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Filmography
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Known For
Transformers: The Last Knight Cogman (2017) -
Shakespeare in Love Ralph Bashford (1998) -
Downton Abbey Mr. Carson (2019) -
Known For
Top Secret! Déjà Vu (1984) -
Actor
Downton Abbey: A New Era Mr Carson (2022) -
Wallace & Gromit: The Big Fix Up Bernard Grubb (2020) -
The Good Liar Vincent (2019) -
Downton Abbey Mr. Carson (2019)
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Knightfall Pope Boniface VIII (2017-2019) -
Swimming with Men Ted (2018) -
King Lear Earl of Kent (2018) -
The Little Vampire 3D Rookery (2017) -
Transformers: The Last Knight Cogman (2017)
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Punk Strut: The Movie Skippy (2016) -
![Downton Abbey]( "Downton Abbey")
Downton Abbey Charles Carson (2010-2015) -
![One of a Kind]( "One of a Kind")
One of a Kind Narrator (2014) -
![Bookaboo]( "Bookaboo")
Bookaboo (2013) -
![Hitler of the Andes]( "Hitler of the Andes")
Hitler of the Andes Narrator (2001-2013) -
![My Week with Marilyn]( "My Week with Marilyn")
My Week with Marilyn Barry (2011) -
![Doctor Who: The Eighth Doctor Adventures]( "Doctor Who: The Eighth Doctor Adventures")
Doctor Who: The Eighth Doctor Adventures Brother Bernard (2010) -
![Alice in Wonderland]( "Alice in Wonderland")
Alice in Wonderland Executioner (2010) -
![Cranford]( "Cranford")
Cranford Captain Brown (2007-2009) -
![Wish 143]( "Wish 143")
Wish 143 Priest (2009) -
![Creation]( "Creation")
Creation Parslow (2009) -
![Burlesque Fairytales]( "Burlesque Fairytales")
Burlesque Fairytales The Compere (2009) -
![Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980]( "Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980")
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 Harold Angus (2009) -
![Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983]( "Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983")
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 Harold Angus (2009) -
Caught in a Trap Brian Perkins (2008)
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![Coming Up]( "Coming Up")
Coming Up Boyfriend (2008) -
![The Oxford Murders]( "The Oxford Murders")
The Oxford Murders Inspector Petersen (2008) -
![The Golden Compass]( "The Golden Compass")
The Golden Compass John Faa (2007) -
![Silent Witness]( "Silent Witness")
Silent Witness Malcolm Young (2007) -
![Cassandra's Dream]( "Cassandra's Dream")
Cassandra's Dream Garage Boss (2007) -
![Recovery]( "Recovery")
Recovery Mr. Lockwood (2007) -
![The Wind in the Willows]( "The Wind in the Willows")
The Wind in the Willows Engine Driver (2006) -
![The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton]( "The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton")
The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton Henry Dorling (2006) -
Aberfan: The Untold Story Lord Robens (2006)
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![The Thief Lord]( "The Thief Lord")
The Thief Lord Victor (2006) -
![House of 9]( "House of 9")
House of 9 The Watcher (2005) -
![Out of Season]( "Out of Season")
Out of Season Michael Philipps (2004) -
![Modigliani]( "Modigliani")
Modigliani Achilles Hébuterne (2004) -
![Blue Murder]( "Blue Murder")
Blue Murder Frank Evans (2004) -
![Von Trapped]( "Von Trapped")
Von Trapped Larry Lavelle (2004) -
![Casablanca driver]( "Casablanca driver")
Casablanca driver Joe Mateo, l'agent (2004) -
![Ella Enchanted]( "Ella Enchanted")
Ella Enchanted Nish (2004) -
![Midsomer Murders]( "Midsomer Murders")
