Acting credits
142
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Jim Carter
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 99Series: 43
TMDB ID: 20070
IMDb ID: nm0141697
Known for: Acting
Born: August 19, 1948
Age: 78
Place of birth: Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1974 - 2025
Years active: 52
Average TMDB rating: 6.55
Wikidata: Q976829
Also known as
Джим Картер • James Edward Carter • James Carter • جیم کارتر
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).
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Jim Carter.
as Charles Carson
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
2025 • Movie
as Self
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
2025 • Movie
as Abacus Crunch
Wonka
2023 • Movie
as King (voice)
The Sea Beast
2022 • Movie
as Charles Carson
Downton Abbey: A New Era
2022 • Movie
as Vincent
The Good Liar
2019 • Movie
as Charles Carson
Downton Abbey
2019 • Movie
as Ted
Swimming with Men
2018 • Movie
as Earl of Kent
King Lear
2018 • Movie
as Rookery (voice)
The Little Vampire 3D
2017 • Movie
as Cogman (voice)
Transformers: The Last Knight
2017 • Movie
as Self
Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me
2016 • Movie
as Skippy
Punk Strut: The Movie
2016 • Movie
as Narrator (voice)
Hitler's Supergun
2015 • Movie
as Self
Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama
2014 • Movie
as Narrator (Voice)
Secrets of the Stonehenge Skeletons
2013 • Movie
as Barry
My Week with Marilyn
2011 • Movie
as Narrator (Voice)
Dambusters: Building the Bouncing Bomb
2011 • Movie
as The Executioner (voice)
Alice in Wonderland
2010 • Movie
as The Compere
Burlesque Fairytales
2010 • Movie
as Harold Angus
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
2009 • Movie
as Harold Angus
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
2009 • Movie
as Parslow
Creation
2009 • Movie
as Brian Perkins
Caught in a Trap
2008 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Jim Carter.
as Self - Narrator (voice) • 12 eps
Hidden Treasures of the National Trust
2023 • Series
as Narrator • 4 eps
Inside the Ritz Hotel
2019 • Series
as Pope Boniface VIII • 18 eps
Knightfall
2017 • Series
as Narrator • 12 eps
Flintoff: Lord of the Fries
2015 • Series
as Charles Carson • 47 eps
Downton Abbey
2010 • Series
as Captain Brown • 7 eps
Cranford
2007 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Would I Lie to You?
2007 • Series
as Sir Frank Luckton • 1 eps
Trevor's World of Sport
2003 • Series
as Inspector Stuart • 1 eps
Strange
2003 • Series
as Frank Evans • 1 eps
Blue Murder
2003 • Series
as Mayor Waldo • 3 eps
Dinotopia
2002 • Series
as Odin - Member of the Great Council of Mac Slec • 2 eps
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
2001 • Series
as Ja'Far • 2 eps
Arabian Nights
2000 • Series
as General La Forge • 3 eps
The Scarlet Pimpernel
1999 • Series
as Self - Narrator (voice) • 1 eps
Blood on the Carpet
1999 • Series
as Etheridge • 1 eps
Hornblower
1998 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The View
1997 • Series
as Maxie Morrell • 3 eps
Ain't Misbehavin'
1997 • Series
as DS Lawrence Pitman • 2 eps
The Missing Postman
1997 • Series
as Nathan Green • 1 eps
Midsomer Murders
1997 • Series
as Ted Lowry • 1 eps
Dalziel and Pascoe
1996 • Series
as Stephen Millwood • 1 eps
Dangerfield
1995 • Series
as Alec Bailey • 1 eps
Pie in the Sky
1994 • Series
as Kenneth Trant • 3 eps
Cracker
1993 • Series