Donald Sumpter
Acting
- Born:
- 1943-02-13
- Place of birth:
- Brixworth, Northamptonshire, England, UK
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
Filmography
The Phoenician Scheme
Limonov: The Ballad
Entitled
The Cleaner
Exposed: The Church's Darkest Secret
Chernobyl
Les Misérables
The Man Who Invented Christmas
In the Heart of the Sea
Jekyll and Hyde
Coalition
12 Monkeys
One Child
Bypass
New Worlds
Quirke
Atlantis
Peaky Blinders
The Mill
Endeavour
The Secret of Crickley Hall
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Black Mirror
The Murder at Road Hill House
Game of Thrones
Way of the Morris
Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie
London Boulevard
Among Us
Into the Storm
Being Human
Einstein and Eddington
Merlin
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Hello Sailor!
Heist
Heroes and Villains
The Sarah Jane Adventures
Eastern Promises
Fallen Angel
Dracula
The Chatterley Affair
Eleventh Hour
Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener
The Constant Gardener
Doctor Who
The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey
The Long Bank Holiday
New Tricks
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World
The Last Detective
Serious & Organised
Rose and Maloney
Ultimate Force
K-19: The Widowmaker
Spooks
The Point Men
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
In Deep
Enigma
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
Bombay Blue
Midsomer Murders
Tangier Cop
Our Friends in the North
Richard III
The Queen's Nose
Crocodile Shoes
Being Human
Grushko
A Touch of Frost
Between the Lines
Bad Ronald
Aimée
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
Drop the Dead Donkey
The Chief
Agatha Christie's Poirot
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Time Trouble
Summer Season
Bleak House
Screen Two
The Bill
Big Deal
Taggart
Curse of the Pink Panther
No Excuses
The Brack Report
Bergerac
The Rose Medallion
Antony & Cleopatra
The Tom Machine
Minder
Shoestring
Meetings with Remarkable Men
A Light That Shines
Les Misérables
The Black Panther
Catchpenny Twist
The Children of the New Forest
BBC2 Play of the Week
Target
Jesus of Nazareth
Hardcore
Quiller
The Saliva Milkshake
Stardust
Mr. Axelford's Angel
Centre Play
The Breaking of Colonel Keyser
Bleak Moments
Doctor Who: The Sea Devils
Justice
Sunday Bloody Sunday
I Am a Groupie
The Adventures of Don Quick
Play for Today
The Walking Stick
Mad Jack
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Night After Night After Night
The Lost Continent
Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space
The Window Cleaner
Mickey Dunne
Doctor Who