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 Televi ...

''. Born in

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and brought up in Gainsborough, a small market-town in

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, Carter appeared on stage since he was a child. Advised to pursue a career in rubber technology, Carter opted instead for three years at

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. In 1982, he landed his first television role on BBC2’s long-running '' Jackanory Playhouse'' (1965–1996) as Hawkwing. He has appeared in numerous television series including '' Viper'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Charmed'', ''

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'' and ''

''. In 1988, he performed on London's

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(at the Phoenix Theatre, London) with James Wilby, Patrick Barlow, Sarah Berger, Paul Mooney and John Gordon Sinclair in ''

The Common Pursuit ''The Common Pursuit'' is a play by Simon Gray which follows the lives of six characters who first meet as undergraduates at Cambridge University when they are involved in setting up a literary magazine called ''The Common Pursuit''. The title is ...

'' a

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by Simon Gray. 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 '' Roots'' as Viscount Shaw.

Filmography

*'' King David'' (1985) - Solomon *''

Demon Under Glass ''Demon Under Glass'' is a 2002 film directed by Jon Cunningham. The film tells the story of a centuries old vampire, Simon Molinar ( Jason Carter) who gets captured by a government group calling themselves The Delphi Project. The team of scienti ...

'' (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 IMDB.com
listing for ''The Dead Matter (2010)'' *''Babylon 5'' (1995-1996) - Marcus Cole

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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 People from Ealing Actors from Lincolnshire People from Gainsborough, Lincolnshire 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors