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Jim Carterborn 1948

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Actor

Popularity

3.3

Famous

Biography

James Edward Carter (born 19 August 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).

Credits

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

2025

Drama • History • Romance

as Charles Carson

0(0)

1.5

Wonka

2023

Comedy • Family • Fantasy

as Abacus Crunch

7.1(3,886)

The Sea Beast

2022

Action • Adventure • Animation • Family • Fantasy

as King (voice)

7.3(1,539)

6.4

Downton Abbey: A New Era

2022

Drama • Romance

as Charles Carson

7.2(515)

2.7

Turtle Journey: The Crisis in Our Oceans

2020

Animation • Drama

as Dad Turtle

7.4(6)

0.2

The Good Liar

2019

Crime

as Vincent

6.7(1,168)

2.3

Downton Abbey

2019

Drama • History • Romance

as Charles Carson

7.1(1,168)

2.9

Swimming with Men

2018

Comedy • Drama

as Ted

6.1(81)

0.6

King Lear

2018

Drama • TV Movie

as Earl of Kent

6(96)

The Little Vampire 3D

2017

Animation • Comedy • Family • Fantasy

as Rookery (voice)

6.1(163)

1.8

Transformers: The Last Knight

2017

Action • Adventure • Science Fiction

as Cogman (voice)

6.1(6,368)

10.6

Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me

2016

Documentary • Music

as Self

0(0)

0.2

Punk Strut: The Movie

2016

Music

as Skippy

0(0)

0.3

Hitler's Supergun

2015

Documentary

as Narrator (voice)

5.5(2)

0.2

Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama

2014

Documentary

as Self

0(0)

0.4

One of a Kind

2014

Animation

as Narrator (voice)

0(0)

0.1

Rock 'n' Roll Britannia

2013

as Self

0(0)

0.1

Secrets of the Stonehenge Skeletons

2013

Documentary

as Narrator (Voice)

7(1)

My Week with Marilyn

2011

Drama • Romance

as Barry

6.7(1,303)

1.5

Dambusters: Building the Bouncing Bomb

2011

Documentary

as Narrator (Voice)

6.5(2)

0.1

Alice in Wonderland

2010

Adventure • Family • Fantasy

as The Executioner

6.6(14,238)

12.3

Burlesque Fairytales

2010

Drama • Thriller

as The Compere

5.6(5)

0.3

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980

2009

Crime • Drama • Mystery • TV Movie • Thriller

as Harold Angus

6.9(180)

0.6

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983

2009

Crime • Drama • Mystery • TV Movie • Thriller

as Harold Angus

6.9(175)

0.5

Creation

2009

Drama • History

as Parslow

6.4(233)

The Oxford Murders

2008

Crime • Mystery • Thriller

as Inspector Petersen

6(655)

0.9

The Golden Compass

2007

Adventure • Fantasy

as John Faa

6.1(4,609)

7.3

Cassandra's Dream

2007

Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Garage Boss

6.3(794)

1.7

Recovery

2007

Drama • TV Movie

as Mr. Lockwood

6.7(20)

0.3

The Wind in the Willows

2006

Drama • Family • TV Movie

as Engine Driver

5.8(9)

0.7

The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton

2006

Drama • History

as Henry Dorling

6.2(6)

0.2

Aberfan: The Untold Story

2006

Documentary

as Lord Robens

5(2)

0.1

The Thief Lord

2006

Adventure • Fantasy • Science Fiction

as Victor

5.9(184)

0.7

The Man Who Is Obsessed With The Number 12

2005

Documentary

as Narrator

0(0)

0.1

House of 9

2005

Drama • Horror • Thriller

as The Watcher

5(229)

1.2

The Story of Alton Towers

2005

Documentary

as Narrator/The Earl

0(0)

0.1

Out of Season

2004

Crime • Thriller

as Michael Philipps

4.7(13)

0.4

Von Trapped

2004

Comedy • Drama • TV Movie

as Larry Lavelle

0(0)

0.2

Casablanca Driver

2004

Comedy

as Joe Mateo, l'agent

5.8(27)

0.9

Modigliani

2004

Drama

as Achilles Hebuterne

7.1(197)

0.8

Ella Enchanted

2004

Comedy • Family • Fantasy

as Nish

6.5(1,874)

4.7

Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose

2003

Animation

as Red Rose (voice)

0(0)

0.2

Cromwell: Warts and All

2003

Drama • History

as Oliver Cromwell

0(0)

0.1

Pompeii: The Last Day

2003

Action • Documentary • Drama • History

as Polybius

6.7(27)

0.6

Bright Young Things

2003

Comedy

as Chief Customs Officer

6.3(88)

16 Years of Alcohol

2003

Crime • Drama

as Director

5.6(25)

0.5

Heartlands

2003

Comedy • Drama

as Geoff

6.1(20)

0.8

Hornblower: Duty

2003

Adventure • TV Movie • War

as Etheridge

7.3(29)

0.6

Discovering Dinotopia

2002

Adventure • Family • Fantasy

as Mayor Waldo

6.3(47)

0.6

Dinotopia

2002

Action • Adventure • Fantasy • Science Fiction

as Mayor Waldo

6.5(1)

0.3

According to Beryl

2001

Documentary

as Samuel Johnson

0(0)

0.2

The Little Vampire

2000

Adventure • Comedy • Family • Fantasy

as Rookery

6.9(440)

