Donald Sumpter

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

122

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

  • Midsomer Murders

    Midsomer Murders

  • Game of Thrones

    Game of Thrones

  • Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

  • Peaky Blinders

    Peaky Blinders

  • Agatha Christie's Poirot

    Agatha Christie's Poirot

  • Black Mirror

    Black Mirror

  • Chernobyl

    Chernobyl

  • Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

  • Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

  • Minder

    Minder

  • Merlin

    Merlin

  • Endeavour

    Endeavour

  • 12 Monkeys

    12 Monkeys

  • Spooks

    Spooks

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Bergerac

    Bergerac

  • New Tricks

    New Tricks

  • A Touch of Frost

    A Touch of Frost

  • Among Us

    Among Us

  • Dracula

    Dracula

  • Taggart

    Taggart

  • The Bill

    The Bill

  • Les Misérables

    Les Misérables

  • Coalition

    Coalition

  • Jesus of Nazareth

    Jesus of Nazareth

  • BBC2 Play of the Week

    BBC2 Play of the Week

  • Atlantis

    Atlantis

  • The Phoenician Scheme

    The Phoenician Scheme

  • Dalziel & Pascoe

    Dalziel & Pascoe

  • The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

    The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

  • Grushko

    Grushko

  • Being Human

    Being Human

  • Stardust

    Stardust

  • Bypass

    Bypass

  • The Sarah Jane Adventures

    The Sarah Jane Adventures

  • The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

    The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

  • Sunday Bloody Sunday

    Sunday Bloody Sunday

  • Justice

    Justice

  • Curse of the Pink Panther

    Curse of the Pink Panther

  • The Saliva Milkshake

    The Saliva Milkshake

  • Richard III

    Richard III

  • Between the Lines

    Between the Lines

  • I Am a Groupie

    I Am a Groupie

  • Aimée

    Aimée

  • The Cleaner

    The Cleaner

  • The Constant Gardener

    The Constant Gardener

  • Drop the Dead Donkey

    Drop the Dead Donkey

  • Time Trouble

    Time Trouble

  • In the Heart of the Sea

    In the Heart of the Sea

  • Shoestring

    Shoestring

  • Heist

    Heist

  • Ultimate Force

    Ultimate Force

  • Eastern Promises

    Eastern Promises

  • Bad Ronald

    Bad Ronald

  • Seven Wonders of the Industrial World

    Seven Wonders of the Industrial World

  • The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey

    The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey

  • Jekyll and Hyde

    Jekyll and Hyde

  • Tess of the D'Urbervilles

    Tess of the D'Urbervilles

  • K-19: The Widowmaker

    K-19: The Widowmaker

  • Our Friends in the North

    Our Friends in the North

  • Target

    Target

  • Rose and Maloney

    Rose and Maloney

  • The Last Detective

    The Last Detective

  • The Chief

    The Chief

  • Hardcore

    Hardcore

  • The Mill

    The Mill

  • Crocodile Shoes

    Crocodile Shoes

  • New Worlds

    New Worlds

  • Hello Sailor!

    Hello Sailor!

  • Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

    Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

  • Catchpenny Twist

    Catchpenny Twist

  • Quirke

    Quirke

  • Enigma

    Enigma

  • The Secret of Crickley Hall

    The Secret of Crickley Hall

  • Bleak House

    Bleak House

  • Quiller

    Quiller

  • Queen's Nose

    Queen's Nose

  • Cold Lazarus

    Cold Lazarus

  • In Deep

    In Deep

  • Heroes and Villains

    Heroes and Villains

  • Einstein and Eddington

    Einstein and Eddington

  • Entitled

    Entitled

  • The Walking Stick

    The Walking Stick

  • Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie

    Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie

  • London Boulevard

    London Boulevard

  • Fallen Angel

    Fallen Angel

  • Doctor Who: The Sea Devils

    Doctor Who: The Sea Devils

  • The Point Men

    The Point Men

  • The Man Who Invented Christmas

    The Man Who Invented Christmas

  • One Child

    One Child

  • Les Misérables

    Les Misérables

  • Eleventh Hour

    Eleventh Hour

  • Limonov: The Ballad

    Limonov: The Ballad

  • Into the Storm

    Into the Storm

  • The Adventures of Don Quick

    The Adventures of Don Quick

  • The Brack Report

    The Brack Report

  • Being Human

    Being Human

  • Great Expectations

    Great Expectations

  • Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space

    Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space

  • Exposed: The Church's Darkest Secret

    Exposed: The Church's Darkest Secret

  • Great Expectations

    Great Expectations

  • The Lost Continent

    The Lost Continent

  • The Murder at Road Hill House

    The Murder at Road Hill House

  • Bombay Blue

    Bombay Blue

  • The Black Panther

    The Black Panther

  • Bleak Moments

    Bleak Moments

  • 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 Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

    The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

  • Meetings with Remarkable Men

    Meetings with Remarkable Men

  • Tangier Cop

    Tangier Cop

  • The Chatterley Affair

    The Chatterley Affair

  • Mad Jack

    Mad Jack

  • The Children of the New Forest

    The Children of the New Forest

  • The Tom Machine

    The Tom Machine

  • The Long Bank Holiday

    The Long Bank Holiday

  • Antony & Cleopatra

    Antony & Cleopatra

  • The Window Cleaner

    The Window Cleaner

  • Night After Night After Night

    Night After Night After Night

  • A Light That Shines

    A Light That Shines

  • Mr. Axelford's Angel

    Mr. Axelford's Angel

  • The Breaking of Colonel Keyser

    The Breaking of Colonel Keyser

  • Way of the Morris

    Way of the Morris