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).
2025Downton Abbey: The Grand FinaleMovieas Charles Carson
2025Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand FinaleMovieas Self2023WonkaMovieas Abacus Crunch
2023Hidden Treasures of the National TrustTV showas Self - Narrator (voice) · 12 episodes2022The Sea BeastMovieas King (voice)2022Downton Abbey: A New EraMovieas Charles Carson2019The Good LiarMovieas Vincent2019Downton AbbeyMovieas Charles Carson
2019Inside the Ritz HotelTV showas Narrator · 4 episodes
2018Swimming with MenMovieas Ted
2018King LearMovieas Earl of Kent
2017KnightfallTV showas Pope Boniface VIII · 18 episodes
2017The Little Vampire 3DMovieas Rookery (voice)2017Transformers: The Last KnightMovieas Cogman (voice)
2016Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and MeMovieas Self
2016Punk Strut: The MovieMovieas Skippy
2015Hitler's SupergunMovieas Narrator (voice)
2015Flintoff: Lord of the FriesTV showas Self - Narrator (voice) · 12 episodes
2014Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi DramaMovieas Self
2013Secrets of the Stonehenge SkeletonsMovieas Narrator (Voice)2011My Week with MarilynMovieas Barry
2011Dambusters: Building the Bouncing BombMovieas Narrator (Voice)2010Downton AbbeyTV showas Charles Carson · 47 episodes2010Alice in WonderlandMovieas The Executioner (voice)
2010Burlesque FairytalesMovieas The Compere
2009Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980Movieas Harold Angus
2009Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983Movieas Harold Angus
2009CreationMovieas Parslow
2008Caught in a TrapMovieas Brian Perkins2008The Oxford MurdersMovieas Inspector Petersen2007The Golden CompassMovieas John Faa
2007CranfordTV showas Captain Brown · 7 episodes2007Cassandra's DreamMovieas Garage Boss
2007Would I Lie to You?TV showas Self · 1 episodes
2007RecoveryMovieas Mr. Lockwood
2006The Wind in the WillowsMovieas Engine Driver
2006The Secret Life of Mrs. BeetonMovieas Henry Dorling
2006Aberfan: The Untold StoryMovieas Lord Robens
2006The Thief LordMovieas Victor
2005The Man Who Is Obsessed With The Number 12Movieas Narrator
2005House of 9Movieas The Watcher
2005The Story of Alton TowersMovieas Narrator/The Earl
2004Out of SeasonMovieas Michael Philipps
2004Casablanca DriverMovieas Joe Mateo, l'agent
2004ModiglianiMovieas Achilles Hebuterne2004Ella EnchantedMovieas Nish
2003Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the RoseMovieas Red Rose (voice)
2003Cromwell: Warts and AllMovieas Oliver Cromwell
2003Pompeii: The Last DayMovieas Polybius
2003Bright Young ThingsMovieas Chief Customs Officer
2003Coming UpTV showas Boyfriend · 1 episodes
2003Trevor's World of SportTV showas Sir Frank Luckton · 1 episodes
2003StrangeTV showas Inspector Stuart · 1 episodes
2003Blue MurderTV showas Frank Evans · 1 episodes
200316 Years of AlcoholMovieas Director
2003HeartlandsMovieas Geoff
2003Hornblower: DutyMovieas Etheridge
2002DinotopiaTV showas Mayor Waldo · 3 episodes
2002Discovering DinotopiaMovieas Mayor Waldo
2002DinotopiaMovieas Mayor Waldo
2001Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real StoryTV showas Odin - Member of the Great Council of Mac Slec · 2 episodes
2001According to BerylMovieas Samuel Johnson2000The Little VampireMovieas Rookery2000102 DalmatiansMovieas Detective Armstrong
2000Arabian NightsTV showas Ja'Far · 2 episodes
1999Tube TalesMovieas Ticket Inspector (segment "Steal Away") · as Ticket Inspector (Steal Away)
1999The Scarlet PimpernelTV showas General La Forge · 3 episodes
