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.
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 (Movies)
The Phoenician Scheme
Character:Chairman
Release Date:23/05/2025
Limonov: The Ballad
Character:Eddie's Father
Release Date:05/09/2024
The Man Who Invented Christmas
Character:Haddock / Ghost of Marley
Release Date:12/10/2017
In the Heart of the Sea
Character:Paul Macy
Release Date:03/12/2015
Coalition
Character:Paddy Ashdown
Release Date:28/03/2015
Bypass
Character:Grandfather
Release Date:14/09/2014
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Character:Detective Inspector Gustaf Morell
Release Date:14/12/2011
The Murder at Road Hill House
Character:Peter Edlin QC
Release Date:25/04/2011
Way of the Morris
Character:Voice of Creation
Release Date:01/03/2011
Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie
Character:Pythol (voice)
Release Date:10/12/2010
London Boulevard
Character:Pentonville Governor
Release Date:10/11/2010
Among Us
Character:Man on bench
Release Date:19/03/2010
Into the Storm
Character:Lord Halifax
Release Date:31/05/2009
Einstein and Eddington
Character:Max Planck
Release Date:29/11/2008
Hello Sailor!
Character:
Release Date:14/01/2008
Heist
Character:King Edward
Release Date:01/01/2008
Eastern Promises
Character:Yuri
Release Date:14/09/2007
Dracula
Character:Alfred Singleton
Release Date:28/12/2006
The Chatterley Affair
Character:Mr. Gerald Gardiner
Release Date:20/03/2006
Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener
Character:Self
Release Date:10/01/2006
The Constant Gardener
Character:Tim Donohue
Release Date:31/08/2005
The Long Bank Holiday
Character:Alfie Clemens
Release Date:20/02/2004
K-19: The Widowmaker
Character:Dr. Savran
Release Date:19/07/2002
The Point Men
Character:Benni Baum
Release Date:07/09/2001
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Character:Mr. Brooker
Release Date:08/04/2001
Enigma
Character:Leveret
Release Date:22/01/2001
Great Expectations
Character:Compeyson
Release Date:12/04/1999
Tangier Cop
Character:Ahmed Yaasin
Release Date:01/01/1997
Richard III
Character:Brackenbury
Release Date:29/12/1995
Being Human
Character:Salgado
Release Date:06/05/1994
Grushko
Character:Kartashov
Release Date:24/03/1994
Bad Ronald
Character:Michael, le père
Release Date:11/03/1992
Aimée
Character:Frank
Release Date:07/04/1991
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
Character:Claudius
Release Date:08/02/1991
Time Trouble
Character:Makov
Release Date:11/07/1985
Curse of the Pink Panther
Character:Dave
Release Date:12/08/1983
Antony & Cleopatra
Character:Pompeius
Release Date:08/05/1981
The Tom Machine
Character:Tom
Release Date:20/11/1980
Meetings with Remarkable Men
Character:Pogossian
Release Date:05/08/1979
A Light That Shines
Character:Brother Martin Jerome
Release Date:11/04/1979
Les Misérables
Character:Agent
Release Date:27/12/1978
The Black Panther
Character:Donald Neilson
Release Date:26/12/1977
Catchpenny Twist
Character:Spalding
Release Date:05/12/1977
Hardcore
Character:Mark
Release Date:17/03/1977
The Saliva Milkshake
Character:Johnny
Release Date:06/01/1975
Stardust
Character:TV Concert Producer
Release Date:24/10/1974
Mr. Axelford's Angel
Character:David
Release Date:05/06/1974
The Breaking of Colonel Keyser
Character:Dellow
Release Date:17/10/1972
Doctor Who: The Sea Devils
Character:Commander Ridgeway
Release Date:01/04/1972
Bleak Moments
Character:Norman's Friend
Release Date:30/11/1971
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Character:Party Guest
Release Date:01/07/1971
I Am a Groupie
Character:Steve
Release Date:01/12/1970
The Walking Stick
Character:Max
Release Date:15/04/1970
Mad Jack
Character:
Release Date:04/02/1970
Night After Night After Night
Character:Pete Laver
Release Date:01/01/1969
The Lost Continent
Character:Sparks, the Radioman
Release Date:19/06/1968
Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space
Character:Enrico Casali
Release Date:01/06/1968
The Window Cleaner
Character:David
Release Date:01/01/1968
Television Appearances
Entitled
Character:Quincy
The Cleaner
Character:Sir James
Exposed: The Church's Darkest Secret
Character:Bishop Peter Ball
Chernobyl
Character:Zharkov
Les Misérables
Character:Mabeuf
Jekyll and Hyde
Character:Garson
12 Monkeys
Character:Seer
One Child
Character:Jim Arthurton
New Worlds
Character:Sidney
Quirke
Character:Josh Crawford
Atlantis
Character:Tiresius
Peaky Blinders
Character:Arthur Bigge
The Mill
Character:Samuel Greg
Endeavour
Character:Emil Valdemar
The Secret of Crickley Hall
Character:Gordon Pyke
Black Mirror
Character:Julian Hereford
Game of Thrones
Character:Maester Luwin
Being Human
Character:Kemp
Merlin
Character:The Fisher King
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Character:Parson Tringham
Heroes and Villains
Character:
The Sarah Jane Adventures
Character:Erasmus Darkening
Fallen Angel
Character:Simon Martlesham
Eleventh Hour
Character:
Doctor Who
Character:The President
The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey
Character:Indenrigsminister Nacuk
New Tricks
Character:Bobby 'Tar' Mcadam
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World
Character:
The Last Detective
Character:
Rose and Maloney
Character:
Ultimate Force
Character:
Spooks
Character:Stephen Kirby
In Deep
Character:Keith Sullivan
Great Expectations
Character:Compeyson
Bombay Blue
Character:Supt. John Mayberry
Midsomer Murders
Character:Tim Settingfield
Cold Lazarus
Character:Dr. Rawl
Dalziel & Pascoe
Character:
Our Friends in the North
Character:Commander Harold Chapple
Queen's Nose
Character:Uncle Ginger
Crocodile Shoes
Character:
A Touch of Frost
Character:
Between the Lines
Character:
Drop the Dead Donkey
Character:
The Chief
Character:CS Derek Gillman
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Character:Cust
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Character:Edward Peveril
Bleak House
Character:'Nemo'
The Bill
Character:
Taggart
Character:
The Brack Report
Character:Paul Brack
Bergerac
Character:Roscoe
Minder
Character:Sudbury
Shoestring
Character:
BBC2 Play of the Week
Character:Brother Martin Jerome
Target
Character:Heslop
Jesus of Nazareth
Character:Aram
Quiller
Character:Brenman
Justice
Character:Villiers
The Adventures of Don Quick
Character:Gezool
Play for Today
Character:
Doctor Who
Character:Enrico Casali
Doctor Who
Character:Commander Ridgeway
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