Midsomer Murders Nathan Green (2004) -
![Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose]( "Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose")
Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose Red Rose (2003) -
![Cromwell: Warts and All]( "Cromwell: Warts and All")
Cromwell: Warts and All Oliver Cromwell (2003) -
![The Big Read]( "The Big Read")
The Big Read Reader (segment "Captain Corelli's Mandolin") (2003) -
![Pompeii: The Last Day]( "Pompeii: The Last Day")
Pompeii: The Last Day Polybius (2003) -
![Trial & Retribution]( "Trial & Retribution")
Trial & Retribution Dr. Jenkins (2003) -
![Trevor's World of Sport]( "Trevor's World of Sport")
Trevor's World of Sport Sir Frank Luckton (2003) -
![Strange]( "Strange")
Strange Inspector Stuart (2003) -
![16 Years of Alcohol]( "16 Years of Alcohol")
16 Years of Alcohol Director (2003) -
![Bright Young Things]( "Bright Young Things")
Bright Young Things Chief Customs Officer (2003) -
![Helen of Troy]( "Helen of Troy")
Helen of Troy Pirithous (2003) -
![Hornblower: Duty]( "Hornblower: Duty")
Hornblower: Duty Etheridge (2003) -
![Dalziel and Pascoe]( "Dalziel and Pascoe")
Dalziel and Pascoe Ted Lowry (2002) -
![Heartlands]( "Heartlands")
Heartlands Geoff (2002) -
![Dinotopia]( "Dinotopia")
Dinotopia Mayor Waldo (2002) -
![Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story]( "Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story")
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story Odin - Member of Great Council of Mac Slec (2001) -
![The Way We Live Now]( "The Way We Live Now")
The Way We Live Now Mr Brehgert (2001) -
![102 Dalmatians]( "102 Dalmatians")
102 Dalmatians Detective Armstrong (2000) -
![The Scarlet Pimpernel]( "The Scarlet Pimpernel")
The Scarlet Pimpernel General La Forge (2000) -
![The Little Vampire]( "The Little Vampire")
The Little Vampire Rookery (2000) -
![Arabian Nights]( "Arabian Nights")
Arabian Nights Ja'far (2000) -
![Trial by Fire]( "Trial by Fire")
Trial by Fire Geoffrey Bailey (1999) -
![Tube Tales]( "Tube Tales")
Tube Tales Ticket Inspector (segment "Steal Away") (1999) -
The Bass Player Pitsikatoff (1999)
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![Murder Most Horrid]( "Murder Most Horrid")
Murder Most Horrid Frank Phillips (1991-1999) -
![Shakespeare in Love]( "Shakespeare in Love")
Shakespeare in Love Ralph Bashford (1998) -
![Legionnaire]( "Legionnaire")
Legionnaire Lucien Galgani (1998) -
![Vigo]( "Vigo")
Vigo Bonaventure (1998) -
Bill's New Frock Mr. Platworthy (1998)
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![Harpur and Iles]( "Harpur and Iles")
Harpur and Iles Tenderness Mellick (1997) -
![Bright Hair]( "Bright Hair")
Bright Hair Norman Devenish (1997) -
![A Merry War]( "A Merry War")
A Merry War Erskine (1997) -
![Ain't Misbehavin']( "Ain't Misbehavin'")
Ain't Misbehavin' Maxie Morrell (1997) -
![Alas Smith & Jones]( "Alas Smith & Jones")
Alas Smith & Jones (1997) -
![The Chest]( "The Chest")
The Chest Roland Blood (1997) -
![The Missing Postman]( "The Missing Postman")
The Missing Postman DS Lawrence Pitman (1997) -
![Brassed Off]( "Brassed Off")
Brassed Off Harry (1996) -
It Could Be You Wally 'Lottery' Whaley (1995)
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![Balto]( "Balto")
Balto (1995) -
![Coogan's Run]( "Coogan's Run")
Coogan's Run Fraser (1995) -
![Gentlemen Don't Eat Poets]( "Gentlemen Don't Eat Poets")
Gentlemen Don't Eat Poets George Lecky (1995) -
![Richard III]( "Richard III")
Richard III Lord William Hastings (1995) -
![The All New Alexei Sayle Show]( "The All New Alexei Sayle Show")
