Downton's Jim Carter: 'No plans for Hollywood'

Downton's Jim Carter: 'No plans for Hollywood'
Downton's Jim Carter: 'No plans for Hollywood' (Image credit: PA)

Downton Abbey star Jim Carter has said he has no plans to join any of his co-stars working in America. The 64-year-old actor - who is married to Harry Potter star Imelda Staunton - said while the other stars of the hit ITV drama are taking the opportunity to find work in Hollywood and on Broadway, he is happy to stay at home in the UK these days. Jim said: "I've done that. I need my garden and the cricket pitch. I can't be going to America, I've done that in my wild youth. No thanks." The actor - who plays butler Carson - is going to America to attend the Emmy Awards later this month, where Downton Abbey has racked up an impressive 16 nominations. He said: "I'm going out to LA so that will be jolly. The show's nominated for 16 which is fantastic, just shows how popular it is all over the world really." Speaking about the show's popularity in the US, Jim said: "They've got excellent taste I suppose, impeccable taste it shows. "They've gone mad for it, I gather. I've not been to America since it has been on, but I gather they're crazy for it, so I'll go and experience that first hand."

Patrick McLennan

Patrick McLennan is a London-based journalist and documentary maker who has worked as a writer, sub-editor, digital editor and TV producer in the UK and New Zealand. His CV includes spells as a news producer at the BBC and TVNZ, as well as web editor for Time Inc UK. He has produced TV news and entertainment features on personalities as diverse as Nick Cave, Tom Hardy, Clive James, Jodie Marsh and Kevin Bacon and he co-produced and directed The Ponds, which has screened in UK cinemas, BBC Four and is currently available on Netflix. 


An entertainment writer with a diverse taste in TV and film, he lists Seinfeld, The Sopranos, The Chase, The Thick of It and Detectorists among his favourite shows, but steers well clear of most sci-fi.