Donald Sumpter
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 13, 1943 (age 83)
- Birthplace
- Brixworth, Northamptonshire, England, UK
Biography
Donald Sumpter (born 13 February 1943) is an English actor. He has appeared in film and television since the mid-1960s. One of his early television appearances was the 1968 Doctor Who serial The Wheel in Space with Patrick Troughton as the Doctor. He appeared in Doctor Who again in the 1972 serial The Sea Devils with Jon Pertwee. He also appeared in the Doctor Who spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures. His early film work included a lead role as real life British criminal Donald Neilson in the 1977 film, The Black Panther. He also appeared in many television films and serials, including adaptations of Dickens' novels: Nicholas Nickleby in 2001, Great Expectations in 1999 and Bleak House in 1985. Also in 1985, he was remembered for the part of villain Ronnie Day in Big Deal. He played the part of suspected serial killer Alexander Bonaparte Cust in the (1992) Agatha Christie's Poirot episode, The ABC Murders. He has also appeared in episodes of Midsomer Murders, The Bill, Holby City, and A Touch of Frost. He also had a recurring role as Uncle Ginger in the Children's BBC series The Queen's Nose. He played Harold Chapple in Our Friends in the North, and portrayed the physicist Max Planck in Einstein and Eddington. He has also been seen as Kemp in the horror-drama series Being Human. In 2011 he portrayed Maester Luwin in the HBO series Game of Thrones. His film appearances include The Constant Gardener (2005), K-19: The Widowmaker (2002), Enigma (2001) and Ultramarines: The Movie (2010).
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Filmography
The Phoenician Scheme
Movie · as Chairman
Limonov: The Ballad
Movie · as Eddie's Father
Entitled
TV · as Quincy · 8 eps
The Cleaner
TV · as Sir James · 1 ep
Exposed: The Church's Darkest Secret
TV · as Bishop Peter Ball · 2 eps
Chernobyl
TV · as Zharkov · 2 eps
Les Misérables
TV · as Mabeuf · 3 eps
The Man Who Invented Christmas
Movie · as Haddock / Ghost of Marley
Coalition
Movie · as Paddy Ashdown
In the Heart of the Sea
Movie · as Paul Macy
Jekyll and Hyde
TV · as Garson · 10 eps
12 Monkeys
TV · as Seer · 2 eps
Bypass
Movie · as Grandfather
One Child
TV · as Jim Arthurton · 4 eps
Quirke
TV · as Josh Crawford · 1 ep
New Worlds
TV · as Sidney · 2 eps
Atlantis
TV · as Tiresius · 1 ep
The Mill
TV · as Samuel Greg · 4 eps
Endeavour
TV · as Emil Valdemar · 1 ep
Peaky Blinders
TV · as Arthur Bigge · 2 eps
The Secret of Crickley Hall
TV · as Gordon Pyke · 2 eps
Way of the Morris
Movie · as Voice of Creation
The Murder at Road Hill House
Movie · as Peter Edlin QC
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Movie · as Detective Inspector Gustaf Morell
Black Mirror
TV · as Julian Hereford · 1 ep
Game of Thrones
TV · as Maester Luwin · 14 eps
Among Us
Movie · as Man on bench
London Boulevard
Movie · as Pentonville Governor
Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie
Movie · as Pythol (voice)
Into the Storm
Movie · as Lord Halifax
Being Human
TV · as Kemp · 9 eps
Hello Sailor!
