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Jim Carter

ActorBorn August 19, 1948 (76 years)
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).

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • My Week with Marilyn
  • Cassandra's Dream
  • Midsomer Murders
  • The Oxford Murders
  • Legionnaire
  • The Company of Wolves
  • Creation
  • Modigliani
  • Black Beauty
  • Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
  • Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
  • Cracker
  • Adventures in Dinotopia
  • Bright Young Things
  • Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
  • A Month in the Country
  • Blue Murder (UK)
  • Out of Season
  • Between the Lines
  • Resnick: Rough Treatment

Known For

  • Downton Abbey
  • The Golden Compass
  • Downton Abbey
  • The Good Liar
  • Downton Abbey: A New Era
  • The Oxford Murders
  • Legionnaire
  • Brassed Off
  • 102 Dalmatians
  • The Little Vampire
  • Knightfall
  • The Singing Detective
  • Adventures in Dinotopia
  • Black Beauty
  • Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
  • Swimming with Men
  • Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
  • House of 9
  • The Thief Lord
  • Haunted Honeymoon
  • King Lear
  • Tube Tales
  • The Little Vampire
  • Arabian Nights (2000)

Filmography

2025
Downton Abbey 3 · as Charles Carson
2023
Wonka · as Abacus Crunch
2023
Hidden Treasures of the National Trust (TV Series) · as Narrator
2022
The Sea Beast · as King (voice)
2022
Downton Abbey: A New Era · as Charles Carson
2020
2019
The Good Liar · as Vincent
2019
Downton Abbey · as Charles Carson
2019
Inside the Ritz Hotel (TV Series) · as Narrator
2019
2018
2018
King Lear · as Earl Of Kent
2017
Knightfall (TV Series) · as Pope Boniface Viii
2017
The Little Vampire · as Rookery (voice)
2017
Transformers: The Last Knight · as Cogman (voice)
2016
NOVA: Bombing Hitler's Supergun · as Narrator (voice)
2014
Text Santa 2014 · as Mr. Carson (segment "downton Abbey")
2013
2012
Downton Abbey Revisited · as Charles Carson
2012
Honest Trailers (TV Series) · as Abacus Crunch (archive Footage)
2011
2010
Downton Abbey (TV Series) · as Charles Carson
2010
Alice in Wonderland · as Executioner
2009
Burlesque Fairytales · as The Compere
2009
Wish 143 · as Priest
2009
Creation · as Parslow
2009
2009
2009
Bookaboo (TV Series) · as Cast
2008
Caught in a Trap · as Brian Perkins
2008
The Oxford Murders · as Inspector Petersen
2007
The Golden Compass · as John Faa
2007
Cranford (TV Series) · as Captain Brown
2007
Cassandra's Dream · as Garage Boss
2007
Recovery · as Mr. Lockwood
2007
The Making of Cranford · as Captain Brown
2006
Doctor Who: The Eighth Doctor Adventures (TV Series) · as Brother Bernard
2006
The Wind in the Willows · as Engine Driver
2006
The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton · as Henry Dorling
2006
The Thief Lord · as Victor
2005
The Colbert Report (TV Series) · as Mr. Carson
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
Modigliani · as Achilles Hebuterne
2004
Von Trapped · as Larry Lavelle
2004
Casablanca Driver · as Joe Mateo, L'agent
2004
Peter Ackroyd's London (TV Series) · as Henry Fielding
2004
Ella Enchanted · as Nish
2004
Men of Iron · as Narrator
2003
2003
Pompeii: The Last Day · as Polybius
2003
Pompeii: The Last Day (TV Series) · as Polybius
2003
Bright Young Things · as Chief Customs Officer
2003
Coming Up (TV Series) · as Boyfriend
2003
Trevor's World of Sport (TV Series) · as Sir Frank Luckton
2003
Blue Murder (UK) (TV Series) · as Frank Evans
2003
16 Years of Alcohol · as Director
2003
Helen of Troy (TV Series) · as Pirithous
2003
Hornblower: Duty · as Etheridge
2002
Heartlands · as Geoff
2002
Adventures in Dinotopia (TV Series) · as Mayor Waldo
2002
Discovering Dinotopia · as Mayor Waldo
2002
Strange (TV Series)
2002
Dinotopia · as Mayor Waldo
2001
The Way We Live Now (TV Series) · as Mr Brehgert
2001
