
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).
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

The Golden Compass
as John Faa
2007

Shakespeare in Love
as Ralph Bashford
1998

Legionnaire
as Lucien Galgani
1998

Hitler's Supergun
as Narrator (voice)
2015

Creation
as Parslow
2009

The Madness of King George
as Fox
1994

The Little Vampire
as Rookery
2000

Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama
as Self
2014

Richard III
as Lord Hastings
1995

Top Secret!
as Déjà Vu
1984

The Oxford Murders
as Inspector Petersen
2008

Brassed Off
as Harry
1996

Blame It on the Bellboy
as Rossi
1992

Secrets of the Stonehenge Skeletons
as Narrator (Voice)
2013

The American Way
as Castro
1987

The Wind in the Willows
as Engine Driver
2006

Black Beauty
as John Manly
1994

The Rainbow
as Mr. Harby
1989

Bright Young Things
as Chief Customs Officer
2003

A Month in the Country
as Ellerbeck
1987
TV Appearances

The Missing Postman
as DS Lawrence Pitman
1997

Hornblower
as Etheridge
1998

Downton Abbey
as Charles Carson
2010

Blood on the Carpet
as Self - Narrator (voice)
1999

NOVA
as Narrator
1974

Would I Lie to You?
as Self
2007

Blue Murder
as Frank Evans
2003
London
as Henry Fielding
2004

The Scarlet Pimpernel
as General La Forge
1999

Not the Nine O'Clock News
1979

Coogan's Run
as Fraser
1995

Cracker
as Kenneth Trant
1993