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Jim Carter

James Edward Carter 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). He has been married to Imelda Staunton since October 1983. They have one child (Imelda Staunton).

Aliases
  • James Edward Carter
English
Filmography

Wonka

2023
as Abacus Crunch

Downton Abbey

2010
as Mr. Carson

Downton Abbey

2019
as Charles Carson

Shakespeare in Love

1998
as Ralph Bashford

Transformers: The Last Knight

2017
as Cogman (voice)

Knightfall

2017
as Pope Boniface VIII

The Witches

1990
as Head Chef

The Golden Compass

2007
as John Faa

Ella Enchanted

2004
as Nish

The Good Liar

2019
as Vincent

Asterix Conquers America

1994
as Vitalstatistix / Captain Redbeard / Legionnaires / Pirate #2 / Senator #3 / Homeless Roman Man / Pegleg / Stupidus / Galley Slave #2 / Corpulentus / Indians (voice) (uncredited)

102 Dalmatians

2000
as Detective Armstrong

The Little Vampire

2017
as Rookery (voice)

My Week with Marilyn

2011
as Barry

The First Kangaroos

1988
as Arthur Hughes

A Very British Coup

1988
as The Cabinet - Newsome

The Raggedy Rawney

1988
as The Soldier

Red Riding: In the Year of Our Lord 1980

2009
as Harold Angus

Heartlands

2002
as Geoff

The Oxford Murders

2008
as Inspector Petersen

16 Years of Alcohol

2003
as Director

The Singing Detective

1986
as Mr. Marlow

The Wind in the Willows

2006
as Engine Driver

The First Brit: The 10,000 Year Old Man

2018
as Self - Narrator

King Lear

2018
as Earl of Kent

Swimming with Men

2018
as Ted

Brassed Off

1996
as Harry

Cassandra's Dream

2007
as Garage Boss

Pompeii: The Last Day

2003
as Polybius

The Grotesque

1995
as George Lecky

Legionnaire

1998
as Lucien Galgani

Out of Season

2004

Modigliani

2004
as Achilles Hebuterne

Hornblower: Duty

2003
as Etheridge

Keep the Aspidistra Flying

1997
as Erskine

Harpur and Iles

1997
as Tenderness Mellick

Erik the Viking

1989
as Jennifer the Viking (Another Rapist)

The Tenth Man

1988
as Pierre

The Madness of King George

1994
as Charles James Fox

Adventures in Dinotopia

2002
as Mayor Waldo

Text Santa 2014

2014
as Mr. Carson (segment "Downton Abbey")

Black Beauty

1994
as John Manly

Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story

2001

Open Fire

1994
as DCS Young

Arabian Nights (2000)

2000
as Ja'far

Casablanca Driver

2004
as Joe Mateo, l'agent

The Advocate

1993
as Mathieu

Cranford

2007
as Captain Brown

Dambusters: Building the Bouncing Bomb

2011
as Self - Narrator

The Missing Postman

1997
as DS Lawrence Pitman

Resnick: Rough Treatment

1993
as Grabianski

December Flower

1984
as Dentist

The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton

2006
as Henry Dorling

The Oresteia

1983
as Agamemnon

The Fool

1990
as Mr. Blackthorn

A Private Function

1984
as Inspector Noble

Queen Victoria and the Crippled Kaiser

2013
as Narrator

The Rainbow

1989
as Mr. Harby

A Sense of Guilt

1990
as Richard Murray

The Way We Live Now

2001
as Mr. Brehgert

Bright Young Things

2003
as Chief Customs Officer

Red Riding: In the Year of Our Lord 1983

2009
as Harold Angus

Precious Bane

1989
as Sarn

Recovery

2007
as Mr. Lockwood

Burlesque Fairytales

2010
as The Compere

Top Secret!

1984
as Déjà Vu

The Thief Lord

2006
as Victor

The Chest

1997
as Roland Blood

Creation

2009
as Parslow

Bill's New Frock

1998
as Mr. Platworthy

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

2025
as Charles Carson

A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia

1992
as Meinertzhagen

Haunted Honeymoon

1986
as Montego

Richard III

1995
as Lord Hastings

Bright Hair

1997
as Norman Devenish

The Missing Postman

1997
as DS Lawrence Pitman

The Little Vampire

2000
as Rookery

A Month in the Country

1987
as Ellerbeck

Soursweet

1988
as Mr. Constantinides

Blame It on the Bellboy

1992
as Rossi

Tube Tales

1999

Caught in a Trap

2008
as Brian Perkins

Stalin

1992
as Sergo

Guest Star

Episode Between the Lines
Lies and Damned Lies 		1992
Episode Would I Lie to You?
Emily Maitlis, Jack Whitehall, Jim Carter and Armando Iannucci 		2012
Episode Strange
Asmoth (2) 		2003
Episode Portrait Artist of the Year
Jim Carter, Benjamin Zephaniah, Ellie Simmonds 		2022
Episode Bookaboo
Grumpy Badger's Christmas 		1970
Episode Adventures in Dinotopia
Part 1 		2002
Episode Silent Witness
Peripheral Vision (2) 		2007
Episode Zorro
A Deal with the Devil 		1990
Episode Adventures in Dinotopia
Part 2 		2002
Series Dinotopia 2002
Episode Adventures in Dinotopia
Part 3 		2002
Episode Zorro
Palomarez Returns 		1990
Episode Treasures Of The British Library
Jim Carter 		2018
Series Dinotopia 2002
Series Dinotopia 2002
Episode NOVA
Escape From Nazi Alcatraz 		2014
Episode Cracker
The Big Crunch (2) 		1994
Episode Midsomer Murders
The Fisher King 		2004
Episode Cracker
The Big Crunch (3) 		1994
Episode Channel 4 (UK) Documentaries
The Lost Legions of Varus 		2001
Episode Fame In The Frame
Imelda Staunton and Jim Carter 		1970
Episode Silent Witness
Peripheral Vision (1) 		2007