Jim Carter

British actor Jim Carter attends the 2012 Olivier Awards at The Royal Opera House on April 15, 2012, in London. He is nominated for an Emmy for his role as the butler Mr. Carson in the PBS drama "Downton Abbey."

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From left, Hugh Bonneville, Brendan Coyle, Allen Leech, Jessica Brown Findlay, Jim Carter, Laura Carmichael, Michelle Dockery, Lesley Nicol, Kevin Doyle and Allen Leech of "Downton Abbey" attend a fundraising event at The Savoy Hotel in London on July 14, 2011.

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British actor Jim Carter arrives for the private screening of Brat Pitt's latest film "Killing Them Softly," in London on Sept. 6, 2012. Well known for his roles on English TV, Carter appeared in "My Week With Marilyn" and was part of the acclaimed ensemble cast of 1998's Oscar winner "Shakespeare in Love."

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Jim Carter and Barbara Windsor present the award for Best New Musical at the 2012 Olivier Awards at The Royal Opera House on April 15, 2012, in London.

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Jim Carter attends the 2012 Olivier Awards at The Royal Opera House on April 15, 2012, in London.

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Husband and wife actors Imelda Staunton and Jim Carter attend the "Another Year" premiere during the 54th BFI London Film Festival at the Odeon Leicester Square on Oct. 18, 2010, in London. They have been married since 1983 and have one daughter.

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Actors Imelda Staunton and her husband, Jim Carter, arrive at the afterparty following The Times BFI 50th London Film Festival gala screening of "Stranger Than Fiction" at St Martin's Lane Hotel on Oct. 20, 2006, in London.

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Actor Jim Carter attends the ABC premiere of "Dinotopia" at the American Museum of Natural History April 23, 2002, in New York.