
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).
Serial | The Blackheath Poisonings | Unknown | 2020 |
Film | The Man Who Invented Christmas | Haddock / Ghost of Marley | 2017-10-12 |
Serial | Jekyll and Hyde | Garson | 2015-10-25 |
Film | In the Heart of the Sea | Paul Macy | 2015-11-20 |
Film | Coalition | Paddy Ashdown | 2015-03-28 |
Serial | One Child | Jim Arthurton | 2014-12-05 |
Film | One Child | Jim Arthurton | 2014-12-05 |
Film | Quirke | Josh Crawford | 2014-02-16 |
Serial | Quirke | Josh Crawford | 2014-02-16 |
Film | Bypass | Grandfather | 2014-09-14 |
Serial | The Mill | Samuel Greg | 2013-07-28 |
Serial | The Secret of Crickley Hall | Gordon Pyke | 2012-11-18 |
Film | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Detective Inspector Gustaf Morell | 2011-12-14 |
Serial | Black Mirror | Julian Hereford | 2011-12-04 |
Film | Game of Thrones: Complete History and Lore | Maester Luwin (voice) | 2011-05-13 |
Film | The Murder at Road Hill House | Peter Edlin QC | 2011-04-25 |
Serial | Game of Thrones | Master Luwin | 2011-04-17 |
Film | Among Us | Man on bench | 2010-03-19 |
Film | Into the Storm | Lord Halifax | 2010-10-23 |
Film | London Boulevard | Pentonville Governor | 2010-11-10 |
Film | Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie | Pythol (voice) | 2010-12-10 |
Serial | Being Human | Unknown | 2009-01-25 |
Film | Einstein and Eddington | Max Planck | 2008-11-29 |
Serial | Tess of the D'Urbervilles | Parson Tringham | 2008-09-14 |
Film | Tess of the D'Urbervilles | Parson Tringham | 2008-09-14 |
Film | Heist | King Edward | 2008-01-01 |
Film | Eastern Promises | Yuri | 2007-09-14 |
Serial | Fallen Angel | Simon Martlesham | 2007-03-11 |
Film | Dracula | Alfred Singleton | 2006-12-28 |
Serial | Eleventh Hour | Unknown | 2006-01-19 |
Film | The Constant Gardener | Tim Donohue | 2005-08-31 |
Serial | Seven Wonders of the Industrial World | Unknown | 2003-09-04 |
Serial | The Last Detective | Unknown | 2003-02-07 |
Serial | Ultimate Force | Unknown | 2002-09-16 |
Film | K-19: The Widowmaker | Dr. Savran | 2002-07-19 |
Film | Enigma | Leveret | 2001-01-22 |
Film | The Point Men | Benni Baum | 2001-09-07 |
Film | The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby | Mr. Brooker | 2001-04-08 |
Film | Great Expectations | Compeyson | 1999-05-09 |
Serial | Midsomer Murders | Unknown | 1997-03-23 |
Serial | Dalziel and Pascoe | Unknown | 1996-03-16 |
Serial | Our Friends in the North | Harold Chapple | 1996-01-15 |
Film | Our Friends in the North | Harold Chapple | 1996-01-13 |
Film | Richard III | Brackenbury | 1995-12-29 |
Serial | Crocodile Shoes | Unknown | 1994-11-10 |
Film | Being Human | Salgado | 1994-05-06 |
Serial | A Touch of Frost | Unknown | 1992-12-06 |
Film | The ABC Murders | Cust | 1992-01-05 |
Film | Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead | Claudius | 1991-02-08 |
Serial | The Ruth Rendell Mysteries | Unknown | 1987-08-02 |
Serial | The Bill | Unknown | 1984-10-16 |
Serial | Taggart | Unknown | 1983-09-06 |
Serial | The Brack Report | 1982-04-06 | |
Serial | Bergerac | Unknown | 1981-10-18 |
Serial | Shoestring | Unknown | 1979-09-30 |
Film | Jesus of Nazareth | Aram | 1977-03-27 |
Film | Hardcore | Mark | 1977-03-17 |
Serial | Jesus of Nazareth | Aram | 1977-01-06 |
Film | The Black Panther | Donald Neilson | 1977-12-26 |
Film | Stardust | TV Concert Producer | 1974-10-24 |
Serial | Crown Court | Unknown | 1972-10-11 |
Film | Bleak Moments | Norman's Friend | 1971-01-01 |
Film | I Am a Groupie | Steve | 1970-12-01 |
Film | The Walking Stick | Max | 1970-06-05 |
Film | Mad Jack | 1970-02-04 | |
Serial | The First Churchills | Unknown | 1969-09-27 |
Serial | Hadleigh | 1969-09-16 | |
Film | Night After Night After Night | Pete Laver | 1969-01-01 |
Film | The Lost Continent | Sparks, the Radioman | 1968-06-19 |
Serial | Doctor Who | Commander Ridgeway | 1963-11-23 |