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![Screen Two]( "Screen Two")
Screen Two Inspector (1989-1995) -
![Dangerfield]( "Dangerfield")
Dangerfield Stephen Millwood (1995) -
![The Late Show]( "The Late Show")
The Late Show Albert Knox (1995) -
![The Madness of King George]( "The Madness of King George")
The Madness of King George Fox (1994) -
![Open Fire]( "Open Fire")
Open Fire Det Chief Supt Young (1994) -
![Shakespeare: The Animated Tales]( "Shakespeare: The Animated Tales")
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales Mark Antony (1994) -
![Cracker]( "Cracker")
Cracker Kenneth Trant (1994) -
![Mary Shelley's Frankenstein]( "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein")
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Executioner (1994) -
![Black Beauty]( "Black Beauty")
Black Beauty John Manly (1994) -
![Pie in the Sky]( "Pie in the Sky")
Pie in the Sky Alec Bailey (1994) -
![Minder]( "Minder")
Minder Tomkins (1993-1994) -
![We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story]( "We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story")
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story Additional Voice (1993) -
![Bookmark]( "Bookmark")
Bookmark Detective (1993) -
![The Advocate]( "The Advocate")
The Advocate Mathieu (1993) -
![Resnick: Rough Treatment]( "Resnick: Rough Treatment")
Resnick: Rough Treatment Grabianski (1993) -
![Medics]( "Medics")
Medics Hugh Buckley (1993) -
![The Comic Strip Presents]( "The Comic Strip Presents")
The Comic Strip Presents Commander (1993) -
![A Year in Provence]( "A Year in Provence")
A Year in Provence Ted Hopkins (1993) -
![Lipstick on Your Collar]( "Lipstick on Your Collar")
Lipstick on Your Collar Inspector (1993) -
![Stalin]( "Stalin")
Stalin Sergo (1992) -
![Soldier Soldier]( "Soldier Soldier")
Soldier Soldier Snr Supt Derek Tierney, RHKP (1992) -
![Between the Lines]( "Between the Lines")
Between the Lines D.I. Dick Corbett (1992) -
Incident in Judaea Afranius (1992)
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![A Dangerous Man]( "A Dangerous Man")
A Dangerous Man Meinertzhagen (1992) -
![Blame It on the Bellboy]( "Blame It on the Bellboy")
Blame It on the Bellboy Rossi (1992) -
![Casualty]( "Casualty")
Casualty Matthew Charlton (1991) -
![Screen One]( "Screen One")
Screen One Ray Galton (1991) -
![The Fool]( "The Fool")
The Fool Mr. Blackthorn (1990) -
Crimestrike The Detective (1990)
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![The Gravy Train]( "The Gravy Train")
The Gravy Train Personip (1990) -
![Zorro]( "Zorro")
Zorro Colonel Mefisto Palomarez (1990) -
![A Sense of Guilt]( "A Sense of Guilt")
A Sense of Guilt Richard Murray (1990) -
![The Witches]( "The Witches")
The Witches Head Chef (1990) -
Precious Bane Sarn (1989)
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Duck Father (1989)
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![Erik the Viking]( "Erik the Viking")
Erik the Viking Jennifer the Viking - Another Rapist (1989) -
![The Rainbow]( "The Rainbow")
The Rainbow Mr. Harby (1989) -
Star Trap Dr. Wax (1988)
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Thompson (1988)
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![Christabel]( "Christabel")
Christabel Bausch (1988) -
![The Tenth Man]( "The Tenth Man")
The Tenth Man Pierre (1988) -
![The Raggedy Rawney]( "The Raggedy Rawney")
The Raggedy Rawney The Soldier (1988) -
![A Very British Coup]( "A Very British Coup")
A Very British Coup The Cabinet - Newsome (1988) -
![King & Castle]( "King & Castle")
