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).
Acted in
Limonov: The Ballad
2024
as Limonov's Father
The Cleaner
2021
as Sir James
Exposed: The Church's Darkest Secret
2020
as Bishop Peter Ball
Chernobyl
2019
as Zharkov
Les Misérables
2018
as Mabeuf
The Man Who Invented Christmas
2017
as Haddock / Ghost of Marley
In the Heart of the Sea
2015
as Paul Macy
Jekyll and Hyde
2015
as Garson
Coalition
2015
as Paddy Ashdown
12 Monkeys
2015
as Seer
One Child
2014
as Jim Arthurton
Bypass
2014
as Grandfather
New Worlds
2014
as Sidney
Quirke
2014
as Josh Crawford
Atlantis
2013
as Tiresius
Peaky Blinders
2013
as Arthur Bigge
The Mill
2013
as Samuel Greg
Endeavour
2013
as Emil Valdemar
The Secret of Crickley Hall
2012
as Gordon Pyke
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2011
as Detective Inspector Gustaf Morell
Black Mirror
2011
as Julian Hereford
Way of the Morris
2011
as Voice of Creation
The Murder at Road Hill House
2011
as Peter Edlin QC
Game of Thrones
2011
as Maester Luwin
Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie
2010
as Pythol (voice)
London Boulevard
2010
as Pentonville Governor
Among Us
2010
as Man on bench
Into the Storm
2009
as Lord Halifax
Being Human
2009
Einstein and Eddington
2008
as Max Planck
Merlin
2008
as The Fisher King
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
2008
as Parson Tringham
Heist
2008
as King Edward
Heroes and Villains
2007
Eastern Promises
2007
as Yuri
Fallen Angel
2007
as Simon Martlesham
Dracula
2006
as Alfred Singleton
Eleventh Hour
2006
Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener
2006
as Self
The Constant Gardener
2005
as Tim Donohue
Doctor Who
2005
as The President
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World
2003
The Last Detective
2003
Rose and Maloney
2002
Ultimate Force
2002
K-19: The Widowmaker
2002
as Dr. Savran
Spooks
2002
as Stephen Kirby
The Point Men
2001
as Benni Baum
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
2001
as Mr. Brooker
In Deep
2001
as Keith Sullivan
Enigma
2001
as Leveret
Great Expectations
1999
as Compeyson
Bombay Blue
1997
as Supt. John Mayberry
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Tim Settingfield
Tangier Cop
1997
as Ahmed Yaasin
Dalziel & Pascoe
1996
Our Friends in the North
1996
as Harold Chapple
Our Friends in the North
1996
as Commander Harold Chapple
Richard III
1995
as Brackenbury
Crocodile Shoes
1994
Being Human
1994
as Salgado
Grushko
1994
as Kartashov
A Touch of Frost
1992
Between the Lines
1992
Bad Ronald
1992
as Michael, le père
Aimée
1991
as Frank
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
1991
as Claudius
Drop the Dead Donkey
1990
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Cust
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987
as Edward Peveril
The Bill
1984
Taggart
1983
Curse of the Pink Panther
1983
as Dave
The Brack Report
1982
as Paul Brack
Bergerac
1981
as Roscoe
Bergerac
1981
as Harry Tilson
Antony & Cleopatra
1981
as Pompeius
The Tom Machine
1980
as Tom
Minder
1979
as Sudbury
Shoestring
1979
Meetings with Remarkable Men
1979
as Pogossian
Les Misérables
1978
as Agent
BBC Television Shakespeare
1978
The Black Panther
1977
as Donald Neilson
Catchpenny Twist
1977
as Spalding
Target
1977
Jesus of Nazareth
1977
as Aram
Hardcore
1977
as Mark
Quiller
1975
as Brenman
The Saliva Milkshake
1975
as Johnny
Stardust
1974
as TV Concert Producer
Mr. Axelford's Angel
1974
as David
The Breaking of Colonel Keyser
1972
as Dellow
Doctor Who: The Sea Devils
1972
as Commander Ridgeway
Bleak Moments
1971
as Norman's Friend
Justice
1971
as Villiers
Barlow
1971
Sunday Bloody Sunday
1971
as Party Guest
I Am a Groupie
1970
as Steve
The Adventures of Don Quick
1970
Play for Today
1970
The Walking Stick
1970
as Max
Mad Jack
1970
The First Churchills
1969
Hadleigh
1969
Night After Night After Night
1969
as Pete Laver
The Lost Continent
1968
as Sparks, the Radioman
Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space
1968
as Enrico Casali
The Window Cleaner
1968
as David
Softly, Softly
1966
Doctor Who
1963
as Enrico Casali
Doctor Who
1963
as Commander Ridgeway
Hello Sailor!: Making the Sea Devils
Entitled
as Quincy