005House of 9 as The Watcher
- 2005The Story of Alton Towers as Narrator/The Earl
- 2004Out of Season as Michael Philipps
- 2004Von Trapped as Larry Lavelle
- 2004Casablanca Driver as Joe Mateo, l'agent
- 2004Modigliani as Achilles Hebuterne
- 2004Ella Enchanted as Nish
- 2003Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose as Red Rose (voice)
- 2003Cromwell: Warts and All as Oliver Cromwell
- 2003Pompeii: The Last Day as Polybius
- 2003Bright Young Things as Chief Customs Officer
- 200316 Years of Alcohol as Director
- 2003Heartlands as Geoff
- 2003Hornblower: Duty as Etheridge
- 2002Discovering Dinotopia as Mayor Waldo
- 2002Dinotopia as Mayor Waldo
- 2001According to Beryl as Samuel Johnson
- 2001Walking With Disc Jockeys as Narrator
- 2000The Little Vampire as Rookery
- 2000102 Dalmatians as Detective Armstrong
- 1999Tube Tales as Ticket Inspector (Steal Away)
- 1999The Bass Player
- 1999Trial by Fire as Geoffrey Bailey
- 1998Shakespeare in Love as Ralph Bashford
- 1998Legionnaire as Lucien Galgani
- 1998Vigo as Bonaventure (uncredited)
- 1998Bill's New Frock as Mr. Platworthy
- 1997Keep the Aspidistra Flying as Erskine
- 1997The Chest as Roland Blood
- 1997The Missing Postman as DS Lawrence Pitman
- 1997Bright Hair as Norman Devenish
- 1997Harpur and Iles: Protection as Tenderness Mellick
- 1997The View as Self · 1 episode
- 1996Brassed Off as Harry
- 1995Richard III as Lord Hastings
- 1995It Might Be You as Wally 'Lottery' Whaley
- 1995The Grotesque as George Lecky
- 1995Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre as Inspector
- 1994The Madness of King George as Fox
- 1994Midnight Movie as Henry Harris
- 1994Julius Caesar as Mark Antony
- 1994Open Fire as DCS Young
- 1994Mary Shelley's Frankenstein as Executioner (uncredited)
- 1994Black Beauty as John Manly
- 1994In The Cold Light Of Day as Father
- 1993The Hour of the Pig as Mathieu
- 1993Resnick: Rough Treatment as Grabianski
- 1993Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown as Commander
- 1992Stalin as Sergo
- 1992A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia as Meinertzhagen
- 1992Blame It on the Bellboy as Rossi
- 1991Hancock as Ray Galton
- 1991Incident in Judaea
- 1990The Fool as Mr. Blackthorn
- 1990Crimestrike as The Detective
- 1990The Witches as Head Chef
- 1989Erik the Viking as Jennifer the Viking (Another Rapist)
- 1989The Rainbow as Mr. Harby
- 1989Here Is the News as News Editor
- 1989Precious Bane as Sarn
- 1988The Tenth Man as Pierre
- 1988The Raggedy Rawney as The Soldier
- 1988Soursweet as Mr. Constantinides
- 1988The First Kangaroos as Arthur Hughes
- 1988Duck
- 1988Star Trap as Dr. Wax
- 1987The American Way as Castro
- 1987A Month in the Country as Ellerbeck
- 1987Harry's Kingdom as Bill
- 1986Haunted Honeymoon as Montego
- 1985Rustlers' Rhapsody as Blackie
- 1984Hiawatha as Nawadaha - The Story Teller
- 1984December Flower as Dentist
- 1984A Private Function as Inspector Noble
- 1984The Company of Wolves as Second Husband (uncredited)
- 1984Top Secret! as Déjà Vu
- 1983The Oresteia as Agamemnon
- 1980Fox as Cliff Ryan