King & Castle Nickolds (1988) -
![Soursweet]( "Soursweet")
Soursweet Mr. Constantinides (1988) -
![The First Kangaroos]( "The First Kangaroos")
The First Kangaroos Arthur Hughes (1988) -
Harry's Kingdom Bill (1987)
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![A Month in the Country]( "A Month in the Country")
A Month in the Country Ellerbeck (1987) -
![The Singing Detective]( "The Singing Detective")
The Singing Detective Mr. Marlow (1986) -
![Lost Empires]( "Lost Empires")
Lost Empires Inspector Crabb (1986) -
![The Monocled Mutineer]( "The Monocled Mutineer")
The Monocled Mutineer Spencer (1986) -
![Haunted Honeymoon]( "Haunted Honeymoon")
Haunted Honeymoon Montego (1986) -
![The American Way]( "The American Way")
The American Way Castro (1986) -
![The Mysteries]( "The Mysteries")
The Mysteries Fourth Soldier (1985-1986) -
![Rustlers' Rhapsody]( "Rustlers' Rhapsody")
Rustlers' Rhapsody Blackie (1985) -
![Widows]( "Widows")
Widows D.I. Frinton (1985) -
![The Bill]( "The Bill")
The Bill Stan (1985) -
![December Flower]( "December Flower")
December Flower Dentist (1984) -
![Hiawatha]( "Hiawatha")
Hiawatha Nawadaha - The Story Teller (1984) -
![A Private Function]( "A Private Function")
A Private Function Inspector Noble (1984) -
![Starstrider]( "Starstrider")
Starstrider Starstrider (1984) -
![The Company of Wolves]( "The Company of Wolves")
The Company of Wolves Second Husband (1984) -
![Top Secret!]( "Top Secret!")
Top Secret! Déjà Vu (1984) -
![Danger: Marmalade at Work]( "Danger: Marmalade at Work")
Danger: Marmalade at Work Big Julie (1984) -
![The Oresteia: The Trilogy by Aeschylus]( "The Oresteia: The Trilogy by Aeschylus")
The Oresteia: The Trilogy by Aeschylus Agamemnon (1983) -
![Not the Nine O'Clock News]( "Not the Nine O'Clock News")
Not the Nine O'Clock News (1982) -
![Flash Gordon]( "Flash Gordon")
Flash Gordon Azurian Man (1980) -
Actor
![Fox]( "Fox")
Fox Cliff Ryan (1980) -
Soundtrack
![Downton Abbey]( "Downton Abbey")
Downton Abbey (2012) -
Soundtrack
![The Singing Detective]( "The Singing Detective")
The Singing Detective (1986) -
Archive footage
![Entertainment Tonight]( "Entertainment Tonight")
Entertainment Tonight (2019) -
![An Accidental Studio]( "An Accidental Studio")
An Accidental Studio (2019) -
![Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood]( "Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood")
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Downton Abbey Revisited (2012)
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![Would I Lie to You?]( "Would I Lie to You?")
Would I Lie to You? (2012) -
![The Many Faces of...]( "The Many Faces of...")
The Many Faces of... (2011) -
![This Morning]( "This Morning")
This Morning (2011) -
![TV Burp]( "TV Burp")
TV Burp (2011) -
The Making of Cranford (2007)
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The Smith & Jones Sketchbook (2006)
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Archive footage
![Discovering Dinotopia]( "Discovering Dinotopia")
Discovering Dinotopia (2002) -
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Additional Crew
![Attack of the Zeppelins]( "Attack of the Zeppelins")
Attack of the Zeppelins (2013)
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Did You Know
Trivia
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 ...
Quotes
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 ...
Trademark
Deep commanding voice
Personal Details
Born
James Edward Carter
Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, UK
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