Jim Carter

Jim Carter

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).

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Known For

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

1997 • as Nathan Green

The View

The View

1997 • as Self

NOVA

NOVA

1974 • as Narrator

Honest Trailers

Honest Trailers

2012 • as Abacus Crunch (archive footage)

Would I Lie to You?

Would I Lie to You?

2007 • as Self

Transformers: The Last Knight

Transformers: The Last Knight

2017 • as Cogman (voice)

Filmography

2025

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
as Charles Carson
Movie - Released: 9/10/2025

2023

Wonka
Wonka
as Abacus Crunch
Movie - Released: 12/6/2023
Hidden Treasures of the National Trust
Hidden Treasures of the National Trust
as Narrator
TV - Released: 5/12/2023

2022

The Sea Beast
The Sea Beast
as King (voice)
Movie - Released: 6/24/2022
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Downton Abbey: A New Era
as Charles Carson
Movie - Released: 4/27/2022

2020

Turtle Journey: The Crisis in Our Oceans
Turtle Journey: The Crisis in Our Oceans
as Dad Turtle
Movie - Released: 1/14/2020

2019

Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey
as Charles Carson
Movie - Released: 9/12/2019
The Good Liar
The Good Liar
as Vincent
Movie - Released: 11/8/2019
Inside the Ritz Hotel
Inside the Ritz Hotel
as Narrator
TV - Released: 7/3/2019

2018

King Lear
King Lear
as Earl of Kent
Movie - Released: 5/28/2018
Swimming with Men
Swimming with Men
as Ted
Movie - Released: 7/6/2018

2017

Transformers: The Last Knight
Transformers: The Last Knight
as Cogman (voice)
Movie - Released: 6/16/2017
The Little Vampire 3D
The Little Vampire 3D
as Rookery (voice)
Movie - Released: 10/4/2017
Knightfall
Knightfall
as Pope Boniface VIII
TV - Released: 12/6/2017

2016

Punk Strut: The Movie
Punk Strut: The Movie
as Skippy
Movie - Released: 1/1/2016
Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me
Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/17/2016

2015

Hitler's Supergun
Hitler's Supergun
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 11/22/2015

2014

Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama
Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/3/2014
Movie
One of a Kind
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 9/27/2014

2013

Movie
Secrets of the Stonehenge Skeletons
as Narrator (Voice)
Movie - Released: 1/26/2013
Movie
Rock 'n' Roll Britannia
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/17/2013

2012

Honest Trailers
Honest Trailers
as Abacus Crunch (archive footage)
TV - Released: 2/13/2012

2011

Dambusters: Building the Bouncing Bomb
Dambusters: Building the Bouncing Bomb
as Narrator (Voice)
Movie - Released: 1/1/2011
My Week with Marilyn
My Week with Marilyn
as Barry
Movie - Released: 11/23/2011

2010

Movie
Burlesque Fairytales
as The Compere
Movie - Released: 1/1/2010
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland
as The Executioner
Movie - Released: 3/3/2010
Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey
as Charles Carson
TV - Released: 9/26/2010

2009

Creation
Creation
as Parslow
Movie - Released: 9/25/2009
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
as Harold Angus
Movie - Released: 2/28/2009
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
as Harold Angus
Movie - Released: 2/28/2009

2008

The Oxford Murders
The Oxford Murders
as Inspector Petersen
Movie - Released: 1/18/2008

2007

The Golden Compass
The Golden Compass
as John Faa
Movie - Released: 12/4/2007
Recovery
Recovery
as Mr. Lockwood
Movie - Released: 2/25/2007
Cassandra's Dream
Cassandra's Dream
as Garage Boss
Movie - Released: 10/31/2007
Would I Lie to You?
Would I Lie to You?
as Self
TV - Released: 6/16/2007
Cranford
Cranford
as Self/Captain Brown
TV - Released: 11/18/2007
Cranford
Cranford
as Captain Brown
TV - Released: 11/18/2007

2006

The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows
as Engine Driver
Movie - Released: 12/18/2006
The Thief Lord
The Thief Lord
as Victor
Movie - Released: 1/4/2006
The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton
The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton
as Henry Dorling
Movie - Released: 10/16/2006
Aberfan: The Untold Story
Aberfan: The Untold Story
as Lord Robens
Movie - Released: 9/14/2006

2005

The Story of Alton Towers
The Story of Alton Towers
as Narrator/The Earl
Movie - Released: 4/4/2005
The Man Who Is Obsessed With The Number 12
The Man Who Is Obsessed With The Number 12
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 11/15/2005
House of 9
House of 9
as The Watcher
Movie - Released: 6/19/2005

2004

Casablanca Driver
Casablanca Driver
as Joe Mateo, l'agent
Movie - Released: 6/30/2004
Movie
Von Trapped
as Larry Lavelle
Movie - Released: 9/4/2004
Out of Season
Out of Season
as Michael Philipps
Movie - Released: 12/23/2004
Ella Enchanted
Ella Enchanted
as Nish
Movie - Released: 4/9/2004
Modigliani
Modigliani
as Achilles Hebuterne
Movie - Released: 5/18/2004
TV
London
as Henry Fielding
TV - Released: 5/7/2004

