Portrait of Jim Carter

Acting

Jim Carter

Career

Active from 1983 to 2025, busiest in 1997 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
37
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Recovery
Recovery
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 93 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jim Carter Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.9, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    1.2, average 2.2
  • Violence
    3.3, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    4.1, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Melancholy 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Slow Burn 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Romantic Entanglements 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Lighthearted 2
  • Escapist Fantasy 2
  • Psychological Tension 2
  • British Cinema 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

146
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

4 titles ยท average score 75
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025)
GoodWatch score 76

as Charles Carson

Wonka
Wonka (2023)
GoodWatch score 72

as Abacus Crunch

Downton Abbey: A New Era
Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022)
GoodWatch score 75

as Charles Carson

The Sea Beast
The Sea Beast (2022)
GoodWatch score 78

as King (voice)

2010s

17 titles ยท average score 61
Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey (2019)
GoodWatch score 74

as Charles Carson

The Good Liar
The Good Liar (2019)
GoodWatch score 62

as Vincent

Inside the Ritz Hotel
Inside the Ritz Hotel (2019)

TV show ยท as Narrator

Swimming with Men
Swimming with Men (2018)
GoodWatch score 55

as Ted

King Lear
King Lear (2018)
GoodWatch score 76

as Earl of Kent

The Little Vampire 3D
The Little Vampire 3D (2017)
GoodWatch score 36

as Rookery (voice)

Transformers: The Last Knight
Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)
GoodWatch score 34

as Cogman (voice)

Hitler's Supergun
Hitler's Supergun (2015)

as Narrator (voice)

Dambusters: Building the Bouncing Bomb
Dambusters: Building the Bouncing Bomb (2011)

as Narrator (Voice)

Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey (2010)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show ยท as Charles Carson

Burlesque Fairytales
Burlesque Fairytales (2010)
GoodWatch score 57

as The Compere

Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland (2010)
GoodWatch score 57

as The Executioner (voice)

2000s

42 titles ยท average score 60
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 (2009)
GoodWatch score 77

as Harold Angus

The Oxford Murders
The Oxford Murders (2008)
GoodWatch score 34

as Inspector Petersen

Caught in a Trap
Caught in a Trap (2008)

as Brian Perkins

The Golden Compass
The Golden Compass (2007)
GoodWatch score 52

as John Faa

The Thief Lord
The Thief Lord (2006)
GoodWatch score 56

as Victor

The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton
The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton (2006)
GoodWatch score 67

as Henry Dorling

The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows (2006)
GoodWatch score 60

as Engine Driver

London
London (2004)

TV show ยท as Henry Fielding

Pompeii: The Last Day
Pompeii: The Last Day (2003)
GoodWatch score 69

as Polybius

Dinotopia
Dinotopia (2002)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Mayor Waldo

Dinotopia
Dinotopia (2002)
GoodWatch score 70

as Mayor Waldo

The Little Vampire
The Little Vampire (2000)
GoodWatch score 57

as Rookery

1990s

48 titles ยท average score 66
Tube Tales
Tube Tales (1999)
GoodWatch score 59

as Ticket Inspector (segment "Steal Away") / Ticket Inspector (Steal Away)

Trial by Fire
Trial by Fire (1999)

as Geoffrey Bailey

Legionnaire
Legionnaire (1998)
GoodWatch score 39

as Lucien Galgani

Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders (1997)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Nathan Green

Harpur and Iles: Protection
Harpur and Iles: Protection (1997)

as Tenderness Mellick

The Missing Postman
The Missing Postman (1997)
GoodWatch score 63

as DS Lawrence Pitman

Keep the Aspidistra Flying
Keep the Aspidistra Flying (1997)
GoodWatch score 65

as Erskine

Ain't Misbehavin'
Ain't Misbehavin' (1997)

TV show ยท as Maxie Morrell

Brassed Off
Brassed Off (1996)
GoodWatch score 71

as Harry

Black Beauty
Black Beauty (1994)
GoodWatch score 71

as John Manly

Stalin
Stalin (1992)
GoodWatch score 65

as Sergo

A Sense of Guilt
A Sense of Guilt (1990)

TV show ยท as Richard Murray

1980s

31 titles ยท average score 64
Precious Bane
Precious Bane (1989)
GoodWatch score 79

as Sarn

Erik the Viking
Erik the Viking (1989)
GoodWatch score 55

as Jennifer the Viking (Another Rapist)

The Tenth Man
The Tenth Man (1988)
GoodWatch score 66

as Pierre

Star Trap
Star Trap (1988)

as Dr. Wax

The First Kangaroos
The First Kangaroos (1988)

as Arthur Hughes

A Month in the Country
A Month in the Country (1987)
GoodWatch score 75

as Ellerbeck

Casualty
Casualty (1986)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as Matthew Charlton

The Singing Detective
The Singing Detective (1986)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Mr Marlow

Screen Two
Screen Two (1985)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Father / Henry Harris

Top Secret!
Top Secret! (1984)
GoodWatch score 73

as Dรฉjร  Vu

The Company of Wolves
The Company of Wolves (1984)
GoodWatch score 71

as Second Husband (uncredited)

The Oresteia
The Oresteia (1983)

as Agamemnon

1970s

4 titles ยท average score 80
Minder
Minder (1979)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Tomkins

Not the Nine O'Clock News
Not the Nine O'Clock News (1979)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show

I, Claudius
I, Claudius (1976)
GoodWatch score 92

TV show ยท as Roman Senate Senator (uncredited)

NOVA
NOVA (1974)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Narrator