Movie
Einstein and Eddington
Movie · as Max Planck
Heist
Movie · as King Edward
Merlin
TV · as The Fisher King · 1 ep
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
TV · as Parson Tringham · 3 eps
Eastern Promises
Movie · as Yuri
Fallen Angel
TV · as Simon Martlesham · 3 eps
Heroes and Villains
TV · 6 eps
The Sarah Jane Adventures
TV · as Erasmus Darkening · 2 eps
Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener
Movie · as Self
Dracula
Movie · as Alfred Singleton
The Chatterley Affair
Movie · as Mr. Gerald Gardiner
Eleventh Hour
TV · 1 ep
The Constant Gardener
Movie · as Tim Donohue
Doctor Who
TV · as The President · 1 ep
The Long Bank Holiday
Movie · as Alfie Clemens
The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey
TV · as Indenrigsminister Nacuk · 2 eps
New Tricks
TV · as Bobby 'Tar' Mcadam · 1 ep
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World
TV · as Farrington · 1 ep
The Last Detective
TV · 1 ep
Serious & Organised
TV · as Jimmy Fisk · 1 ep
K-19: The Widowmaker
Movie · as Dr. Savran
Ultimate Force
TV · 1 ep
Spooks
TV · as Stephen Kirby · 1 ep
Rose and Maloney
TV · as Ronnie Johnson · 1 ep
Enigma
Movie · as Leveret
The Point Men
Movie · as Benni Baum
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Movie · as Mr. Brooker
In Deep
TV · as Keith Sullivan · 2 eps
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
TV · as Mr. Brooker · 2 eps
Great Expectations
Movie · as Compeyson
Great Expectations
TV · as Compeyson · 2 eps
Tangier Cop
Movie · as Ahmed Yaasin
Midsomer Murders
TV · as Tim Settingfield · 1 ep
Bombay Blue
TV · as Supt. John Mayberry · 6 eps
Our Friends in the North
TV · as Commander Harold Chapple · 4 eps
Richard III
Movie · as Brackenbury
The Queen's Nose
TV · as Uncle Ginger · 16 eps
Grushko
Movie · as Kartashov
Being Human
Movie · as Salgado
Crocodile Shoes
TV · 3 eps
Bad Ronald
Movie · as Michael, le père
A Touch of Frost
TV · as Maynard · 1 ep
Between the Lines
TV · 2 eps
Aimée
Movie · as Frank
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
Movie · as Claudius
Drop the Dead Donkey
TV · 1 ep
The Chief
TV · as CS Derek Gillman · 1 ep
Agatha Christie's Poirot
TV · as Cust · 1 ep
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
TV · as Edward Peveril · 3 eps
Time Trouble
Movie · as Makov
Bleak House
TV · as 'Nemo' · 2 eps
Screen Two
TV · as Frank · 1 ep
Summer Season
TV · as Makov · 1 ep
The Bill
TV · 3 eps
Big Deal
TV · as Ronnie Day · 1 ep
Curse of the Pink Panther
Movie · as Dave
Taggart
TV · 1 ep
No Excuses
TV · as Trev · 4 eps
The Brack Report
TV · as Paul Brack · 10 eps
Antony & Cleopatra
Movie · as Pompeius
Bergerac
TV · as Roscoe · 1 ep
The Rose Medallion
TV · as Harry · 3 eps
The Tom Machine
Movie · as Tom
Meetings with Remarkable Men
Movie · as Pogossian
A Light That Shines
Movie · as Brother Martin Jerome
Minder
TV · as Sudbury · 1 ep
Shoestring
TV · as Stanley Reeves · 1 ep
Les Misérables
Movie · as Agent
The Black Panther
Movie · as Donald Neilson
Hardcore
Movie · as Mark
Catchpenny Twist
Movie · as Spalding
Jesus of Nazareth
TV · as Aram · 4 eps
BBC2 Play of the Week
TV · as Brother Martin Jerome · 1 ep
Target
TV · as Heslop · 1 ep
The Children of the New Forest
TV · as Ned Corbould · 1 ep
Murder
TV · as Briley · 1 ep
The Saliva Milkshake
Movie · as Johnny
Quiller
TV · as Brenman · 1 ep
Stardust
Movie · as TV Concert Producer
Mr. Axelford's Angel
Movie · as David
Centre Play
TV · as Johnny · 1 ep
Doctor Who: The Sea Devils
Movie · as Commander Ridgeway
The Breaking of Colonel Keyser
Movie · as Dellow
Bleak Moments
Movie · as Norman's Friend
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Movie · as Party Guest
Justice
TV · as Villiers · 1 ep
I Am a Groupie
Movie · as Steve
Mad Jack
Movie
The Walking Stick
Movie · as Max
Play for Today
TV · 1 ep
The Adventures of Don Quick
TV · as Gezool · 1 ep
Night After Night After Night
Movie · as Pete Laver
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
TV · as Leary · 1 ep
The Lost Continent
Movie · as Sparks, the Radioman
The Window Cleaner
Movie · as David
Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space
Movie · as Enrico Casali
Mickey Dunne
TV · as Pat Newman · 1 ep
Doctor Who
TV · as Enrico Casali, Commander Ridgeway · 6 eps