Jim Carter
James Edward Carter 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).
Acted in
Downton Abbey 3
2025
as Charles Carson
Wonka
2023
as Abacus Crunch
Hidden Treasures of the National Trust
2023
as Narrator
The Sea Beast
2022
as King (voice)
Downton Abbey: A New Era
2022
as Charles Carson
Turtle Journey: The Crisis in Our Oceans
2020
as Dad Turtle
The Good Liar
2019
as Vincent
Downton Abbey
2019
as Charles Carson
Swimming with Men
2018
as Ted
King Lear
2018
as Earl of Kent
Knightfall
2017
as Pope Boniface VIII
The Little Vampire 3D
2017
as Rookery (voice)
Transformers: The Last Knight
2017
as Cogman (voice)
Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me
2016
as Self
Punk Strut: The Movie
2016
as Skippy
Hitler's Supergun
2015
as Narrator (voice)
Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama
2014
as Self
One of a Kind
2014
as Narrator (voice)
Rock 'n' Roll Britannia
2013
as Self
Secrets of the Stonehenge Skeletons
2013
as Narrator (Voice)
Honest Trailers
2012
as Abacus Crunch (archive footage)
My Week with Marilyn
2011
as Barry
Dambusters: Building the Bouncing Bomb
2011
as Narrator (Voice)
Downton Abbey
2010
as Charles Carson
Burlesque Fairytales
2010
as The Compere
Creation
2009
as Parslow
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
2009
as Harold Angus
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
2009
as Harold Angus
The Oxford Murders
2008
as Inspector Petersen
The Golden Compass
2007
as John Faa
Cranford
2007
as Self/Captain Brown
Cranford
2007
as Captain Brown
Cassandra's Dream
2007
as Garage Boss
Would I Lie to You?
2007
as Self
Recovery
2007
as Mr. Lockwood
The Wind in the Willows
2006
as Engine Driver
The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton
2006
as Henry Dorling
Aberfan: The Untold Story
2006
as Lord Robens
The Thief Lord
2006
as Victor
The Man Who Is Obsessed With The Number 12
2005
as Narrator
House of 9
2005
as The Watcher
The Story of Alton Towers
2005
as Narrator/The Earl
Out of Season
2004
as Michael Philipps
Von Trapped
2004
as Larry Lavelle
Casablanca Driver
2004
as Joe Mateo, l'agent
Modigliani
2004
as Achilles Hebuterne
London
2004
as Henry Fielding
Ella Enchanted
2004
as Nish
Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose
2003
as Red Rose (voice)
Cromwell: Warts and All
2003
as Oliver Cromwell
Pompeii: The Last Day
2003
as Polybius
Bright Young Things
2003
as Chief Customs Officer
Trevor's World of Sport
2003
as Sir Frank Luckton
Strange
2003
Blue Murder
2003
as Frank Evans
16 Years of Alcohol
2003
as Director
Heartlands
2003
as Geoff
Hornblower: Duty
2003
as Etheridge
Dinotopia
2002
as Mayor Waldo
Dinotopia
2002
as Mayor Waldo
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
2001
as Odin - Member of the Great Council of Mac Slec
According to Beryl
2001
as Samuel Johnson
The Little Vampire
2000
as Rookery
102 Dalmatians
2000
as Detective Armstrong
Arabian Nights
2000
as Ja'Far
Tube Tales
1999
as Ticket Inspector (segment "Steal Away")
Tube Tales
1999
as Ticket Inspector (Steal Away)
Trial by Fire
1999
as Geoffrey Bailey
The Scarlet Pimpernel
1999
as General La Forge
Blood on the Carpet
1999
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Shakespeare in Love
1998
as Ralph Bashford
Legionnaire
1998
as Lucien Galgani
Hornblower
1998
as Etheridge
Vigo
1998
as Bonaventure (uncredited)
Bill's New Frock
1998
as Mr. Platworthy
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
1997
as Erskine
Ain't Misbehavin'
1997
as Maxie Morrell
The Chest
1997
as Roland Blood
The Missing Postman
1997
as DS Lawrence Pitman
The Missing Postman
1997
as DS Lawrence Pitman
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Nathan Green
Bright Hair
1997
as Norman Devenish
Harpur and Iles: Protection
1997
as Tenderness Mellick
Brassed Off
1996
as Harry
Richard III
1995
as Lord Hastings
Coogan's Run
1995
as Fraser
The Grotesque
1995
as George Lecky
Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre
1995
as Inspector
Dangerfield
1995
as Stephen Millwood
The Madness of King George
1994
as Fox
Midnight Movie
1994
as Henry Harris
Open Fire
1994
as DCS Young
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
1994
as Executioner (uncredited)
Black Beauty
1994
as John Manly
In The Cold Light Of Day
1994
as Father
Pie in the Sky
1994
as Alec Bailey
Cracker
1993
as Kenneth Trant
The Hour of the Pig
1993
as Mathieu
Resnick: Rough Treatment
1993
as Grabianski
Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown
1993
as Commander
A Year in Provence
1993
as Ted Hopkins
Lipstick on Your Collar
1993
as Inspector
Stalin
1992
as Sergo
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
1992
as Mark Antony (voice)
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
1992
as Meinertzhagen
Blame It on the Bellboy
1992
as Rossi
Murder Most Horrid
1991
as General Alberto
Murder Most Horrid
1991
as Roy Redfern
Hancock
1991
as Ray Galton
Soldier Soldier
1991
as Snr Supt Derek Tierney, RHKP
The Fool
1990
as Mr. Blackthorn
Crimestrike
1990
as The Detective
The Gravy Train
1990
as Personip
The Witches
1990
as Head Chef
A Sense of Guilt
1990
as Richard Murray
Erik the Viking
1989
as Jennifer the Viking (Another Rapist)
The Rainbow
1989
as Mr. Harby
Here Is the News
1989
as News Editor
Precious Bane
1989
as Sarn
The Tenth Man
1988
as Pierre
Thompson
1988
The Raggedy Rawney
1988
as The Soldier
Soursweet
1988
as Mr. Constantinides
The First Kangaroos
1988
as Arthur Hughes
Star Trap
1988
as Dr. Wax
Duck
1988
A Month in the Country
1987
as Ellerbeck
The American Way
1987
as Castro
The Singing Detective
1986
as Mr. Marlow
Lost Empires
1986
as Inspector Crabb
Casualty
1986
as Matthew Charlton
The Monocled Mutineer
1986
Haunted Honeymoon
1986
as Montego
The Mysteries
1985
as Mak / Fourth Soldier
Rustlers' Rhapsody
1985
as Blackie
A Private Function
1984
as Inspector Noble
The Company of Wolves
1984
as Second Husband (uncredited)
Top Secret!
1984
as Déjà Vu
The Oresteia
1983
as Agamemnon
Widows
1983
as D.I. Frinton
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Commander
Fox
1980
as Cliff Ryan
Fox
1980
as Cliff Ryan
Minder
1979
as Tomkins
Not the Nine O'Clock News
1979
NOVA
1974
as Narrator