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).
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 (Movies)
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Character:Charles Carson
Release Date:10/09/2025
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
Character:Self
Release Date:10/09/2025
Wonka
Character:Abacus Crunch
Release Date:06/12/2023
The Sea Beast
Character:King (voice)
Release Date:24/06/2022
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Character:Charles Carson
Release Date:27/04/2022
Turtle Journey: The Crisis in Our Oceans
Character:Dad Turtle
Release Date:14/01/2020
The Good Liar
Character:Vincent
Release Date:08/11/2019
Downton Abbey
Character:Charles Carson
Release Date:12/09/2019
Swimming with Men
Character:Ted
Release Date:06/07/2018
King Lear
Character:Earl of Kent
Release Date:28/05/2018
The Little Vampire 3D
Character:Rookery (voice)
Release Date:04/10/2017
Transformers: The Last Knight
Character:Cogman (voice)
Release Date:16/06/2017
Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me
Character:Self
Release Date:17/05/2016
Punk Strut: The Movie
Character:Skippy
Release Date:01/01/2016
Hitler's Supergun
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:22/11/2015
Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama
Character:Self
Release Date:03/10/2014
One of a Kind
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:27/09/2014
Rock 'n' Roll Britannia
Character:Self
Release Date:17/05/2013
Secrets of the Stonehenge Skeletons
Character:Narrator (Voice)
Release Date:26/01/2013
My Week with Marilyn
Character:Barry
Release Date:23/11/2011
Dambusters: Building the Bouncing Bomb
Character:Narrator (Voice)
Release Date:01/01/2011
Alice in Wonderland
Character:The Executioner (voice)
Release Date:03/03/2010
Burlesque Fairytales
Character:The Compere
Release Date:01/01/2010
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
Character:Harold Angus
Release Date:11/11/2009
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
Character:Harold Angus
Release Date:11/11/2009
Creation
Character:Parslow
Release Date:25/09/2009
Caught in a Trap
Character:Brian Perkins
Release Date:26/12/2008
The Oxford Murders
Character:Inspector Petersen
Release Date:18/01/2008
The Golden Compass
Character:John Faa
Release Date:04/12/2007
Cassandra's Dream
Character:Garage Boss
Release Date:31/10/2007
Recovery
Character:Mr. Lockwood
Release Date:25/02/2007
The Wind in the Willows
Character:Engine Driver
Release Date:18/12/2006
The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton
Character:Henry Dorling
Release Date:16/10/2006
Aberfan: The Untold Story
Character:Lord Robens
Release Date:14/09/2006
The Thief Lord
Character:Victor
Release Date:04/01/2006
The Man Who Is Obsessed With The Number 12
Character:Narrator
Release Date:15/11/2005
House of 9
Character:The Watcher
Release Date:19/06/2005
The Story of Alton Towers
Character:Narrator/The Earl
Release Date:04/04/2005
Out of Season
Character:Michael Philipps
Release Date:23/12/2004
Von Trapped
Character:Larry Lavelle
Release Date:04/09/2004
Casablanca Driver
Character:Joe Mateo, l'agent
Release Date:30/06/2004
Modigliani
Character:Achilles Hebuterne
Release Date:18/05/2004
Ella Enchanted
Character:Nish
Release Date:09/04/2004
Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose
Character:Red Rose (voice)
Release Date:26/12/2003
Cromwell: Warts and All
Character:Oliver Cromwell
Release Date:24/11/2003
Pompeii: The Last Day
Character:Polybius
Release Date:20/10/2003
Bright Young Things
Character:Chief Customs Officer
Release Date:03/10/2003
16 Years of Alcohol
Character:Director
Release Date:17/05/2003
Heartlands
Character:Geoff
Release Date:27/04/2003
Hornblower: Duty
Character:Etheridge
Release Date:06/01/2003
Discovering Dinotopia
Character:Mayor Waldo
Release Date:07/05/2002
Dinotopia
Character:Mayor Waldo
Release Date:12/02/2002
According to Beryl
Character:Samuel Johnson
Release Date:06/10/2001
The Little Vampire
Character:Rookery
Release Date:27/10/2000
102 Dalmatians
Character:Detective Armstrong
Release Date:07/10/2000
Tube Tales
Character:Ticket Inspector (segment "Steal Away")
Release Date:19/11/1999
Tube Tales
Character:Ticket Inspector (Steal Away)
Release Date:19/11/1999
The Bass Player
Character:
Release Date:01/10/1999
Trial by Fire
Character:Geoffrey Bailey
Release Date:30/06/1999
Shakespeare in Love
Character:Ralph Bashford
Release Date:11/12/1998
Legionnaire
Character:Lucien Galgani
Release Date:03/12/1998
Vigo
Character:Bonaventure (uncredited)
Release Date:14/09/1998
Bill's New Frock
Character:Mr. Platworthy
Release Date:28/06/1998
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
Character:Erskine
Release Date:20/11/1997
The Chest
Character:Roland Blood
Release Date:12/04/1997
The Missing Postman
Character:DS Lawrence Pitman
