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).

Most Known For

Midsomer Murders

as Nathan Green

Downton Abbey

as Charles Carson

The View

as Self

NOVA

as Narrator

Minder

as Tomkins

Casualty

as Matthew Charlton

Would I Lie to You?

as Self

Alice in Wonderland

as The Executioner (voice)

Transformers: The Last Knight

as Cogman (voice)

Wonka

as Abacus Crunch

Cracker

as Kenneth Trant

Knightfall

as Pope Boniface VIII

Pie in the Sky

as Alec Bailey

I, Claudius

as Roman Senate Senator (uncredited)

Hornblower

as Etheridge

Soldier Soldier

as Snr Supt Derek Tierney, RHKP

Cranford

as Captain Brown

The Sea Beast

as King (voice)

King Lear

as Earl of Kent

The Golden Compass

as John Faa