Jim Carter

Acting · Born 1948-08-19 · Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, UK

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).

Known for

• Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025)
• Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale (2025)
• Wonka (2023)
• Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022)
• Downton Abbey (2019)
• The Good Liar (2019)
• King Lear (2018)
• Swimming with Men (2018)
• Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)
• Punk Strut: The Movie (2016)
• Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me (2016)
• Hitler's Supergun (2015)
• Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama (2014)
• Secrets of the Stonehenge Skeletons (2013)
• Rock 'n' Roll Britannia (2013)
• Dambusters: Building the Bouncing Bomb (2011)
• My Week with Marilyn (2011)
• Burlesque Fairytales (2010)
• Alice in Wonderland (2010)
• Creation (2009)
• Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 (2009)
• Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 (2009)
• The Oxford Murders (2008)
• Caught in a Trap (2008)