Known For
Acting
Known Credits
160
Gender
Male
Birthday
August 19, 1948 (77 years old)
Place of Birth
Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, UK
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).
| 2025 | Downton Abbey: The Grand Finaleas Charles Carson | |
| 2025 | Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finaleas Self | |
| 2023 | Wonkaas Abacus Crunch | |
| 2023 | Hidden Treasures of the National Trustas Narrator | |
| 2022 | The Sea Beastas King (voice) | |
| 2022 | Downton Abbey: A New Eraas Charles Carson | |
| 2019 | The Good Liaras Vincent | |
| 2019 | Downton Abbeyas Charles Carson | |
| 2019 | Inside the Ritz Hotelas Narrator | |
| 2018 | Swimming with Menas Ted | |
| 2018 | King Learas Earl of Kent | |
| 2017 | Knightfallas Pope Boniface VIII | |
| 2017 | The Little Vampire 3Das Rookery (voice) | |
| 2017 | Transformers: The Last Knightas Cogman (voice) | |
| 2016 | Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Meas Self | |
| 2016 | Punk Strut: The Movieas Skippy | |
| 2015 | Hitler's Supergunas Narrator (voice) | |
| 2015 | Flintoff: Lord of the Friesas Narrator | |
| 2014 | Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Dramaas Self | |
| 2014 | One of a Kindas Narrator (voice) | |
| 2013 | Rock 'n' Roll Britanniaas Self | |
| 2013 | Secrets of the Stonehenge Skeletonsas Narrator (Voice) | |
| 2011 | My Week with Marilynas Barry | |
| 2011 | Dambusters: Building the Bouncing Bombas Narrator (Voice) | |
| 2010 | Downton Abbeyas Charles Carson | |
| 2010 | Alice in Wonderlandas The Executioner (voice) | |
| 2010 | Burlesque Fairytalesas The Compere | |
| 2009 | Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983as Harold Angus | |
| 2009 | Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980as Harold Angus | |
| 2009 | Creationas Parslow | |
| 2008 | Caught in a Trapas Brian Perkins | |
| 2008 | The Oxford Murdersas Inspector Petersen | |
| 2007 | The Golden Compassas John Faa | |
| 2007 | Cranfordas Captain Brown | |
| 2007 | Cassandra's Dreamas Garage Boss | |
| 2007 | Would I Lie to You?as Self | |
| 2007 | Recoveryas Mr. Lockwood | |
| 2006 | The Wind in the Willowsas Engine Driver | |
| 2006 | The Secret Life of Mrs. Beetonas Henry Dorling | |
| 2006 | Aberfan: The Untold Storyas Lord Robens | |
| 2006 | The Thief Lordas Victor | |
| 2005 | The Man Who Is Obsessed With The Number 12as Narrator | |
| 2005 | House of 9as The Watcher | |
| 2005 | The Story of Alton Towersas Narrator/The Earl | |
| 2004 | Out of Seasonas Michael Philipps | |
| 2004 | Von Trappedas Larry Lavelle | |
| 2004 | Casablanca Driveras Joe Mateo, l'agent | |
| 2004 | Modiglianias Achilles Hebuterne | |
| 2004 | Londonas Henry Fielding | |
| 2004 | Ella Enchantedas Nish | |
| 2003 | Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Roseas Red Rose (voice) | |
| 2003 | Cromwell: Warts and Allas Oliver Cromwell | |
| 2003 | Pompeii: The Last Dayas Polybius | |
| 2003 | Bright Young Thingsas Chief Customs Officer | |
| 2003 | Trevor's World of Sportas Sir Frank Luckton | |
| 2003 | Strangeas Inspector Stuart | |
| 2003 | Blue Murderas Frank Evans | |
| 2003 | 16 Years of Alcoholas Director | |
| 2003 | Heartlandsas Geoff | |
| 2003 | Hornblower: Dutyas Etheridge | |
| 2002 | Dinotopiaas Mayor Waldo | |
| 2002 | Discovering Dinotopiaas Mayor Waldo | |
| 2002 | Dinotopiaas Mayor Waldo | |
| 2001 | Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Storyas Odin - Member of the Great Council of Mac Slec | |
| 2001 | According to Berylas Samuel Johnson | |
| 2001 | Walking With Disc Jockeysas Narrator | |
| 2000 | The Little Vampireas Rookery | |
| 2000 | 102 Dalmatiansas Detective Armstrong | |
| 2000 | Arabian Nightsas Ja'Far | |
| 1999 | Tube Talesas Ticket Inspector (Steal Away) | |
| 1999 | Tube Talesas Ticket Inspector (segment "Steal Away") | |
| 1999 | The Bass Playeras | |
| 1999 | Trial by Fireas Geoffrey Bailey | |
