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Jim Carter

ジム・カーター　/　じむ・かーたー

Actor from United Kingdom

August 19, 1948 (age 77)　・　Harrogate, United Kingdom

actor
film actor
stage actor

My Take

For me, Jim Carter will always be Mr Carson, the butler whose gravity anchored Downton Abbey. That bearing isn't luck; it's the dividend of a long stage career, a University of Sussex grounding, and decades of craft. Four Emmy nominations and an OBE mark the recognition, but what I enjoy is the warmth and sly humor that leaks through the formality, keeping the character human rather than stiff. The lighting-designer line on his resume also tells me he understands a production from both sides of the curtain. He's a consummate character actor, and those are the ones who quietly hold great drama together.

Overview

James Edward Carter (born 19 August 1948) is an English actor. He is best known for his role as Mr Carson in the ITV historical drama series Downton Abbey (2010–2015), which earned him four nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (2012–2015).

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Jim Carter
Name (Japanese): ジム・カーター
Reading: じむ・かーたー
Born: August 19, 1948 (age 77)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Leo / Rat
Origin: Harrogate, United Kingdom
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: actor / film actor / stage actor / lighting designer / television actor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: University of Sussex

Awards & achievements

Officer of the Order of the British Empire

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC

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