Donald Sumpter
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
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
Acting
(2025)
The Phoenician Scheme
as Chairman
(2024)
Limonov: The Ballad
as Eddie's Father
(2017)
The Man Who Invented Christmas
as Haddock / Ghost of Marley
(2015)
In the Heart of the Sea
as Paul Macy
(2015)
Coalition
as Paddy Ashdown
(2014)
Bypass
as Grandfather
(2011)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
as Detective Inspector Gustaf Morell
(2011)
The Murder at Road Hill House
as Peter Edlin QC
(2011)
Way of the Morris
as Voice of Creation
(2010)
London Boulevard
as Pentonville Governor
(2010)
Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie
as Pythol (voice)
(2010)
Among Us
as Man on bench
(2009)
Into the Storm
as Lord Halifax
(2008)
Einstein and Eddington
as Max Planck
(2008)
Heist
as King Edward
(2008)
(2007)
Eastern Promises
as Yuri
(2006)
Dracula
as Alfred Singleton
(2006)
(2005)
The Constant Gardener
as Tim Donohue
(2002)
K-19: The Widowmaker
as Dr. Savran
(2001)
Enigma
as Leveret
(2001)
The Point Men
as Benni Baum
(2001)
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
as Mr. Brooker
(1999)
Great Expectations
as Compeyson
(1997)
Tangier Cop
as Ahmed Yaasin
(1995)
Richard III
as Brackenbury
(1994)
Being Human
as Salgado
(1994)
Grushko
as Kartashov
(1992)
Bad Ronald
as Michael, le père
(1991)
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
as Claudius
(1991)
Aimée
as Frank
(1983)
Curse of the Pink Panther
as Dave
(1981)
Antony & Cleopatra
as Pompeius
(1980)
The Tom Machine
as Tom
(1979)
Meetings with Remarkable Men
as Pogossian
(1979)
A Light That Shines
as Brother Martin Jerome
(1978)
Les Misérables
as Agent
(1977)
The Black Panther
as Donald Neilson
(1977)
Hardcore
as Mark
(1977)
Catchpenny Twist
as Spalding
(1975)
The Saliva Milkshake
as Johnny
(1974)
Stardust
as TV Concert Producer
(1974)
Mr. Axelford's Angel
as David
(1972)
Doctor Who: The Sea Devils
as Commander Ridgeway
(1972)
The Breaking of Colonel Keyser
as Dellow
(1971)
Sunday Bloody Sunday
as Party Guest
(1971)
Bleak Moments
as Norman's Friend
(1970)
The Walking Stick
as Max
(1970)
I Am a Groupie
as Steve
(1970)
(1969)
Night After Night After Night
as Pete Laver
(1968)
The Lost Continent
as Sparks, the Radioman
(1968)
Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space
as Enrico Casali
(1968)
The Window Cleaner
as David