Carson's first work in directing was in the British theatre scene and on British television. He directed an episode of the British
soap opera Coronation Street. Carson sought to move to the United States in order to work in the American film scene, and prior to travelling, his agent arranged an interview for him with the producers of
Star Trek: The Next Generation. However, he had never heard of
Star Trek, The producers liked the different British style of directing and
scene blocking that Carson brought to the set, as it was a style that the show hadn't previously used. He was subsequently brought back for another episode, but when he arrived for the first of eight days of preparation he was told that
Whoopi Goldberg was available, and so they would like him to direct one of the scripts that she appeared in. This turned out to be "
Yesterday's Enterprise", which was developed from an outline to script during the eight days of preparation prior to shooting. His other
Deep Space Nine episodes included "
Dax", "
Move Along Home" and "
The Alternate". After his work on the
Star Trek franchise, he worked on the
miniseries The 10th Kingdom, as well as shows such as
Smallville and
One Tree Hill. He returned to his homeland in 2000, to film
In His Life: The John Lennon Story. In 2002, he directed an
adaptation of
Stephen King's novel
Carrie. During the same year, he was also executive producer for the pilot of
Odyssey 5, which had been written by
Manny Coto, former showrunner of
Star Trek: Enterprise. ==Personal life==