Donald Sumpter

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

123

Gender

Male

Birthday

1943-02-13 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

Brixworth, Northamptonshire, England, UK

Donald Sumpter

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

    Game of Thrones

  • Midsomer Murders

    Midsomer Murders

  • Peaky Blinders

    Peaky Blinders

  • Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

  • Agatha Christie's Poirot

    Agatha Christie's Poirot

  • Black Mirror

    Black Mirror

  • Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

  • Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Merlin

    Merlin

  • Minder

    Minder

  • Endeavour

    Endeavour

  • Spooks

    Spooks

  • A Touch of Frost

    A Touch of Frost

  • Chernobyl

    Chernobyl

  • 12 Monkeys

    12 Monkeys

  • The Bill

    The Bill

  • Bergerac

    Bergerac

  • New Tricks

    New Tricks

  • The Phoenician Scheme

    The Phoenician Scheme

  • Taggart

    Taggart

  • Softly, Softly

    Softly, Softly

  • The Sarah Jane Adventures

    The Sarah Jane Adventures

  • The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

    The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

  • Dalziel & Pascoe

    Dalziel & Pascoe

  • The Constant Gardener

    The Constant Gardener

  • Being Human

    Being Human

  • Jesus of Nazareth

    Jesus of Nazareth

  • BBC2 Play of the Week

    BBC2 Play of the Week

  • Atlantis

    Atlantis

  • Justice

    Justice

  • Between the Lines

    Between the Lines

  • The Chief

    The Chief

  • In the Heart of the Sea

    In the Heart of the Sea

  • Curse of the Pink Panther

    Curse of the Pink Panther

  • Enigma

    Enigma

  • The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

    The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

  • Les Misérables

    Les Misérables

  • Drop the Dead Donkey

    Drop the Dead Donkey

  • Eastern Promises

    Eastern Promises

  • The Cleaner

    The Cleaner

  • Ultimate Force

    Ultimate Force

  • Limonov: The Ballad

    Limonov: The Ballad

  • Our Friends in the North

    Our Friends in the North

  • The Lost Continent

    The Lost Continent

  • Target

    Target

  • The Man Who Invented Christmas

    The Man Who Invented Christmas

  • The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey

    The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey

  • Shoestring

    Shoestring

  • A Light That Shines

    A Light That Shines

  • Bypass

    Bypass

  • Doctor Who: The Sea Devils

    Doctor Who: The Sea Devils

  • Great Expectations

    Great Expectations

  • Tangier Cop

    Tangier Cop

  • The Point Men

    The Point Men

  • Les Misérables

    Les Misérables

  • The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

    The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

  • The Last Detective

    The Last Detective

  • Queen's Nose

    Queen's Nose

  • Sunday Bloody Sunday

    Sunday Bloody Sunday

  • Rose and Maloney

    Rose and Maloney

  • Dracula

    Dracula

  • In Deep

    In Deep

  • Tess of the D'Urbervilles

    Tess of the D'Urbervilles

  • Barlow

    Barlow

  • Meetings with Remarkable Men

    Meetings with Remarkable Men

  • Into the Storm

    Into the Storm

  • Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie

    Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie

  • I Am a Groupie

    I Am a Groupie

  • Stardust

    Stardust

  • Among Us

    Among Us

  • Bleak House

    Bleak House

  • Einstein and Eddington

    Einstein and Eddington

  • Heroes and Villains

    Heroes and Villains

  • Being Human

    Being Human

  • Antony & Cleopatra

    Antony & Cleopatra

  • Richard III

    Richard III

  • Quirke

    Quirke

  • Grushko

    Grushko

  • Bleak Moments

    Bleak Moments

  • Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space

    Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space

  • New Worlds

    New Worlds

  • Crocodile Shoes

    Crocodile Shoes

  • K-19: The Widowmaker

    K-19: The Widowmaker

  • The Secret of Crickley Hall

    The Secret of Crickley Hall

  • The Saliva Milkshake

    The Saliva Milkshake

  • The First Churchills

    The First Churchills

  • The Mill

    The Mill

  • Quiller

    Quiller

  • Jekyll and Hyde

    Jekyll and Hyde

  • Cold Lazarus

    Cold Lazarus

  • Fallen Angel

    Fallen Angel

  • Eleventh Hour

    Eleventh Hour

  • London Boulevard

    London Boulevard

  • Great Expectations

    Great Expectations

  • Seven Wonders of the Industrial World

    Seven Wonders of the Industrial World

  • The Brack Report

    The Brack Report

  • Coalition

    Coalition

  • Entitled

    Entitled

  • Aimée

    Aimée

  • Night After Night After Night

    Night After Night After Night

  • Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

    Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

  • The Adventures of Don Quick

    The Adventures of Don Quick

  • Bombay Blue

    Bombay Blue

  • One Child

    One Child

  • Catchpenny Twist

    Catchpenny Twist

  • Heist

    Heist

  • Time Trouble

    Time Trouble

  • Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener

    Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener

  • The Tom Machine

    The Tom Machine

  • The Breaking of Colonel Keyser

    The Breaking of Colonel Keyser

  • Hardcore

    Hardcore

  • Exposed: The Church's Darkest Secret

    Exposed: The Church's Darkest Secret

  • The Walking Stick

    The Walking Stick

  • Way of the Morris

    Way of the Morris

  • The Window Cleaner

    The Window Cleaner

  • Hello Sailor!

    Hello Sailor!

  • The Black Panther

    The Black Panther

  • Mad Jack

    Mad Jack

  • The Murder at Road Hill House

    The Murder at Road Hill House

  • Bad Ronald

    Bad Ronald

  • The Long Bank Holiday

    The Long Bank Holiday

  • Mr. Axelford's Angel

    Mr. Axelford's Angel