Studied art and theater in Europe between 1917 and 1926 with his father E. Gordon Craig. He became an Art Director for Welsh-Pearson Film Company in 1927 and made silent movies at the Old Stoll Studios. From 1932 to 1935 he was Supervising Art Director at ATP Studios, and in 1936 he moved to Criterion Films, working for Douglas Fairbanks Jr.. In 1937, Carrick founded the first school in England for film arts. His non-film credits include "Macbeth" at the Old Vic in 1935, "Night Must Fall," "Henry V" at Drury Lane, and "Johnson Over Jordan."