1.6

102 Dalmatians

2000

Comedy • Family

as Detective Armstrong

5.5(1,390)

3.8

Tube Tales

1999

Drama

as Ticket Inspector (segment "Steal Away")

5.1(17)

0.7

Tube Tales

1999

Drama

as Ticket Inspector (Steal Away)

5.1(17)

0.7

The Bass Player

1999

0(0)

0.1

Trial by Fire

1999

Mystery • TV Movie

as Geoffrey Bailey

0(0)

0.1

Shakespeare in Love

1998

Comedy • History • Romance

as Ralph Bashford

6.9(3,054)

2.6

Legionnaire

1998

Action • Adventure • History • War

as Lucien Galgani

5.8(565)

2.2

Vigo

1998

Drama

as Bonaventure (uncredited)

4.8(3)

0.8

Bill's New Frock

1998

Family

as Mr. Platworthy

0(0)

0.1

Keep the Aspidistra Flying

1997

Comedy • Drama • Romance

as Erskine

6(14)

0.5

The Chest

1997

Comedy • Drama

as Roland Blood

0(0)

0.2

The Missing Postman

1997

Comedy • Drama • TV Movie

as DS Lawrence Pitman

5(1)

0.5

Bright Hair

1997

Crime • Drama • Mystery

as Norman Devenish

3.8(5)

0.3

Harpur and Iles: Protection

1997

as Tenderness Mellick

5(1)

0.1

Brassed Off

1996

Comedy • Drama • Romance

as Harry

7(280)

1.4

Richard III

1995

Drama • War

as Lord Hastings

6.7(180)

0.7

The Grotesque

1995

Comedy • Drama • Horror • Mystery • Thriller

as George Lecky

5.3(12)

0.7

Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre

1995

Comedy • Drama • TV Movie

as Inspector

0(0)

0.2

The Madness of King George

1994

Comedy • Drama • History

as Fox

6.8(241)

1.1

Midnight Movie

1994

Drama • TV Movie

as Henry Harris

1(1)

0.2

Julius Caesar

1994

Animation • Drama

as Mark Antony

0(0)

0.3

Open Fire

1994

Crime • Drama • TV Movie

as DCS Young

7(2)

0.7

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

1994

Drama • Horror • Romance • Science Fiction

as Executioner (uncredited)

6.4(1,254)

2.1

Black Beauty

1994

Adventure • Drama • Family

as John Manly

6.7(338)

1.4

In The Cold Light Of Day

1994

Drama • TV Movie

as Father

0(0)

0.1

The Hour of the Pig

1993

Crime • Drama • History • Mystery • Romance • Thriller

as Mathieu

6.2(38)

0.8

Resnick: Rough Treatment

1993

Crime

as Grabianski

0(0)

0.3

Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown

1993

Comedy

as Commander

0(0)

0.5

Stalin

1992

Drama • History • TV Movie • War

as Sergo

5.1(35)

0.8

A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia

1992

Drama • History • TV Movie

as Meinertzhagen

6.4(15)

0.7

Blame It on the Bellboy

1992

Comedy

as Rossi

5.4(56)

0.5

Hancock

1991

Comedy • Drama • TV Movie

as Ray Galton

0(0)

0.8

The Fool

1990

Drama

as Mr. Blackthorn

7(2)

0.5

Crimestrike

1990

Comedy • Drama

as The Detective

0(0)

0.2

The Witches

1990

Family • Fantasy • Horror

as Head Chef

6.9(1,281)

3.3

Erik the Viking

1989

Adventure • Comedy • Fantasy

as Jennifer the Viking (Another Rapist)

5.9(227)

1.2

The Rainbow

1989

Drama • Romance

as Mr. Harby

5.7(30)

0.6

Here Is the News

1989

Drama • TV Movie

as News Editor

0(0)

0.2

Precious Bane

1989

Drama • Romance • TV Movie

as Sarn

6(1)

0.2

The Tenth Man

1988

Drama • TV Movie

as Pierre

6.7(26)

0.6

The Raggedy Rawney

1988

Drama • Romance • War

as The Soldier

5.8(8)

0.3

Soursweet

1988

Drama

as Mr. Constantinides

5.3(3)

0.5

The First Kangaroos

1988

Drama

as Arthur Hughes

0(0)

0.2

Star Trap

1988

TV Movie

as Dr. Wax

0(0)

0.1

Duck

1988

0(0)

0.1

The American Way

1987

Comedy

as Castro

5.8(7)

0.2

A Month in the Country

1987

Drama • History

as Ellerbeck

6.4(30)

0.5

Haunted Honeymoon

1986

Comedy • Horror • Mystery

as Montego

5.4(160)

0.8

Rustlers' Rhapsody

1985

Action • Comedy • Western

as Blackie

5.5(41)

0.5

Hiawatha

1984

Drama

as Nawadaha - The Story Teller

0(0)

A Private Function

1984

Comedy

as Inspector Noble

6.3(52)

0.7

The Company of Wolves

1984

Fantasy • Horror

as Second Husband (uncredited)

6.3(352)

1.6

Top Secret!

1984

Comedy

as Déjà Vu

7.1(1,244)

3.5

The Oresteia

1983

Drama

as Agamemnon

0(0)

0.3

Fox

1980

Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Cliff Ryan

1(1)

0.3