Release Date:28/03/1997
Bright Hair
Character:Norman Devenish
Release Date:09/02/1997
Harpur and Iles: Protection
Character:Tenderness Mellick
Release Date:01/01/1997
Brassed Off
Character:Harry
Release Date:01/11/1996
Richard III
Character:Lord Hastings
Release Date:29/12/1995
The Grotesque
Character:George Lecky
Release Date:09/09/1995
Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre
Character:Inspector
Release Date:21/05/1995
The Madness of King George
Character:Fox
Release Date:28/12/1994
Midnight Movie
Character:Henry Harris
Release Date:26/12/1994
Julius Caesar
Character:Mark Antony
Release Date:30/11/1994
Open Fire
Character:DCS Young
Release Date:12/11/1994
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Character:Executioner (uncredited)
Release Date:04/11/1994
Black Beauty
Character:John Manly
Release Date:29/07/1994
In The Cold Light Of Day
Character:Father
Release Date:15/06/1994
The Hour of the Pig
Character:Mathieu
Release Date:25/09/1993
Resnick: Rough Treatment
Character:Grabianski
Release Date:25/07/1993
Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown
Character:Commander
Release Date:22/04/1993
Stalin
Character:Sergo
Release Date:21/11/1992
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
Character:Meinertzhagen
Release Date:18/04/1992
Blame It on the Bellboy
Character:Rossi
Release Date:24/01/1992
Hancock
Character:Ray Galton
Release Date:01/09/1991
The Fool
Character:Mr. Blackthorn
Release Date:07/12/1990
Crimestrike
Character:The Detective
Release Date:01/10/1990
The Witches
Character:Head Chef
Release Date:25/05/1990
Erik the Viking
Character:Jennifer the Viking (Another Rapist)
Release Date:01/09/1989
The Rainbow
Character:Mr. Harby
Release Date:05/05/1989
Here Is the News
Character:News Editor
Release Date:05/03/1989
Precious Bane
Character:Sarn
Release Date:02/01/1989
The Tenth Man
Character:Pierre
Release Date:04/12/1988
The Raggedy Rawney
Character:The Soldier
Release Date:20/09/1988
Soursweet
Character:Mr. Constantinides
Release Date:15/05/1988
The First Kangaroos
Character:Arthur Hughes
Release Date:21/04/1988
Star Trap
Character:Dr. Wax
Release Date:01/01/1988
Duck
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1988
The American Way
Character:Castro
Release Date:13/11/1987
A Month in the Country
Character:Ellerbeck
Release Date:27/09/1987
Harry's Kingdom
Character:Bill
Release Date:27/09/1987
Haunted Honeymoon
Character:Montego
Release Date:25/07/1986
Rustlers' Rhapsody
Character:Blackie
Release Date:10/05/1985
Hiawatha
Character:Nawadaha - The Story Teller
Release Date:27/12/1984
A Private Function
Character:Inspector Noble
Release Date:09/11/1984
The Company of Wolves
Character:Second Husband (uncredited)
Release Date:21/09/1984
Top Secret!
Character:Déjà Vu
Release Date:22/06/1984
The Oresteia
Character:Agamemnon
Release Date:09/10/1983
Fox
Character:Cliff Ryan
Release Date:10/03/1980
Television Appearances
Hidden Treasures of the National Trust
Character:Narrator
Inside the Ritz Hotel
Character:Narrator
Knightfall
Character:Pope Boniface VIII
Downton Abbey
Character:Charles Carson
Cranford
Character:Captain Brown
Would I Lie to You?
Character:Self
London
Character:Henry Fielding
Trevor's World of Sport
Character:Sir Frank Luckton
Strange
Character:Inspector Stuart
Blue Murder
Character:Frank Evans
Dinotopia
Character:Mayor Waldo
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
Character:Odin - Member of the Great Council of Mac Slec
Arabian Nights
Character:Ja'Far
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Character:General La Forge
Blood on the Carpet
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Hornblower
Character:Etheridge
The View
Character:Self
Ain't Misbehavin'
Character:Maxie Morrell
The Missing Postman
Character:DS Lawrence Pitman
Midsomer Murders
Character:Nathan Green
Coogan's Run
Character:Fraser
Dangerfield
Character:Stephen Millwood
Pie in the Sky
Character:Alec Bailey
Cracker
Character:Kenneth Trant
A Year in Provence
Character:Ted Hopkins
Lipstick on Your Collar
Character:Inspector
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
Character:Mark Antony (voice)
Murder Most Horrid
Character:General Alberto
Murder Most Horrid
Character:Roy Redfern
Soldier Soldier
Character:Snr Supt Derek Tierney, RHKP
The Gravy Train
Character:Personip
A Sense of Guilt
Character:Richard Murray
Thompson
Character:
The Singing Detective
Character:Mr Marlow
Lost Empires
Character:Inspector Crabb
Casualty
Character:Matthew Charlton
The Monocled Mutineer
Character:
The Mysteries
Character:Mak / Fourth Soldier
Widows
Character:D.I. Frinton
Fox
Character:Cliff Ryan
Minder
Character:Tomkins
Not the Nine O'Clock News
Character:
I, Claudius
Character:Roman Senate Senator (uncredited)
NOVA
Character:Narrator
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