David Grierson Carter (born 7 December 1961) is an Australian former rugby union international.
Carter was born in the New South Wales town of Quirindi and attended Sydney's Scots College.
A back-row forward, Carter was a NSW Country captain and gained five caps for the Wallabies, debuting as a number eight against the touring England team in 1988. He was capped twice as a flanker on the 1989 tour of France.
Carter is the father of former Wallabies lock Sam Carter.