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Jim Carter is a Actor British born on 19 august 1948 at Harrogate (United-kingdom)

Jim Carter

Jim Carter
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Birth name James Edward Carter
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 19 august 1948 (75 years) at Harrogate (United-kingdom)

James Edward "Jim" Carter (born 19 August 1948) is an English actor.

Carter's film credits include Top Secret! (1984), A Month in the Country (1987), A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia (1992), The Madness of King George (1994), Richard III (1995), Brassed Off (1996), Shakespeare in Love (1998), The Little Vampire (2000), Ella Enchanted (2004), and Detective Victor Getz in The Thief Lord (2006). He plays John Faa in The Golden Compass (2007), the first film in the adaptation of the His Dark Materials trilogy, and also stars in House of 9 (2005) as The Watcher, and the executioner in Tim Burton's adaptation of Alice in Wonderland.

His television credits include Lipstick on Your Collar (1993), Cracker, (1994), The Way We Live Now (2001), The Singing Detective (1986), Arabian Nights (2000), The Chest (1997), Red Riding (2009), A Very British Coup (1988) and the Hornblower episode "Duty" (2003) and in Midsomer Murders (2004) episode "The Fisher King" as Nathan Green. He also plays Captain Brown in the five-part BBC series Cranford (2007) and Mayor Waldo in the US miniseries Dinotopia (2002). His best known role is in Downton Abbey (2010-present) 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).

Biography

Jim Carter and British actress Imelda Staunton met in January 1982 during rehearsals of Richard Eyre's Guys and Dolls at the National Theatre. Carter was 34, Staunton was 26 and she considered him already old. According to Staunton, "we worked together for a year and it was a slow burn rather than a heady rush of passion." Jim Carter and Imelda Staunton married in 1983 and have one daughter, Bessie, born in 1993, when Staunton was 37. Bessie was to enroll at the National Youth Theatre in 2010. Staunton says of Carter's acting: "He has never been the sort of actor who yearns to play Hamlet. Maybe it's because he came to acting from performing in the circus. He has always done just what he wants to do."

Staunton would later proudly claim that after 21 years of marriage, she and Carter had been apart for only three weeks. They have a little dog named Molly.

Carter is also the chairman of Hampstead Cricket Club, whose ground is near his home. On 18 September 2011 he organised the Hampstead Cricket Club (HCC) Celebrity Cricket Match. It was HCC's third annual charity celebrity cricket match.

He has been a keen cyclist for 55 years (as of October 2011), frequently riding for charity causes. On 30 September 2011 Carter travelled with 25 other riders to Ghana for a 10-day trip which included six days of cycling to raise money for clean water in the small impoverished town of Tafo. He has a web page for this event to receive sponsors and donations: uk.virginmoneygiving.com/jimcarter. This was his tenth charity ride. The previous nine (Jordan, Costa Rica, Laos, Vietnam, India, Namibia, Chile, Argentina and London to Paris - twice) were to raise money for the National Deaf Children's Society. He intended to raise a minimum of £2,750 but ended up with £8,670.

As of August 2013, Carter lives in West Hampstead, North London.

Best films

Downton Abbey (2019)
(Actor)

Usually with

Terry Jones
Terry Jones
(5 films)
Jules Bass
Jules Bass
(4 films)
Stephen Fry
Stephen Fry
(6 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Jim Carter (64 films)

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YearNameJobRoles
2019The Good LiarActorVincent
2019Downton AbbeyActorCharles Carson
2017Transformers: The Last KnightActorCogman (voice)
2011My Week with MarilynActorBarry
2010Alice in WonderlandActor
2010Burlesque FairytalesActorThe Compere
2009CreationActorParslow
2009Wish 143Actor
2008The Oxford MurdersActorInspector Petersen
2007The Golden CompassActorJohn Faa
2007Cassandra's DreamActorGarage Boss
2007RecoveryActorMr. Lockwood
2006The Thief LordActorVictor
2006The Wind in the WillowsActorEngine Driver
2005House of 9ActorThe Watcher (voice)
2004Ella EnchantedActorNish
2004ModiglianiActorAchilles Hebuterne
2004Casablanca DriverActorJoe Mateo, l'agent
2003HeartlandsActorGeoff
200316 Years of AlcoholActorDirector
2003Bright Young ThingsActorChief Customs Officer
2003The Singing DetectiveActor
2003Pompeii: The Last DayActorPolybius
2000102 DalmatiansActorDetective Armstrong
2000The Little VampireActorRookery
2000Arabian Nights (TV miniseries)ActorJa'Far
1999Tube TalesActorTicket Inspector (segment "Steal Away")
1998Shakespeare in LoveActorRalph Bashford
1998LegionnaireActorLucien Galgani
1998VigoActorBonaventure (uncredited)
1997Keep the Aspidistra FlyingActorErskine
1996The Wind in the WillowsActor
1996Brassed OffActorHarry
1995Richard IIIActorLord Hastings
1995The GrotesqueActorGeorge Lecky
1995The Wind in the WillowsActor
1994Mary Shelley's FrankensteinActorExecutioner (uncredited)
1994Black BeautyActorJohn Manly
1994The Madness of King GeorgeActorFox
1994Open FireActorDCS Young
1993The Hour of the PigActorMathieu
1993Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous BreakdownActorCommander
1992A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After ArabiaActorMeinertzhagen
1992Blame It on the BellboyActorRossi
1992StalinActorSergo
1991Incident in JudeaActor
1990The WitchesActorHead Chef
1990The FoolActorMr. Blackthorn
1989Erik the VikingActorJennifer the Viking (Another Rapist)
1989The RainbowActorMr. Harby
1988The Raggedy RawneyActorThe Soldier
1988SoursweetActorMr. Constantinides
1988The First KangaroosActorArthur Hughes
1987A Month in the CountryActorEllerbeck
1987The Wind in the WillowsActor
1987The American WayActorCastro
1986Haunted HoneymoonActorMontego
1985Rustlers' RhapsodyActorBlackie
1984The Company of WolvesActorSecond Husband (uncredited)
1984Top Secret!ActorDéjà Vu
1984A Private FunctionActorInspector Noble
1983December FlowerActor
1980Flash GordonActor
-Hornblower: DutyActorEtheridge