Jim Carter
Birthday: 1948-08-19
Birthplace: Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, UK
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned
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).
Credits
| Year | Title | Character | |
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2025-09-10 | Downton Abbey 3 | Charles Carson |
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2023-12-06 | Wonka | Abacus Crunch |
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2022-06-24 | The Sea Beast | King (voice) |
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2022-04-27 | Downton Abbey: A New Era | Charles Carson |
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2020-01-14 | Turtle Journey: The Crisis in Our Oceans | Dad Turtle |
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2019-11-08 | The Good Liar | Vincent |
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2019-09-12 | Downton Abbey | Charles Carson |
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2018-07-06 | Swimming with Men | Ted |
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2018-05-28 | King Lear | Earl of Kent |
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2017-10-04 | The Little Vampire 3D | Rookery (voice) |
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2017-06-16 | Transformers: The Last Knight | Cogman (voice) |
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2016-01-01 | Punk Strut: The Movie | Skippy |
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2011-11-23 | My Week with Marilyn | Barry |
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2010-01-01 | Burlesque Fairytales | The Compere |
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2009-09-25 | Creation | Parslow |
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2009-02-28 | Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 | Harold Angus |
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2009-02-28 | Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 | Harold Angus |
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2008-01-18 | The Oxford Murders | Inspector Petersen |
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2007-12-04 | The Golden Compass | John Faa |
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2007-10-31 | Cassandra's Dream | Garage Boss |
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2007-02-25 | Recovery | Mr. Lockwood |
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2006-12-18 | The Wind in the Willows | Engine Driver |
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2006-10-16 | The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton | Henry Dorling |
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2006-09-14 | Aberfan: The Untold Story | Lord Robens |
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2006-01-04 | The Thief Lord | Victor |
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2005-06-19 | House of 9 | The Watcher |
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2004-12-23 | Out of Season | Michael Philipps |
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2004-09-04 | Von Trapped | Larry Lavelle |
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2004-06-30 | Casablanca Driver | Joe Mateo, l'agent |
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2004-05-18 | Modigliani | Achilles Hebuterne |
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2004-04-09 | Ella Enchanted | Nish |
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2003-12-26 | Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose | Red Rose (voice) |
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2003-11-24 | Cromwell: Warts and All | Oliver Cromwell |
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2003-10-20 | Pompeii: The Last Day | Polybius |
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2003-10-03 | Bright Young Things | Chief Customs Officer |
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2003-05-17 | 16 Years of Alcohol | Director |
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2003-04-27 | Heartlands | Geoff |
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2003-01-06 | Hornblower: Duty | Etheridge |
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2002-05-07 | Discovering Dinotopia | Mayor Waldo |
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2002-02-12 | Dinotopia | Mayor Waldo |
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2001-10-06 | According to Beryl | Samuel Johnson |
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2000-10-27 | The Little Vampire | Rookery |
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2000-10-07 | 102 Dalmatians | Detective Armstrong |
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1999-11-19 | Tube Tales | Ticket Inspector (segment "Steal Away") |
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1999-11-19 | Tube Tales | Ticket Inspector (Steal Away) |
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1999-10-01 | The Bass Player | |
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1999-06-30 | Trial by Fire | Geoffrey Bailey |
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1998-12-11 | Shakespeare in Love | Ralph Bashford |
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1998-12-03 | Legionnaire | Lucien Galgani |
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1998-09-14 | Vigo | Bonaventure (uncredited) |
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1998-06-28 | Bill's New Frock | Mr. Platworthy |
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1997-11-20 | Keep the Aspidistra Flying | Erskine |
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1997-04-12 | The Chest | Roland Blood |
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1997-03-28 | The Missing Postman | DS Lawrence Pitman |
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1997-02-09 | Bright Hair | Norman Devenish |
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1997-01-01 | Harpur and Iles: Protection | Tenderness Mellick |
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1996-11-01 | Brassed Off | Harry |
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1995-12-29 | Richard III | Lord Hastings |
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1995-09-09 | The Grotesque | George Lecky |
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1995-05-21 | Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre | Inspector |
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1994-12-28 | The Madness of King George | Fox |
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1994-12-26 | Midnight Movie | Henry Harris |
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1994-11-12 | Open Fire | DCS Young |
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1994-11-04 | Mary Shelley's Frankenstein | Executioner (uncredited) |
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1994-07-29 | Black Beauty | John Manly |
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1994-06-15 | In The Cold Light Of Day | Father |
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1993-09-25 | The Hour of the Pig | Mathieu |
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1993-07-25 | Resnick: Rough Treatment | Grabianski |
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1993-04-22 | Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown | Commander |
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1992-11-21 | Stalin | Sergo |
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1992-04-18 | A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia | Meinertzhagen |
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1992-01-24 | Blame It on the Bellboy | Rossi |
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1991-09-01 | Hancock | Ray Galton |
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1990-12-07 | The Fool | Mr. Blackthorn |
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1990-10-01 | Crimestrike | The Detective |
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1990-05-25 | The Witches | Head Chef |
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1989-09-01 | Erik the Viking | Jennifer the Viking (Another Rapist) |
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1989-05-05 | The Rainbow | Mr. Harby |
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1989-03-05 | Here Is the News | News Editor |
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1989-01-02 | Precious Bane | Sarn |
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1988-12-04 | The Tenth Man | Pierre |
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1988-09-20 | The Raggedy Rawney | The Soldier |
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1988-05-15 | Soursweet | Mr. Constantinides |
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1988-04-21 | The First Kangaroos | Arthur Hughes |
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1988-01-01 | Star Trap | Dr. Wax |
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1988-01-01 | Duck | |
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1987-11-13 | The American Way | Castro |
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1987-09-27 | A Month in the Country | Ellerbeck |
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1986-07-25 | Haunted Honeymoon | Montego |
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1985-05-10 | Rustlers' Rhapsody | Blackie |
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1984-11-09 | A Private Function | Inspector Noble |
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1984-09-21 | The Company of Wolves | Second Husband (uncredited) |
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1984-06-08 | Top Secret! | Déjà Vu |
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1983-10-09 | The Oresteia | Agamemnon |
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1980-03-10 | Fox | Cliff Ryan |