A 1984 diary entry by Alan Bennett (scriptwriter of A Private Function (1984)) mentions Carter amusing himself on the set between takes by doing conjuring tricks. In the finished film he performs a magic trick as Inspector Noble, and in Shakespeare in Love (1998) can be seen juggling.
Jim Carter is an English actor who has appeared in a variety of roles on stage, television, and film. He is best known for his role as Mr. Carson in the ITV period drama Downton Abbey.
Born in Yorkshire, England, Carter was educated at Leeds Grammar School and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. He began his acting career with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre, before making his television debut in the early 1970s.
Carter’s film credits include The Madness of King George (1994), Shakespeare in Love (1998), The Phantom of the Opera (2004), and Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008). He has also appeared in a number of television programmes, including The Old Curiosity Shop (1975), Rumpole of the Bailey (1978), The Singing Detective (1986), and Foyle’s War (2002).
Carter has been married to actress Imelda Staunton since 1983. They have two children.
Carter’s net worth is estimated to be $5 million.
General Info
Full Name
Jim Carter
Date Of Birth
August 19, 1948
Place Of Birth
Plains, Georgia, United States
Height
1.88 m
Profession
Statesman, Author, Novelist, Military Officer, Farmer
Education
United States Naval Academy, Union College, Georgia Southwestern State University, Georgia Institute of Technology
Nationality
British, American
Family
Spouse
Imelda Staunton
Children
Bessie Carter
Parents
Sundy Carter
Accomplishments
Awards
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Nominations
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film
Movies
The Golden Compass, The Little Vampire, Shakespeare in Love, Top Secret!, Brassed Off, Black Beauty, The Oxford Murders, Alice in Wonderland, A Private Function, My Week with Marilyn, Ella Enchanted, 16 Years of Alcohol, Legionnaire, The Thief Lord, 102 Dalmatians, The Madness of King George, Haunte...
TV Shows
Downton Abbey, Red Riding, Cranford, Dinotopia, Christabel
I'm not a natural employer. I live very privately, and we like our privacy at home. To be sitting and talking with your wife or your family and to have somebody walking around and you're ignoring them, I couldn't handle that at all. I can barely handle a cleaning lady coming in every so often.
2
I think I tend to try to let a woman walk through a door first, and I walk on the outside on the street. But that's probably because I'm an ancient creature.
3
I wouldn't want to be reincarnated as a butler. I couldn't for the life of me do the job in real life.
4
On a film set, there are runners who are 19, it's their first job, but to me they're as important as anybody else because if they don't do their job then nobody else can. So I don't think anybody should be treated disrespectfully or as if they're of a lower status.
Facts
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Fact
1
A devout Cricket lover, Jim Carter has been Chairman of Hampstead Cricket Club since 2010.
2
Was a member of the "Madhouse Company of London", a comedy troupe which performed in Boston in the 1970s. Other members were Marcel Steiner, Marc Weil and Tommy Shands. Ken Campbell, who appears in A Fish Called Wanda (1988) as George Thomason's lawyer was also associated with the troupe.
3
Daughter, Bessie, born in 1993
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A 1984 diary entry by Alan Bennett (scriptwriter of A Private Function (1984)) mentions Carter amusing himself on the set between takes by doing conjuring tricks. In the finished film he performs a magic trick as Inspector Noble, and in Shakespeare in Love (1998) can be seen juggling.
