Jason Brian Carter (born 23 September 1960) is an English

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, best known for his role as Ranger Marcus Cole on the

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series ''

Babylon 5 ''Babylon 5'' is an American space opera television series created by writer and producer J. Michael Straczynski, under the Babylonian Productions label, in association with Straczynski's Synthetic Worlds Ltd. and Warner Bros. Domestic Tel ...

''. Carter was born in

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and brought up in Gainsborough, a small market town in

Lincolnshire Lincolnshire (), abbreviated ''Lincs'', is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East Midlands and Yorkshire and the Humber regions of England. It is bordered by the East Riding of Yorkshire across the Humber estuary to th ...

. He appeared on stage in childhood. Advised to pursue a career in rubber technology, he opted instead for three years at

London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) is a drama school located in Hammersmith, London. Founded in 1861, it is the oldest specialist drama school in the British Isles and a founding member of the Federation of Drama Schools. In ...

. In 1982, he landed his first television role on BBC2’s long-running '' Jackanory Playhouse'' (1972–85) as Hawkwing. He has appeared in numerous television series including '' Diagnosis Murder'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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''. In 1988, he performed on London's West End (at the

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) with

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, Patrick Barlow, Sarah Berger, Paul Mooney and

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in ''

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. He also played the hedgehog, Hans, in an episode of the television series '' The Storyteller'' in 1987. In 2004, Carter loaned his voice briefly to the

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video game '' GoldenEye: Rogue Agent'', in the role of Bond. He also appeared in the film '' The Duel'' as William, and in the 2016 miniseries remake of ''

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'' as Viscount Shaw.

Filmography

* ''

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'' (1985) - Solomon * ''Babylon 5'' (1995–1996) - Marcus Cole * '' Demon Under Glass'' (2002) - Simon Molinar * ''The Final Curtain'' (2007) – Eamon * ''Vampire'' (2010) - Simon, a horror-thriller drama by Jon Cunningham * ''The Dead Matter'' (2010) - Ian McCallister, Midnight Syndicate Films

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Carter, Jason 1960 births Living people English male television actors English male voice actors Alumni of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art Male actors from London Actors from the London Borough of Ealing Male actors from Lincolnshire Actors from Gainsborough, Lincolnshire 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors People from Ealing