Career
In Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, Carson also plays two other speaking parts, the Senator of the Trade Federation, Lott Dod (although his voice was replaced with that of actor Toby Longworth) and Antidar Williams, the co-pilot of the ship that Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson) and Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) are on in the first scene. He also made a guest appearance on the British Broadcasting Corporation series Hustle, as Bollywood film fan and perfectionist Kulvinder Samar (whose correct name in the show is actually Kulvinda, but was written as Kulvinder in the credits), and in Spooks and The Information Technology Crowd. He provided alien voices for the Doctor Who episodes "The End of the World", "The Impossible Planet", "The Satan Pit", "Planet of the Ood" and "The End of Time".
In the latter four he voiced the Ood, a race once enslaved by humanity.
Since late 2007 he has appeared in several episodes of British Broadcasting Corporation"s school drama Waterloo Road as blackmailer Stuart Hordley. Carson also had a minor role in Series one of British Broadcasting Corporation sit-com Outnumbered as a character named Ravi when Sue and Pete had a dinner party.
He also starred in the third series of BBC3 comedy How Not to Live Your Life, alongside Dan Clark and David Armand. He plays Samantha"s university professor/love interest Brian.