Jim Carter

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

154

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

  • Casualty

    Casualty

  • Downton Abbey

    Downton Abbey

  • NOVA

    NOVA

  • The View

    The View

  • Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

    Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

  • Minder

    Minder

  • Alice in Wonderland

    Alice in Wonderland

  • Would I Lie to You?

    Would I Lie to You?

  • Transformers: The Last Knight

    Transformers: The Last Knight

  • Wonka

    Wonka

  • Pie in the Sky

    Pie in the Sky

  • Soldier Soldier

    Soldier Soldier

  • Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

    Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

  • Downton Abbey: A New Era

    Downton Abbey: A New Era

  • Cracker

    Cracker

  • The Witches

    The Witches

  • Blue Murder

    Blue Murder

  • The Sea Beast

    The Sea Beast

  • The Company of Wolves

    The Company of Wolves

  • Ella Enchanted

    Ella Enchanted

  • The Golden Compass

    The Golden Compass

  • Knightfall

    Knightfall

  • Erik the Viking

    Erik the Viking

  • Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983

    Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983

  • Murder Most Horrid

    Murder Most Horrid

  • Murder Most Horrid

    Murder Most Horrid

  • 102 Dalmatians

    102 Dalmatians

  • Hornblower

    Hornblower

  • Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980

    Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980

  • The American Way

    The American Way

  • The Little Vampire 3D

    The Little Vampire 3D

  • Bright Young Things

    Bright Young Things

  • The Wind in the Willows

    The Wind in the Willows

  • The Little Vampire

    The Little Vampire

  • Downton Abbey

    Downton Abbey

  • A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia

    A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia

  • Rustlers' Rhapsody

    Rustlers' Rhapsody

  • Cranford

    Cranford

  • Here Is the News

    Here Is the News

  • Modigliani

    Modigliani

  • The Madness of King George

    The Madness of King George

  • My Week with Marilyn

    My Week with Marilyn

  • The Oxford Murders

    The Oxford Murders

  • Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

    Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

  • Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me

    Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me

  • The Tenth Man

    The Tenth Man

  • Bright Hair

    Bright Hair

  • The Good Liar

    The Good Liar

  • Arabian Nights

    Arabian Nights

  • The Rainbow

    The Rainbow

  • Turtle Journey: The Crisis in Our Oceans

    Turtle Journey: The Crisis in Our Oceans

  • Not the Nine O'Clock News

    Not the Nine O'Clock News

  • Open Fire

    Open Fire

  • Star Trap

    Star Trap

  • The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton

    The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton

  • Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story

    Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story

  • Recovery

    Recovery

  • Haunted Honeymoon

    Haunted Honeymoon

  • Keep the Aspidistra Flying

    Keep the Aspidistra Flying

  • Widows

    Widows

  • Punk Strut: The Movie

    Punk Strut: The Movie

  • Dangerfield

    Dangerfield

  • Dinotopia

    Dinotopia

  • Shakespeare in Love

    Shakespeare in Love

  • Blame It on the Bellboy

    Blame It on the Bellboy

  • Creation

    Creation

  • Legionnaire

    Legionnaire

  • House of 9

    House of 9

  • The Singing Detective

    The Singing Detective

  • Secrets of the Stonehenge Skeletons

    Secrets of the Stonehenge Skeletons

  • Trial by Fire

    Trial by Fire

  • Top Secret!

    Top Secret!

  • Black Beauty

    Black Beauty

  • The Scarlet Pimpernel

    The Scarlet Pimpernel

  • Hornblower: Duty

    Hornblower: Duty

  • Stalin

    Stalin

  • Fox

    Fox

  • 16 Years of Alcohol

    16 Years of Alcohol

  • Richard III

    Richard III

  • Trevor's World of Sport

    Trevor's World of Sport

  • Brassed Off

    Brassed Off

  • Casablanca Driver

    Casablanca Driver

  • King Lear

    King Lear

  • A Private Function

    A Private Function

  • The First Kangaroos

    The First Kangaroos

  • Hancock

    Hancock

  • Cassandra's Dream

    Cassandra's Dream

  • The Bass Player

    The Bass Player

  • Hitler's Supergun

    Hitler's Supergun

  • A Month in the Country

    A Month in the Country

  • The Monocled Mutineer

    The Monocled Mutineer

  • Strange

    Strange

  • The Thief Lord

    The Thief Lord

  • Discovering Dinotopia

    Discovering Dinotopia

  • Julius Caesar

    Julius Caesar

  • Dambusters: Building the Bouncing Bomb

    Dambusters: Building the Bouncing Bomb

  • Swimming with Men

    Swimming with Men

  • A Year in Provence

    A Year in Provence

  • Bill's New Frock

    Bill's New Frock

  • Coogan's Run

    Coogan's Run

  • Fox

    Fox

  • Burlesque Fairytales

    Burlesque Fairytales

  • The Raggedy Rawney

    The Raggedy Rawney

  • The Fool

    The Fool

  • Von Trapped

    Von Trapped

  • Harpur and Iles: Protection

    Harpur and Iles: Protection

  • Lipstick on Your Collar

    Lipstick on Your Collar

  • In The Cold Light Of Day

    In The Cold Light Of Day

  • Vigo

    Vigo

  • Heartlands

    Heartlands

  • The Hour of the Pig

    The Hour of the Pig

  • Soursweet

    Soursweet

  • The Grotesque

    The Grotesque

  • Hidden Treasures of the National Trust

    Hidden Treasures of the National Trust

  • Lost Empires

    Lost Empires

  • London

    London

  • Pompeii: The Last Day

    Pompeii: The Last Day

  • The Mysteries

    The Mysteries

  • The Chest

    The Chest

  • Ain't Misbehavin'

    Ain't Misbehavin'

  • Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale

    Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale

  • Thompson

    Thompson

  • According to Beryl

    According to Beryl

  • The Gravy Train

    The Gravy Train

  • Dinotopia

    Dinotopia

  • Hiawatha

    Hiawatha

  • The Man Who Is Obsessed With The Number 12

    The Man Who Is Obsessed With The Number 12

  • Out of Season

    Out of Season

  • A Sense of Guilt

    A Sense of Guilt

  • The Missing Postman

    The Missing Postman

  • Crimestrike

    Crimestrike

  • Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale

    Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale

  • Tube Tales

    Tube Tales

  • Tube Tales

    Tube Tales

  • Resnick: Rough Treatment

    Resnick: Rough Treatment

  • Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown

    Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown

  • Precious Bane

    Precious Bane

  • Inside the Ritz Hotel

    Inside the Ritz Hotel

  • Blood on the Carpet

    Blood on the Carpet

  • Midnight Movie

    Midnight Movie

  • The Story of Alton Towers

    The Story of Alton Towers

  • Caught in a Trap

    Caught in a Trap

  • Cromwell: Warts and All

    Cromwell: Warts and All

  • Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre

    Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre

  • Duck

    Duck

  • One of a Kind

    One of a Kind

  • Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama

    Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama

  • The Missing Postman

    The Missing Postman

  • Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose

    Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose

  • Harry's Kingdom

    Harry's Kingdom

  • The Oresteia

    The Oresteia

  • Aberfan: The Untold Story

    Aberfan: The Untold Story

  • Rock 'n' Roll Britannia

    Rock 'n' Roll Britannia