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  • BIRTH 13/02/1943
  • Country United Kingdom
  • SHOWS 26
  • MOVIES 25

Donald Sumpter

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).

Donald Sumpter

Shows (26)

Game of Thrones
Game of Thrones
Maester Luwin
Peaky Blinders
Peaky Blinders
Arthur Bigge
Black Mirror
Black Mirror
Julian Hereford
Chernobyl
Chernobyl
Zharkov
Doctor Who (2005)
Doctor Who (2005)
The President
Merlin (2008)
Merlin (2008)
The Fisher King
12 Monkeys
12 Monkeys
Seer
Les Misérables (2018)
Les Misérables (2018)
Mabeuf
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Cust
Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Commander Ridgeway / Enrico Casali
Atlantis (2013)
Atlantis (2013)
Tiresius
The Cleaner (2021)
The Cleaner (2021)
Sir James
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
Tim Settingfield
Endeavour
Endeavour
Emil Valdemar
Tess of the D'Urbervilles (2008)
Tess of the D'Urbervilles (2008)
Parson Tringham
The Secret Of Crickley Hall
The Secret Of Crickley Hall
Gordon Pyke
New Worlds
New Worlds
Sidney
Fallen Angel
Fallen Angel
Simon Martlesham
The Mill
The Mill
Samuel Greg
Jekyll and Hyde
Jekyll and Hyde
Garson
In Deep
In Deep
Keith Sullivan
Our Friends in the North
Our Friends in the North
Commander Harold Chapple
Quirke
Quirke
Josh Crawford
Minder
Minder
Sudbury
Bergerac
Bergerac
Roscoe
One Child
One Child
Jim Arthurton

Movies (25)

Limonov: The Ballad
Limonov: The Ballad
Eddie's Father
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Detective Inspector Gustaf Morell
K-19: The Widowmaker
K-19: The Widowmaker
Dr. Savran
Eastern Promises
Eastern Promises
Yuri
In the Heart of the Sea
In the Heart of the Sea
Paul Macy
The Constant Gardener
The Constant Gardener
Tim Donohue
London Boulevard
London Boulevard
Pentonville Governor
The Man Who Invented Christmas
The Man Who Invented Christmas
Haddock / Ghost of Marley
Richard III
Richard III
Brackenbury
Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie
Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie
Pythol (voice)
Einstein and Eddington
Einstein and Eddington
Max Planck
Dracula
Dracula
Alfred Singleton
Bleak Moments
Bleak Moments
Norman's Friend
Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space
Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space
Enrico Casali
Enigma
Enigma
Leveret
The Murder at Road Hill House
The Murder at Road Hill House
Peter Edlin QC
Curse of the Pink Panther
Curse of the Pink Panther
Dave
I Am a Groupie
I Am a Groupie
Steve
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
Claudius
Into the Storm
Into the Storm
Lord Halifax
Meetings with Remarkable Men
Meetings with Remarkable Men
Pogossian
Hardcore
Hardcore
Mark
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Mr. Brooker
The Point Men
The Point Men
Benni Baum
The Black Panther
The Black Panther
Donald Neilson