Donald Sumpter
Acting
Born: February 13, 1943 (age 83) · Brixworth, Northamptonshire, England, UK
Highest Rated
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).
Known for
Game of Thrones
2011
Peaky Blinders
2013
Chernobyl
2019
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2011
Black Mirror
2011
In the Heart of the Sea
2015
Eastern Promises
2007
Doctor Who
2005
The Constant Gardener
2005
K-19: The Widowmaker
2002
12 Monkeys
2015
Merlin
2008
Photos (2)
Movies (52)
The Phoenician Scheme
Chairman
In the Heart of the Sea
Paul Macy
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Detective Inspector Gustaf Morell
Eastern Promises
Yuri
K-19: The Widowmaker
Dr. Savran
The Constant Gardener
Tim Donohue
Curse of the Pink Panther
Dave
London Boulevard
Pentonville Governor
The Man Who Invented Christmas
Haddock / Ghost of Marley
Enigma
Leveret
Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie
Pythol (voice)
Richard III
Brackenbury
Les Misérables
Agent
Into the Storm
Lord Halifax
Einstein and Eddington
Max Planck
Being Human
Salgado
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Party Guest
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
Claudius
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Mr. Brooker
Limonov: The Ballad
Eddie's Father
The Lost Continent
Sparks, the Radioman
The Point Men
Benni Baum
Time Trouble
Makov
Hello Sailor!
2008
Hardcore
Mark
Bad Ronald
Michael, le père
The Walking Stick
Max
The Murder at Road Hill House
Peter Edlin QC
Great Expectations
Compeyson
The Black Panther
Donald Neilson
Bleak Moments
Norman's Friend
Dracula
Alfred Singleton
Among Us
Man on bench
Meetings with Remarkable Men
Pogossian
Stardust
TV Concert Producer
Coalition
Paddy Ashdown
Aimée
Frank
The Saliva Milkshake
Johnny
Doctor Who: The Sea Devils
Commander Ridgeway
The Chatterley Affair
Mr. Gerald Gardiner
Grushko
Kartashov
The Long Bank Holiday
Alfie Clemens
I Am a Groupie
Steve
Catchpenny Twist
Spalding
Way of the Morris
Voice of Creation
Bypass
Grandfather
Antony & Cleopatra
Pompeius
Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space
Enrico Casali
Night After Night After Night
Pete Laver
Mr. Axelford's Angel
David
A Light That Shines
Brother Martin Jerome
Mad Jack
1970
TV Shows (68)
Game of Thrones
Maester Luwin · 14 eps
Midsomer Murders
Tim Settingfield · 1 eps
Doctor Who
The President · 1 eps
Play for Today
1 eps
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Cust · 1 eps
Peaky Blinders
Arthur Bigge · 2 eps
Black Mirror
Julian Hereford · 1 eps
Doctor Who
Enrico Casali · 6 eps
Doctor Who
Commander Ridgeway · 3 eps
New Tricks
Bobby 'Tar' Mcadam · 1 eps
Merlin
The Fisher King · 1 eps
Chernobyl
Zharkov · 2 eps
Spooks
Stephen Kirby · 1 eps
A Touch of Frost
Maynard · 1 eps
Minder
Sudbury · 1 eps
12 Monkeys
Seer · 2 eps
Screen Two
Frank · 1 eps
Endeavour
Emil Valdemar · 1 eps
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Leary · 1 eps
The Bill
3 eps
Bergerac
Roscoe · 1 eps
The Sarah Jane Adventures
Erasmus Darkening · 2 eps
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Edward Peveril · 3 eps
Taggart
1 eps
Being Human
Kemp · 9 eps
Between the Lines
2 eps
Atlantis
Tiresius · 1 eps
Les Misérables
Mabeuf · 3 eps
BBC2 Play of the Week
Brother Martin Jerome · 1 eps
Centre Play
Johnny · 1 eps
Drop the Dead Donkey
1 eps
Jesus of Nazareth
Aram · 4 eps
The Chief
CS Derek Gillman · 1 eps
The Cleaner
Sir James · 1 eps
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Parson Tringham · 3 eps
The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey
Indenrigsminister Nacuk · 2 eps
Jekyll and Hyde
Garson · 10 eps
Justice
Villiers · 1 eps
Shoestring
Stanley Reeves · 1 eps
Ultimate Force
1 eps
Rose and Maloney
Ronnie Johnson · 1 eps
Big Deal
Ronnie Day · 1 eps
Target
Heslop · 1 eps
The Last Detective
1 eps
The Mill
Samuel Greg · 4 eps
Our Friends in the North
Commander Harold Chapple · 4 eps
Serious & Organised
Jimmy Fisk · 1 eps
Heroes and Villains
6 eps
The Queen's Nose
Uncle Ginger · 16 eps
Great Expectations
Compeyson · 2 eps
In Deep
Keith Sullivan · 2 eps
Quirke
Josh Crawford · 1 eps
Bleak House
'Nemo' · 2 eps
Entitled
Quincy · 8 eps
The Secret of Crickley Hall
Gordon Pyke · 2 eps
Crocodile Shoes
3 eps
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World
Farrington · 1 eps
New Worlds
Sidney · 2 eps
Eleventh Hour
1 eps
Quiller
Brenman · 1 eps
The Adventures of Don Quick
Gezool · 1 eps
Mickey Dunne
Pat Newman · 1 eps
Fallen Angel
Simon Martlesham · 3 eps
Bombay Blue
Supt. John Mayberry · 6 eps
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Mr. Brooker · 2 eps
One Child
Jim Arthurton · 4 eps
Exposed: The Church's Darkest Secret
Bishop Peter Ball · 2 eps
The Rose Medallion
Harry · 3 eps
