Education
Carter attended the Blue Coat School, Oldham.
Carter attended the Blue Coat School, Oldham.
A lifelong fan of Oldham Athletic football club, Carter presented the Saturday afternoon sports programme Latics Live on The Revolution. After starring in CITV show Adam"s Family Tree, in 1999 Carter was cast as Craig Harrison in Sunday evening drama Where the Heart Is. He then joined the cast of Hollyoaks as Lee Hunter, staying for four years before his character left to embark on a round the world tour.
He then joined Emmerdale on 16 February 2006 as Jamie Hope in the Independent Television soap Emmerdale.
On 8 February 2010, whilst appearing on Shaun Keaveny"s breakfast show on British Broadcasting Corporation 6 Music, he announced that he was leaving Emmerdale after four years. On 15 March 2010 it was confirmed that after a five-year hiatus, Carter was returning to Hollyoaks.
In 2011, Carter appeared in British Broadcasting Corporation Three comedy How Not to Live Your Life as Blake. Don"s Boss. In August 2012 he became a series regular in In with the Flynns on BBC1 as Kevin Flynn, younger brother to Will Mellor"s Liam Flynn.
In 2013, Carter starred in the Sky special Love Matters, written by Isy Suttie. and the period Independent Television costume drama Downton Abbey as Walter in Series Four of the show.
In late 2015 he started as Lino in the new BBC1 Police series Cuffs set in Brighton.