2003

Bright Young Things
Bright Young Things
as Chief Customs Officer
Movie - Released: 10/3/2003
Heartlands
Heartlands
as Geoff
Movie - Released: 4/27/2003
Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose
Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose
as Red Rose (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/26/2003
Hornblower: Duty
Hornblower: Duty
as Etheridge
Movie - Released: 1/6/2003
16 Years of Alcohol
16 Years of Alcohol
as Director
Movie - Released: 5/17/2003
Pompeii: The Last Day
Pompeii: The Last Day
as Polybius
Movie - Released: 10/20/2003
Cromwell: Warts and All
Cromwell: Warts and All
as Oliver Cromwell
Movie - Released: 11/24/2003
Blue Murder
Blue Murder
as Frank Evans
TV - Released: 5/18/2003
Strange
Strange
as Inspector Stuart
TV - Released: 5/31/2003
Trevor's World of Sport
Trevor's World of Sport
as Sir Frank Luckton
TV - Released: 8/15/2003

2002

Dinotopia
Dinotopia
as Mayor Waldo
Movie - Released: 2/12/2002
Discovering Dinotopia
Discovering Dinotopia
as Mayor Waldo
Movie - Released: 5/7/2002
Dinotopia
Dinotopia
as Mayor Waldo
TV - Released: 5/12/2002

2001

According to Beryl
According to Beryl
as Samuel Johnson
Movie - Released: 10/6/2001
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
as Odin - Member of the Great Council of Mac Slec
TV - Released: 12/2/2001

2000

The Little Vampire
The Little Vampire
as Rookery
Movie - Released: 10/27/2000
102 Dalmatians
102 Dalmatians
as Detective Armstrong
Movie - Released: 10/7/2000
Arabian Nights
Arabian Nights
as Ja'Far
TV - Released: 4/30/2000

1999

Movie
Trial by Fire
as Geoffrey Bailey
Movie - Released: 6/30/1999
Tube Tales
Tube Tales
as Ticket Inspector (segment "Steal Away")
Movie - Released: 11/19/1999
Tube Tales
Tube Tales
as Ticket Inspector (Steal Away)
Movie - Released: 11/19/1999
Movie
The Bass Player
Movie - Released: 10/1/1999
TV
Blood on the Carpet
as Self - Narrator (voice)
TV - Released: 1/13/1999
The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel
as General La Forge
TV - Released: 1/24/1999

1998

Shakespeare in Love
Shakespeare in Love
as Ralph Bashford
Movie - Released: 12/11/1998
Legionnaire
Legionnaire
as Lucien Galgani
Movie - Released: 12/3/1998
Bill's New Frock
Bill's New Frock
as Mr. Platworthy
Movie - Released: 6/28/1998
Vigo
Vigo
as Bonaventure (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 9/14/1998
Hornblower
Hornblower
as Etheridge
TV - Released: 10/7/1998

1997

Keep the Aspidistra Flying
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
as Erskine
Movie - Released: 11/20/1997
The Missing Postman
The Missing Postman
as DS Lawrence Pitman
Movie - Released: 3/28/1997
Bright Hair
Bright Hair
as Norman Devenish
Movie - Released: 2/9/1997
The Chest
The Chest
as Roland Blood
Movie - Released: 4/12/1997
Harpur and Iles: Protection
Harpur and Iles: Protection
as Tenderness Mellick
Movie - Released: 1/1/1997
The Missing Postman
The Missing Postman
as DS Lawrence Pitman
TV - Released: 3/29/1997
Ain't Misbehavin'
Ain't Misbehavin'
as Maxie Morrell
TV - Released: 7/28/1997
The View
The View
as Self
TV - Released: 8/11/1997
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
as Nathan Green
TV - Released: 3/23/1997

1996

Brassed Off
Brassed Off
as Harry
Movie - Released: 11/1/1996

1995

Richard III
Richard III
as Lord Hastings
Movie - Released: 12/29/1995
The Grotesque
The Grotesque
as George Lecky
Movie - Released: 9/9/1995
Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre
Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre
as Inspector
Movie - Released: 5/21/1995
Coogan's Run
Coogan's Run
as Fraser
TV - Released: 11/17/1995
TV
Dangerfield
as Stephen Millwood
TV - Released: 1/27/1995

1994

The Madness of King George
The Madness of King George
as Fox
Movie - Released: 12/28/1994
Black Beauty
Black Beauty
as John Manly
Movie - Released: 7/29/1994
Movie
Midnight Movie
as Henry Harris
Movie - Released: 12/26/1994
In The Cold Light Of Day
In The Cold Light Of Day
as Father
Movie - Released: 6/15/1994
Open Fire
Open Fire
as DCS Young
Movie - Released: 11/12/1994
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
as Executioner (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 11/4/1994
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar
as Mark Antony
Movie - Released: 11/30/1994
Pie in the Sky
Pie in the Sky
as Alec Bailey
TV - Released: 3/13/1994