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story (TV Series) · as Odin - Member Of The Great Council Of Mac Slec
2000
102 Dalmatians · as Detective Armstrong
2000
The Little Vampire · as Rookery
2000
Arabian Nights (2000) (TV Series) · as Ja'far
1999
Tube Tales · as Ticket Inspector (steal Away)
1999
Trial by Fire · as Geoffrey Bailey
1999
The Scarlet Pimpernel (TV Series) · as General La Forge
1998
Vigo · as Bonaventure (uncredited)
1998
Shakespeare in Love · as Ralph Bashford
1998
Legionnaire · as Lucien Galgani
1998
Hornblower (TV Series) · as Etheridge
1997
A Merry War · as Erskine
1997
Trial & Retribution (TV Series) · as Dr. Jenkins
1997
Bright Hair · as Norman Devenish
1997
Ain't Misbehavin' (TV Series) · as Maxie Morrell
1997
The Missing Postman · as Ds Lawrence Pitman
1997
Midsomer Murders (TV Series) · as Nathan Green
1996
Brassed Off · as Harry
1996
Dalziel and Pascoe (TV Series) · as Ted Lowry
1996
Silent Witness (TV Series) · as Malcolm Young
1995
It Might Be You · as Wally 'lottery' Whaley
1995
Balto · as Doctor
1995
Coogan's Run (TV Series) · as Fraser
1995
Gentlemen Don't Eat Poets · as George Lecky
1995
Richard III · as Lord Hastings
1995
Dangerfield (TV Series) · as Stephen Millwood
1994
1994
Open Fire · as Dcs Young
1994
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein · as Executioner (uncredited)
1994
Black Beauty · as John Manly
1994
Pie in the Sky (TV Series) · as Alec Bailey
1994
The All New Alexei Sayle Show (TV Series) · as Cast
1993
Jo Brand Through the Cakehole (TV Series) · as Various Characters
1993
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story · as Additional Voice
1993
Cracker (TV Series) · as Kenneth Trant
1993
The Advocate · as Mathieu
1993
1993
A Year in Provence (TV Series) · as Ted Hopkins
1993
Lipstick on Your Collar (TV Series) · as Inspector
1992
Stalin · as Sergo
1992
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (TV Series) · as Mark Antony (voice)
1992
Between the Lines (TV Series) · as D.i. Dick Corbett
1992
A Dangerous Man · as Meinertzhagen
1992
1991
Secret History (TV Series) · as Narrator
1991
Murder Most Horrid (TV Series) · as Roy Redfern
1991
Soldier Soldier (TV Series) · as Snr Supt Derek Tierney, Rhkp
1990
The Fool · as Mr. Blackthorn
1990
The Gravy Train (TV Series) · as Personip
1990
The Witches · as Head Chef
1990
Cutting Edge (TV Series) · as Narrator
1990
A Sense of Guilt (TV Series) · as Richard Murray
1990
Zorro (TV Series) · as Colonel Mefisto Palomarez
1989
Erik the Viking · as Jennifer The Viking (another Rapist)
1989
The Rainbow · as Mr. Harby
1989
Precious Bane · as Sarn
1988
The Tenth Man · as Pierre
1988
Christabel (TV Series) · as Bausch
1988
Thompson (TV Series)
1988
The Raggedy Rawney · as The Soldier
1988
A Very British Coup (TV Series) · as The Cabinet - Newsome
1988
Soursweet · as Mr. Constantinides
1987
1986
The American Way · as Castro
1986
The Singing Detective (TV Series) · as Mr. Marlow
1986
Lost Empires (TV Series) · as Inspector Crabb
1986
Casualty (TV Series) · as Matthew Charlton
1986
King & Castle (TV Series) · as Nickolds
1986
1986
Haunted Honeymoon · as Montego
1985
Screen One (TV Series) · as Ray Galton
1985
Rustlers' Rhapsody · as Blackie
1984
Screen Two (TV Series) · as Father
1984
A Private Function · as Inspector Noble
1984
The Bill (TV Series) · as Stan
1984
The Company of Wolves · as Second Husband (uncredited)
1984
Top Secret! · as Déjà Vu
1984
Alas Smith and Jones (TV Series) · as Cast
1983
Widows (TV Series) · as D.i. Frinton
1982
The Comic Strip Presents... (TV Series) · as Commander
1980
Flash Gordon · as Azurian Man
1980
Fox (TV Series) · as Cliff Ryan
1979
Minder (TV Series) · as Tomkins
1979
1978
The South Bank Show (TV Series) · as Big Jule
1976
I, Claudius (TV Series) · as Senator In The Front Row Of The Roman Senate
1975
Arena (1975) (TV Series) · as Samuel Johnson
1974
NOVA (TV Series) · as Narrator

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