| 1999 | The Scarlet Pimpernelas General La Forge | |
| 1999 | Blood on the Carpetas Self - Narrator (voice) | |
| 1998 | Shakespeare in Loveas Ralph Bashford | |
| 1998 | Legionnaireas Lucien Galgani | |
| 1998 | Hornbloweras Etheridge | |
| 1998 | Vigoas Bonaventure (uncredited) | |
| 1998 | Bill's New Frockas Mr. Platworthy | |
| 1997 | Keep the Aspidistra Flyingas Erskine | |
| 1997 | The Viewas Self | |
| 1997 | Ain't Misbehavin'as Maxie Morrell | |
| 1997 | The Chestas Roland Blood | |
| 1997 | The Missing Postmanas DS Lawrence Pitman | |
| 1997 | The Missing Postmanas DS Lawrence Pitman | |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murdersas Nathan Green | |
| 1997 | Bright Hairas Norman Devenish | |
| 1997 | Harpur and Iles: Protectionas Tenderness Mellick | |
| 1996 | Brassed Offas Harry | |
| 1995 | Richard IIIas Lord Hastings | |
| 1995 | It Might Be Youas Wally 'Lottery' Whaley | |
| 1995 | The Grotesqueas George Lecky | |
| 1995 | Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centreas Inspector | |
| 1995 | Dangerfieldas Stephen Millwood | |
| 1994 | The Madness of King Georgeas Fox | |
| 1994 | Midnight Movieas Henry Harris | |
| 1994 | Julius Caesaras Mark Antony | |
| 1994 | Open Fireas DCS Young | |
| 1994 | Mary Shelley's Frankensteinas Executioner (uncredited) | |
| 1994 | Black Beautyas John Manly | |
| 1994 | In The Cold Light Of Dayas Father | |
| 1994 | Pie in the Skyas Alec Bailey | |
| 1993 | Crackeras Kenneth Trant | |
| 1993 | The Hour of the Pigas Mathieu | |
| 1993 | Resnick: Rough Treatmentas Grabianski | |
| 1993 | Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdownas Commander | |
| 1993 | A Year in Provenceas Ted Hopkins | |
| 1992 | Stalinas Sergo | |
| 1992 | Shakespeare: The Animated Talesas Mark Antony (voice) | |
| 1992 | A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabiaas Meinertzhagen | |
| 1992 | Blame It on the Bellboyas Rossi | |
| 1991 | Murder Most Horridas Frank Phillips | |
| 1991 | Murder Most Horridas General Alberto | |
| 1991 | Murder Most Horridas Roy Redfern | |
| 1991 | Hancockas Ray Galton | |
| 1991 | Soldier Soldieras Snr Supt Derek Tierney, RHKP | |
| 1991 | Incident in Judaeaas | |
| 1990 | The Foolas Mr. Blackthorn | |
| 1990 | Crimestrikeas The Detective | |
| 1990 | The Gravy Trainas Personip | |
| 1990 | The Witchesas Head Chef | |
| 1990 | A Sense of Guiltas Richard Murray | |
| 1989 | Erik the Vikingas Jennifer the Viking (Another Rapist) | |
| 1989 | The Rainbowas Mr. Harby | |
| 1989 | Here Is the Newsas News Editor | |
| 1989 | Precious Baneas Sarn | |
| 1988 | The Tenth Manas Pierre | |
| 1988 | Christabelas Bausch | |
| 1988 | Thompsonas | |
| 1988 | The Raggedy Rawneyas The Soldier | |
| 1988 | Soursweetas Mr. Constantinides | |
| 1988 | The First Kangaroosas Arthur Hughes | |
| 1988 | Duckas | |
| 1988 | Star Trapas Dr. Wax | |
| 1987 | The American Wayas Castro | |
| 1987 | Harry's Kingdomas Bill | |
| 1987 | A Month in the Countryas Ellerbeck | |
| 1986 | The Singing Detectiveas Mr Marlow | |
| 1986 | Lost Empiresas Inspector Crabb | |
| 1986 | Casualtyas Matthew Charlton | |
| 1986 | The Monocled Mutineeras | |
| 1986 | Haunted Honeymoonas Montego | |
| 1985 | The Mysteriesas Mak / Fourth Soldier | |
| 1985 | Rustlers' Rhapsodyas Blackie | |
| 1985 | Screen Twoas Father | |
| 1985 | Screen Twoas Henry Harris | |
| 1984 | Hiawathaas Nawadaha - The Story Teller | |
| 1984 | December Floweras Dentist | |
| 1984 | A Private Functionas Inspector Noble | |
| 1984 | The Company of Wolvesas Second Husband (uncredited) | |
| 1984 | Top Secret!as Déjà Vu | |
| 1983 | The Oresteiaas Agamemnon | |
| 1983 | Widowsas D.I. Frinton | |
| 1980 | Foxas Cliff Ryan | |
| 1980 | Foxas Cliff Ryan | |
| 1979 | Minderas Tomkins | |
| 1979 | Not the Nine O'Clock Newsas | |
| 1976 | I, Claudiusas Roman Senate Senator (uncredited) | |
| 1974 | NOVAas Narrator |
