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Jim Carter

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Jim Carter

Born August 19, 1948 in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, UK99 films

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).

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Filmography

99 films as actor
  1. 2025Downton Abbey: The Grand FinaleCharles Carson
  2. 2023WonkaAbacus Crunch
  3. 2022The Sea BeastKing (voice)
  4. 2022Downton Abbey: A New EraCharles Carson
  5. 2019The Good LiarVincent
  6. 2019Downton AbbeyCharles Carson
  7. 2018Swimming with MenTed
  8. 2018King LearEarl of Kent
  9. 2017The Little Vampire 3DRookery (voice)
  10. 2017Transformers: The Last KnightCogman (voice)
  11. 2016Punk Strut: The MovieSkippy
  12. 2014One of a KindNarrator (voice)
  13. 2011My Week with MarilynBarry
  14. 2010Alice in WonderlandThe Executioner (voice)
  15. 2010Burlesque FairytalesThe Compere
  16. 2009Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980Harold Angus
  17. 2009Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983Harold Angus
  18. 2009CreationParslow
  19. 2008Caught in a TrapBrian Perkins
  20. 2008The Oxford MurdersInspector Petersen
  21. 2007The Golden CompassJohn Faa
  22. 2007Cassandra's DreamGarage Boss
  23. 2007RecoveryMr. Lockwood
  24. 2006The Wind in the WillowsEngine Driver
  25. 2006The Secret Life of Mrs. BeetonHenry Dorling
  26. 2006The Thief LordVictor
  27. 2005House of 9The Watcher
  28. 2004Out of SeasonMichael Philipps
  29. 2004Von TrappedLarry Lavelle
  30. 2004Casablanca DriverJoe Mateo, l'agent
  31. 2004ModiglianiAchilles Hebuterne
  32. 2004Ella EnchantedNish
  33. 2003Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the RoseRed Rose (voice)
  34. 2003Cromwell: Warts and AllOliver Cromwell
  35. 2003Bright Young ThingsChief Customs Officer
  36. 200316 Years of AlcoholDirector
  37. 2003HeartlandsGeoff
  38. 2003Hornblower: DutyEtheridge
  39. 2002Discovering DinotopiaMayor Waldo
  40. 2002DinotopiaMayor Waldo
  41. 2000The Little VampireRookery
  42. 2000102 DalmatiansDetective Armstrong
  43. 1999Tube TalesTicket Inspector (segment "Steal Away")
  44. 1999The Bass Player
  45. 1999Trial by FireGeoffrey Bailey
  46. 1998Shakespeare in LoveRalph Bashford
  47. 1998LegionnaireLucien Galgani
  48. 1998VigoBonaventure (uncredited)
  49. 1998Bill's New FrockMr. Platworthy
  50. 1997Keep the Aspidistra FlyingErskine
  51. 1997The ChestRoland Blood
  52. 1997The Missing PostmanDS Lawrence Pitman
  53. 1997Bright HairNorman Devenish
  54. 1997Harpur and Iles: ProtectionTenderness Mellick
  55. 1996Brassed OffHarry
  56. 1995Richard IIILord Hastings
  57. 1995It Might Be YouWally 'Lottery' Whaley
  58. 1995The GrotesqueGeorge Lecky
  59. 1995Mrs Hartley and the Growth CentreInspector
  60. 1994The Madness of King GeorgeFox
  61. 1994Midnight MovieHenry Harris
  62. 1994Julius CaesarMark Antony
  63. 1994Open FireDCS Young
  64. 1994Mary Shelley's FrankensteinExecutioner (uncredited)
  65. 1994Black BeautyJohn Manly
  66. 1994In The Cold Light Of DayFather
  67. 1993The Hour of the PigMathieu
  68. 1993Resnick: Rough TreatmentGrabianski
  69. 1993Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous BreakdownCommander
  70. 1992StalinSergo
  71. 1992A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After ArabiaMeinertzhagen
  72. 1992Blame It on the BellboyRossi
  73. 1991HancockRay Galton
  74. 1991Incident in Judaea
  75. 1990The FoolMr. Blackthorn
  76. 1990CrimestrikeThe Detective
  77. 1990The WitchesHead Chef
  78. 1989Erik the VikingJennifer the Viking (Another Rapist)
  79. 1989The RainbowMr. Harby
  80. 1989Here Is the NewsNews Editor
  81. 1989Precious BaneSarn
  82. 1988The Tenth ManPierre
  83. 1988The Raggedy RawneyThe Soldier
  84. 1988SoursweetMr. Constantinides
  85. 1988The First KangaroosArthur Hughes
  86. 1988Star TrapDr. Wax
  87. 1988Duck
  88. 1987The American WayCastro
  89. 1987A Month in the CountryEllerbeck
  90. 1987Harry's KingdomBill
  91. 1986Haunted HoneymoonMontego
  92. 1985Rustlers' RhapsodyBlackie
  93. 1984HiawathaNawadaha - The Story Teller
  94. 1984December FlowerDentist
  95. 1984A Private FunctionInspector Noble
  96. 1984The Company of WolvesSecond Husband (uncredited)
  97. 1984Top Secret!Déjà Vu
  98. 1983The OresteiaAgamemnon
  99. 1980FoxCliff Ryan