Highest rated as cast or director
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).
Acted in 126
2020s
- 2025
- 2023
- 2022
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
- 2017
- 2016
Punk Strut: The Movie
Skippy
- 2011
- 2010
Burlesque Fairytales
The Compere
2000s
- 2009
- 2008
Caught in a Trap
Brian Perkins
- 2007
Recovery
Mr. Lockwood
- 2006
The Wind in the Willows
Engine Driver
The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton
Henry Dorling
Aberfan: The Untold Story
Lord Robens
The Thief Lord
Victor
- 2005
- 2004
Out of Season
Michael Philipps
Casablanca Driver
Joe Mateo, l'agent
- 2003
Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose
Red Rose (voice)
Cromwell: Warts and All
Oliver Cromwell
Pompeii: The Last Day
Polybius
Coming Up
Boyfriend · 1 episode
Trevor's World of Sport
Sir Frank Luckton · 1 episode
Strange
Inspector Stuart · 1 episode
16 Years of Alcohol
Director
Heartlands
Geoff
Hornblower: Duty
Etheridge
- 2002
Dinotopia
Mayor Waldo
- 2001
According to Beryl
Samuel Johnson
- 2000
Arabian Nights
Ja'Far · 2 episodes
1990s
- 1999
The Scarlet Pimpernel
General La Forge · 3 episodes
- 1998
Vigo
Bonaventure (uncredited)
Bill's New Frock
Mr. Platworthy
- 1997
Ain't Misbehavin'
Maxie Morrell · 3 episodes
The Chest
Roland Blood
The Missing Postman
DS Lawrence Pitman · 2 episodes
The Missing Postman
DS Lawrence Pitman
Bright Hair
Norman Devenish
Harpur and Iles: Protection
Tenderness Mellick
- 1996
- 1995
The Grotesque
George Lecky
Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre
Inspector
- 1994
Midnight Movie
Henry Harris
Julius Caesar
Mark Antony
Open Fire
DCS Young
In The Cold Light Of Day
Father
- 1993
The Hour of the Pig
Mathieu
Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown
Commander
- 1992
Stalin
Sergo
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
Meinertzhagen
Blame It on the Bellboy
Rossi
- 1991
Hancock
Ray Galton
- 1990
The Gravy Train
Personip · 4 episodes
A Sense of Guilt
Richard Murray · 7 episodes
1980s
- 1989
Here Is the News
News Editor
Precious Bane
Sarn
- 1988
The Raggedy Rawney
The Soldier
Soursweet
Mr. Constantinides
The First Kangaroos
Arthur Hughes
- 1987
The American Way
Castro
Harry's Kingdom
Bill
- 1986
Lost Empires
Inspector Crabb · 7 episodes
The Monocled Mutineer
TV
Haunted Honeymoon
Montego
- 1985
The Mysteries
Mak / Fourth Soldier · 3 episodes
Rustlers' Rhapsody
Blackie
- 1984
Hiawatha
Nawadaha - The Story Teller
December Flower
Dentist
- 1983
The Oresteia
Agamemnon
- 1980
Fox
Cliff Ryan · 2 episodes
Appearances15
2020s
- 2025
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
Self
- 2023
2010s
- 2019
Inside the Ritz Hotel
Narrator · 4 episodes
- 2016
Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me
Self
- 2015
Hitler's Supergun
Narrator (voice)
Flintoff: Lord of the Fries
Self - Narrator (voice) · 12 episodes
- 2014
Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama
Self
- 2013
Secrets of the Stonehenge Skeletons
Narrator (Voice)
- 2011
Dambusters: Building the Bouncing Bomb
Narrator (Voice)
2000s
- 2007
- 2005
The Man Who Is Obsessed With The Number 12
Narrator
The Story of Alton Towers
Narrator/The Earl
1990s
- 1999
Blood on the Carpet
Self - Narrator (voice) · 1 episode
- 1997
1970s
- 1974
