
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
8/19/1948
Place of Birth
Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, UK
Also Known As
Джим КартерJames Edward CarterJames Carter
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

Black Beauty
as John Manly

Alice in Wonderland
as The Executioner (voice)

Wonka
as Abacus Crunch

Transformers: The Last Knight
as Cogman (voice)

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
as Charles Carson

The Witches
as Head Chef

The Sea Beast
as King (voice)

The Golden Compass
as John Faa

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
as Executioner (uncredited)

The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton
as Henry Dorling

102 Dalmatians
as Detective Armstrong

Modigliani
as Achilles Hebuterne

Ella Enchanted
as Nish

Shakespeare in Love
as Ralph Bashford

Downton Abbey: A New Era
as Charles Carson

Top Secret!
as Déjà Vu

Casablanca Driver
as Joe Mateo, l'agent

The Good Liar
as Vincent

Creation
as Parslow

Haunted Honeymoon
as Montego
Career Timeline
2025
2019
2017
2010
2009
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose
as Red Rose (voice)
Cromwell: Warts and All
as Oliver Cromwell
Pompeii: The Last Day
as Polybius
Bright Young Things
as Chief Customs Officer
Trevor's World of Sport
as Sir Frank Luckton
Strange
as Inspector Stuart
Blue Murder
as Frank Evans
16 Years of Alcohol
as Director
Heartlands
as Geoff
Hornblower: Duty
as Etheridge
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
as Erskine
The View
as Self
Ain't Misbehavin'
as Maxie Morrell
The Chest
as Roland Blood
The Missing Postman
as DS Lawrence Pitman
The Missing Postman
as DS Lawrence Pitman
Midsomer Murders
as Nathan Green
Bright Hair
as Norman Devenish
Harpur and Iles: Protection
as Tenderness Mellick