1993

The Hour of the Pig
The Hour of the Pig
as Mathieu
Movie - Released: 9/25/1993
Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown
Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown
as Commander
Movie - Released: 4/22/1993
Movie
Resnick: Rough Treatment
as Grabianski
Movie - Released: 7/25/1993
A Year in Provence
A Year in Provence
as Ted Hopkins
TV - Released: 2/28/1993
Cracker
Cracker
as Kenneth Trant
TV - Released: 9/27/1993
Lipstick on Your Collar
Lipstick on Your Collar
as Inspector
TV - Released: 2/21/1993

1992

Blame It on the Bellboy
Blame It on the Bellboy
as Rossi
Movie - Released: 1/24/1992
Stalin
Stalin
as Sergo
Movie - Released: 11/21/1992
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
as Meinertzhagen
Movie - Released: 4/18/1992
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
as Mark Antony (voice)
TV - Released: 11/9/1992

1991

Hancock
Hancock
as Ray Galton
Movie - Released: 9/1/1991
Murder Most Horrid
Murder Most Horrid
as General Alberto
TV - Released: 11/14/1991
Murder Most Horrid
Murder Most Horrid
as Roy Redfern
TV - Released: 11/14/1991
Soldier Soldier
Soldier Soldier
as Snr Supt Derek Tierney, RHKP
TV - Released: 6/10/1991

1990

Movie
The Fool
as Mr. Blackthorn
Movie - Released: 12/7/1990
The Witches
The Witches
as Head Chef
Movie - Released: 5/25/1990
Movie
Crimestrike
as The Detective
Movie - Released: 10/1/1990
A Sense of Guilt
A Sense of Guilt
as Richard Murray
TV - Released: 1/16/1990
The Gravy Train
The Gravy Train
as Personip
TV - Released: 6/27/1990

1989

The Rainbow
The Rainbow
as Mr. Harby
Movie - Released: 5/5/1989
Here Is the News
Here Is the News
as News Editor
Movie - Released: 3/5/1989
Erik the Viking
Erik the Viking
as Jennifer the Viking (Another Rapist)
Movie - Released: 9/1/1989
Precious Bane
Precious Bane
as Sarn
Movie - Released: 1/2/1989

1988

Soursweet
Soursweet
as Mr. Constantinides
Movie - Released: 5/15/1988
The Tenth Man
The Tenth Man
as Pierre
Movie - Released: 12/4/1988
The Raggedy Rawney
The Raggedy Rawney
as The Soldier
Movie - Released: 9/20/1988
The First Kangaroos
The First Kangaroos
as Arthur Hughes
Movie - Released: 4/21/1988
Movie
Star Trap
as Dr. Wax
Movie - Released: 1/1/1988
Movie
Duck
Movie - Released: 1/1/1988
TV
Thompson
TV - Released: 11/10/1988

1987

The American Way
The American Way
as Castro
Movie - Released: 11/13/1987
A Month in the Country
A Month in the Country
as Ellerbeck
Movie - Released: 9/27/1987

1986

Haunted Honeymoon
Haunted Honeymoon
as Montego
Movie - Released: 7/25/1986
The Singing Detective
The Singing Detective
as Mr. Marlow
TV - Released: 11/16/1986
The Monocled Mutineer
The Monocled Mutineer
TV - Released: 8/31/1986
Casualty
Casualty
as Matthew Charlton
TV - Released: 9/6/1986
Lost Empires
Lost Empires
as Inspector Crabb
TV - Released: 10/24/1986

1985

Rustlers' Rhapsody
Rustlers' Rhapsody
as Blackie
Movie - Released: 5/10/1985
The Mysteries
The Mysteries
as Mak / Fourth Soldier
TV - Released: 12/22/1985

1984

Top Secret!
Top Secret!
as Déjà Vu
Movie - Released: 6/8/1984
A Private Function
A Private Function
as Inspector Noble
Movie - Released: 11/9/1984
The Company of Wolves
The Company of Wolves
as Second Husband (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 9/21/1984
Hiawatha
Hiawatha
as Nawadaha - The Story Teller
Movie - Released: 12/27/1984

1983

The Oresteia
The Oresteia
as Agamemnon
Movie - Released: 10/9/1983
Widows
Widows
as D.I. Frinton
TV - Released: 3/16/1983

1982

The Comic Strip Presents...
The Comic Strip Presents...
as Commander
TV - Released: 11/2/1982

1980

Movie
Fox
as Cliff Ryan
Movie - Released: 3/10/1980
Fox
Fox
as Cliff Ryan
TV - Released: 3/10/1980

1979

Not the Nine O'Clock News
Not the Nine O'Clock News
TV - Released: 10/16/1979
Minder
Minder
as Tomkins
TV - Released: 10/29/1979

1974

NOVA
NOVA
as Narrator
TV - Released: 3/3/1974