Jim Carter

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

153

Gender

Male

Birthday

1948-08-19 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, UK

Jim Carter

Biography

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

  • Midsomer Murders

    Midsomer Murders

  • The View

    The View

  • Downton Abbey

    Downton Abbey

  • NOVA

    NOVA

  • Minder

    Minder

  • Casualty

    Casualty

  • Alice in Wonderland

    Alice in Wonderland

  • Would I Lie to You?

    Would I Lie to You?

  • Wonka

    Wonka

  • Soursweet

    Soursweet

  • Shakespeare in Love

    Shakespeare in Love

  • Transformers: The Last Knight

    Transformers: The Last Knight

  • Creation

    Creation

  • Heartlands

    Heartlands

  • King Lear

    King Lear

  • I, Claudius

    I, Claudius

  • Pie in the Sky

    Pie in the Sky

  • Tube Tales

    Tube Tales

  • Tube Tales

    Tube Tales

  • Soldier Soldier

    Soldier Soldier

  • The Thief Lord

    The Thief Lord

  • Cracker

    Cracker

  • Punk Strut: The Movie

    Punk Strut: The Movie

  • Hancock

    Hancock

  • Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

    Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

  • Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

    Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

  • Knightfall

    Knightfall

  • Dinotopia

    Dinotopia

  • Fox

    Fox

  • Hornblower

    Hornblower

  • Precious Bane

    Precious Bane

  • Vigo

    Vigo

  • Hiawatha

    Hiawatha

  • The Grotesque

    The Grotesque

  • Rustlers' Rhapsody

    Rustlers' Rhapsody

  • Erik the Viking

    Erik the Viking

  • The Golden Compass

    The Golden Compass

  • The Sea Beast

    The Sea Beast

  • Keep the Aspidistra Flying

    Keep the Aspidistra Flying

  • Richard III

    Richard III

  • Cranford

    Cranford

  • Modigliani

    Modigliani

  • Ella Enchanted

    Ella Enchanted

  • Swimming with Men

    Swimming with Men

  • 102 Dalmatians

    102 Dalmatians

  • The Tenth Man

    The Tenth Man

  • The Bass Player

    The Bass Player

  • Stalin

    Stalin

  • The First Kangaroos

    The First Kangaroos

  • Downton Abbey: A New Era

    Downton Abbey: A New Era

  • Blue Murder

    Blue Murder

  • Star Trap

    Star Trap

  • Murder Most Horrid

    Murder Most Horrid

  • Murder Most Horrid

    Murder Most Horrid

  • Top Secret!

    Top Secret!

  • Fox

    Fox

  • Downton Abbey

    Downton Abbey

  • Arabian Nights

    Arabian Nights

  • Casablanca Driver

    Casablanca Driver

  • Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

    Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

  • Burlesque Fairytales

    Burlesque Fairytales

  • Trial by Fire

    Trial by Fire

  • Dinotopia

    Dinotopia

  • The Witches

    The Witches

  • Not the Nine O'Clock News

    Not the Nine O'Clock News

  • Brassed Off

    Brassed Off

  • The Good Liar

    The Good Liar

  • Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story

    Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story

  • A Year in Provence

    A Year in Provence

  • Dangerfield

    Dangerfield

  • Legionnaire

    Legionnaire

  • My Week with Marilyn

    My Week with Marilyn

  • Caught in a Trap

    Caught in a Trap

  • Strange

    Strange

  • Black Beauty

    Black Beauty

  • The Scarlet Pimpernel

    The Scarlet Pimpernel

  • Widows

    Widows

  • The Company of Wolves

    The Company of Wolves

  • The Little Vampire

    The Little Vampire

  • Cassandra's Dream

    Cassandra's Dream

  • The Singing Detective

    The Singing Detective

  • The Oxford Murders

    The Oxford Murders

  • Blood on the Carpet

    Blood on the Carpet

  • Bright Young Things

    Bright Young Things

  • The Madness of King George

    The Madness of King George

  • Lost Empires

    Lost Empires

  • One of a Kind

    One of a Kind

  • Coogan's Run

    Coogan's Run

  • Duck

    Duck

  • The Little Vampire 3D

    The Little Vampire 3D

  • House of 9

    House of 9

  • Ain't Misbehavin'

    Ain't Misbehavin'

  • London

    London

  • Trevor's World of Sport

    Trevor's World of Sport

  • A Private Function

    A Private Function

  • The Hour of the Pig

    The Hour of the Pig

  • The Rainbow

    The Rainbow

  • The Gravy Train

    The Gravy Train

  • Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980

    Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980

  • The Mysteries

    The Mysteries

  • Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983

    Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983

  • Thompson

    Thompson

  • Open Fire

    Open Fire

  • A Month in the Country

    A Month in the Country

  • The Wind in the Willows

    The Wind in the Willows

  • Discovering Dinotopia

    Discovering Dinotopia

  • A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia

    A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia

  • A Sense of Guilt

    A Sense of Guilt

  • Inside the Ritz Hotel

    Inside the Ritz Hotel

  • Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale

    Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale

  • Haunted Honeymoon

    Haunted Honeymoon

  • Hidden Treasures of the National Trust

    Hidden Treasures of the National Trust

  • The Missing Postman

    The Missing Postman

  • The Monocled Mutineer

    The Monocled Mutineer

  • The Fool

    The Fool

  • Blame It on the Bellboy

    Blame It on the Bellboy

  • Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama

    Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama

  • Bright Hair

    Bright Hair

  • 16 Years of Alcohol

    16 Years of Alcohol

  • Rock 'n' Roll Britannia

    Rock 'n' Roll Britannia

  • Hornblower: Duty

    Hornblower: Duty

  • Harry's Kingdom

    Harry's Kingdom

  • Resnick: Rough Treatment

    Resnick: Rough Treatment

  • Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown

    Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown

  • Recovery

    Recovery

  • The American Way

    The American Way

  • The Raggedy Rawney

    The Raggedy Rawney

  • Pompeii: The Last Day

    Pompeii: The Last Day

  • Turtle Journey: The Crisis in Our Oceans

    Turtle Journey: The Crisis in Our Oceans

  • Out of Season

    Out of Season

  • Midnight Movie

    Midnight Movie

  • Bill's New Frock

    Bill's New Frock

  • The Chest

    The Chest

  • Von Trapped

    Von Trapped

  • Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose

    Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose

  • Julius Caesar

    Julius Caesar

  • The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton

    The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton

  • Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me

    Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me

  • Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre

    Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre

  • Crimestrike

    Crimestrike

  • Here Is the News

    Here Is the News

  • The Oresteia

    The Oresteia

  • The Missing Postman

    The Missing Postman

  • Harpur and Iles: Protection

    Harpur and Iles: Protection

  • Cromwell: Warts and All

    Cromwell: Warts and All

  • In The Cold Light Of Day

    In The Cold Light Of Day

  • Hitler's Supergun

    Hitler's Supergun

  • Aberfan: The Untold Story

    Aberfan: The Untold Story

  • According to Beryl

    According to Beryl

  • Secrets of the Stonehenge Skeletons

    Secrets of the Stonehenge Skeletons

  • The Story of Alton Towers

    The Story of Alton Towers

  • Dambusters: Building the Bouncing Bomb

    Dambusters: Building the Bouncing Bomb

  • The Man Who Is Obsessed With The Number 12

    The Man Who Is Obsessed With The Number 12