Jim Carter is one of the intelligent actors who has received worldwide recognition and love. He plays the beloved butler in Downton Abbey. Jim Carter did not immediately come to success, and his path to acting fame was quite interesting.
There are actors in the cinema who fell in love with full-length films. And there are those who become famous for their serial roles. One of these is Jim Carter. And today he is considered one of the most talented representatives of the profession. Many are interested in: what was his path to success.
Childhood of the actor
Jim Carter's biography begins on August 19, 1948, when he was born in Yorkshire. His family was not popular and famous. Parents were engaged in completely non-creative professions: his father was an employee of the BBC ministry, and his mother was a school secretary. It is noteworthy that little is known about his childhood years. Those who were closely acquainted with the family of the future screen star noted that he did not stand out from the crowd. At the same time, Jim could not decide on a profession for a long time and changed a considerable number of hobbies.
It is believed that he began to build his acting career from the moment he entered the University of Sussex - and here he was going to study law. But quite by accident, as is often the case, he turned out to be a member of the local drama society. And this became the starting point - having felt the world of art from the inside, he stopped studying legal literature, preferring theatrical performances. Two years later, he dropped out of school, and then moved to an experimental theater called Brighton Combination. And it is from here that his path to glory begins.
First roles
In the film biography of Jim Carter, there are both serials and full-length films. Moreover, it was in the cinema that he was able to declare himself as an actor, and not at all on stage. On the screens, he began to appear at the very beginning of the 80s of the last century. The first bright enough role was filming in separate episodes of the television project "Fox", as well as the picture "Flash Gordon". Then the list of tapes was replenished with such films as "Private Celebration", "Top Secret", "Storm Riders", "A Month in the Country".
In 1995, his career took a certain turn, and Jim Carter tried himself as a director. He was noted in this capacity in the painting "Richard the Third". According to the plot, Carter himself, by the way, also starred in this tape, you can notice many similarities with the work of the same name by Shakespeare. At the same time, Carter copied the basis for his main character from the Prime Minister of England - Hastings. The film stars such popular actors as Christine Scott Thomas, Robert Downey Jr. and others.
Popularity in cinema
There are also films in Jim Carter's cine list that are literally adored by fans all over the world. So, he noted in "Shakespeare in Love", where Joseph Fiennes and Gwyneth Paltrow shone with him on the screen. Here he played the role of Ralph Bashford.
He also starred in small, but, as critics called them, expressive roles in such films as Modigliani, Golden Compass, Ella Enchanted. However, his finest hour was still ahead.
Star role
A truly stellar role for Carter was the role in the TV series "Downton Abbey". She made an invaluable contribution to the development of his career. Jim, after the release of the project on the screens, literally the next morning, woke up very popular. The series tells about the everyday life of an English family of aristocrats who lived at the beginning of the 20th century.
Carter got the role of Mr. Carson - the butler on the estate. But despite the seemingly enough minor character, it was this type that became the most important for the actor. He turned out to be so charismatic that the audience fell in love with him instantly. And his butler turned out to be long-playing - he was present in all seasons.
Personal life
Naturally, fans are also interested in how the personal life of their pet develops. In it, as life shows, everything is far from the film passions. Jim Carter married a long time ago. He met his fellow actress Imelda Stone in 1982. Then both were engaged in the production of the National Theater. Jim Carter's wife is a pretty popular star herself - for example, viewers know her for her role as Dolores Umbridge in the movie Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. In addition, she was featured in films such as Much Ado About Nothing, Little Britain, Sense and Sensibility.
Jim Carter and Imelda Stone became husband and wife back in 1983. At the same time, they have still preserved their marriage, but they do not tell anyone about their secret - how to maintain a relationship for such a long period.
In 1993, their daughter Bessie was born. And she became the couple's only child. She is also thinking of going to conquer the movie Olympus, and there are already several roles in her biography.
What is doing now
It is known that Jim Carter is the chairman of the cricket club in his spare time from filming. He also loves bicycles and even did a ten-day bike ride in Ghana. This was done for a charitable purpose - he raised money to build a well with clean drinking water for a small and poor town.
He continues to act and voiced cartoons. The life of an actor is quite diverse and interesting, and he is not going to change anything. While in his plpnph further participation in films, including historical, as well as a quiet and calm family life.