1999Blood on the CarpetTV showas Self - Narrator (voice) · 1 episodes1998Shakespeare in LoveMovieas Ralph Bashford1998LegionnaireMovieas Lucien Galgani
1998HornblowerTV showas Etheridge · 1 episodes
1998VigoMovieas Bonaventure (uncredited)
1998Bill's New FrockMovieas Mr. Platworthy
1997Keep the Aspidistra FlyingMovieas Erskine
1997The ViewTV showas Self · 1 episodes
1997Ain't Misbehavin'TV showas Maxie Morrell · 3 episodes
1997The ChestMovieas Roland Blood
1997The Missing PostmanTV showas DS Lawrence Pitman · 2 episodes
1997The Missing PostmanMovieas DS Lawrence Pitman
1997Midsomer MurdersTV showas Nathan Green · 1 episodes
1997Bright HairMovieas Norman Devenish
1997Harpur and Iles: ProtectionMovieas Tenderness Mellick
1996Brassed OffMovieas Harry
1996Dalziel and PascoeTV showas Ted Lowry · 1 episodes
1995Richard IIIMovieas Lord Hastings
1995The GrotesqueMovieas George Lecky
1995Mrs Hartley and the Growth CentreMovieas Inspector
1995DangerfieldTV showas Stephen Millwood · 1 episodes
1994The Madness of King GeorgeMovieas Fox
1994Midnight MovieMovieas Henry Harris
1994Julius CaesarMovieas Mark Antony
1994Open FireMovieas DCS Young1994Mary Shelley's FrankensteinMovieas Executioner (uncredited)
1994Black BeautyMovieas John Manly
1994In The Cold Light Of DayMovieas Father
1994Pie in the SkyTV showas Alec Bailey · 1 episodes
1993CrackerTV showas Kenneth Trant · 3 episodes
1993The Hour of the PigMovieas Mathieu
1993Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous BreakdownMovieas Commander
1993A Year in ProvenceTV showas Ted Hopkins · 1 episodes
1992StalinMovieas Sergo
1992Shakespeare: The Animated TalesTV showas Mark Antony (voice) · 1 episodes
1992A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After ArabiaMovieas Meinertzhagen
1992Blame It on the BellboyMovieas Rossi
1991Murder Most HorridTV showas Roy Redfern · as General Alberto · as Frank Phillips · 1 episodes
1991HancockMovieas Ray Galton
1991Soldier SoldierTV showas Snr Supt Derek Tierney, RHKP · 1 episodes
1990The Gravy TrainTV showas Personip · 4 episodes1990The WitchesMovieas Head Chef
1990A Sense of GuiltTV showas Richard Murray · 7 episodes
1989Erik the VikingMovieas Jennifer the Viking (Another Rapist)
1989The RainbowMovieas Mr. Harby
1989Here Is the NewsMovieas News Editor
1989Precious BaneMovieas Sarn
1988The Tenth ManMovieas Pierre
1988ChristabelTV showas Bausch · 2 episodes
1988The Raggedy RawneyMovieas The Soldier
1988SoursweetMovieas Mr. Constantinides
1988The First KangaroosMovieas Arthur Hughes
1987The American WayMovieas Castro
1987A Month in the CountryMovieas Ellerbeck
1987Harry's KingdomMovieas Bill
1986The Singing DetectiveTV showas Mr Marlow · 5 episodes
1986Lost EmpiresTV showas Inspector Crabb · 7 episodes
1986CasualtyTV showas Matthew Charlton · 1 episodes
1986The Monocled MutineerTV show1 episodes
1986Haunted HoneymoonMovieas Montego
1985The MysteriesTV showas Mak / Fourth Soldier · 3 episodes
1985Rustlers' RhapsodyMovieas Blackie
1985Screen TwoTV showas Father · as Henry Harris · 1 episodes
1984HiawathaMovieas Nawadaha - The Story Teller
1984December FlowerMovieas Dentist
1984A Private FunctionMovieas Inspector Noble
1984The Company of WolvesMovieas Second Husband (uncredited)1984Top Secret!Movieas Déjà Vu
1983The OresteiaMovieas Agamemnon
1983WidowsTV showas D.I. Frinton · 2 episodes
1980FoxTV showas Cliff Ryan · 2 episodes
1979MinderTV showas Tomkins · 2 episodes
1979Not the Nine O'Clock NewsTV show1 episodes
1976I, ClaudiusTV showas Roman Senate Senator (uncredited) · 1 episodes
1974NOVATV showas Narrator · 1 episodes