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).
The Golden Compass
John Faa
Shakespeare in Love
Ralph Bashford
Legionnaire
Lucien Galgani
Hitler's Supergun
Narrator (voice)
Creation
Parslow
The Madness of King George
Fox
The Little Vampire
Rookery
Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama
Self
Richard III
Lord Hastings
Top Secret!
Déjà Vu
The Oxford Murders
Inspector Petersen
Brassed Off
Harry
Blame It on the Bellboy
Rossi
Secrets of the Stonehenge Skeletons
Narrator (Voice)
The American Way
Castro
The Wind in the Willows
Engine Driver
Black Beauty
John Manly
The Rainbow
Mr. Harby
Bright Young Things
Chief Customs Officer
A Month in the Country
Ellerbeck
Casablanca Driver
Joe Mateo, l'agent
The Grotesque
George Lecky
The Story of Alton Towers
Narrator/The Earl
The Hour of the Pig
Mathieu
Dambusters: Building the Bouncing Bomb
Narrator (Voice)
Heartlands
Geoff
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
Erskine
Stalin
Sergo
My Week with Marilyn
Barry
Burlesque Fairytales
The Compere
Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose
Red Rose (voice)
Midnight Movie
Henry Harris
Wonka
Abacus Crunch
Here Is the News
News Editor
Recovery
Mr. Lockwood
In The Cold Light Of Day
Father
Soursweet
Mr. Constantinides
The Sea Beast
King (voice)
Erik the Viking
Jennifer the Viking (Another Rapist)
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
Harold Angus
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
Harold Angus
Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown
Commander
According to Beryl
Samuel Johnson
The Man Who Is Obsessed With The Number 12
Narrator
Tube Tales
Ticket Inspector (Steal Away)
Punk Strut: The Movie
Skippy
Hancock
Ray Galton
Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me
Self
A Private Function
Inspector Noble
The Missing Postman
DS Lawrence Pitman
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
Meinertzhagen
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Charles Carson
The Tenth Man
Pierre
Tube Tales
Ticket Inspector (Steal Away)
Hornblower: Duty
Etheridge
Bright Hair
Norman Devenish
The Thief Lord
Victor
House of 9
The Watcher
The Raggedy Rawney
The Soldier
Out of Season
Michael Philipps
Open Fire
DCS Young
Haunted Honeymoon
Montego
Dinotopia
Mayor Waldo
Ella Enchanted
Nish
The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton
Henry Dorling
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Executioner (uncredited)
Cassandra's Dream
Garage Boss
Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre
Inspector
16 Years of Alcohol
Director
Transformers: The Last Knight
Cogman (voice)
Bill's New Frock
Mr. Platworthy
The Little Vampire 3D
Rookery (voice)
The Witches
Head Chef
The Chest
Roland Blood
Modigliani
Achilles Hebuterne
Precious Bane
Sarn
The Company of Wolves
Second Husband (uncredited)
King Lear
Earl of Kent
Swimming with Men
Ted
The First Kangaroos
Arthur Hughes
Downton Abbey
Charles Carson
Vigo
Bonaventure (uncredited)
The Good Liar
Vincent
Pompeii: The Last Day
Polybius
Harpur and Iles: Protection
Tenderness Mellick
Turtle Journey: The Crisis in Our Oceans
Dad Turtle
The Oresteia
Agamemnon
Rustlers' Rhapsody
Blackie
102 Dalmatians
Detective Armstrong
Aberfan: The Untold Story
Lord Robens
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Charles Carson
Cromwell: Warts and All
Oliver Cromwell
Discovering Dinotopia
Mayor Waldo
Hiawatha
Nawadaha - The Story Teller
Julius Caesar
Mark Antony
Alice in Wonderland
The Executioner (voice)
Harry's Kingdom
Bill
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
Self