Acting · Brixworth, Northamptonshire, England, UK · Born February 13, 1943
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).
MovieThe Phoenician Scheme
2025
as Chairman
MovieLimonov: The Ballad
2024
as Eddie's Father
TVEntitled
2023
as Quincy
TVThe Cleaner
2021
as Sir James
TVExposed: The Church's Darkest Secret
2020
as Bishop Peter Ball
TVChernobyl
2019
as Zharkov
TVLes Misérables
2018
as Mabeuf
MovieThe Man Who Invented Christmas
2017
as Haddock / Ghost of Marley
MovieIn the Heart of the Sea
2015
as Paul Macy
TVJekyll and Hyde
2015
as Garson
MovieCoalition
2015
as Paddy Ashdown
TV12 Monkeys
2015
as Seer
TVOne Child
2014
as Jim Arthurton
MovieBypass
2014
as Grandfather
TVNew Worlds
2014
as Sidney
TVQuirke
2014
as Josh Crawford
TVAtlantis
2013
as Tiresius
TVPeaky Blinders
2013
as Arthur Bigge
TVThe Mill
2013
as Samuel Greg
TVEndeavour
2013
as Emil Valdemar
TVThe Secret of Crickley Hall
2012
as Gordon Pyke
MovieThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2011
as Detective Inspector Gustaf Morell
TVBlack Mirror
2011
as Julian Hereford
MovieThe Murder at Road Hill House
2011
as Peter Edlin QC
TVGame of Thrones
2011
as Maester Luwin
MovieWay of the Morris
2011
as Voice of Creation
MovieUltramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie
2010
as Pythol (voice)
MovieLondon Boulevard
2010
as Pentonville Governor
MovieAmong Us
2010
as Man on bench
MovieInto the Storm
2009
as Lord Halifax
TVBeing Human
2009
as Kemp
MovieEinstein and Eddington
2008
as Max Planck
TVMerlin
2008
as The Fisher King
TVTess of the D'Urbervilles
2008
as Parson Tringham
MovieHello Sailor!
2008
Heist
2008
as King Edward
TVHeroes and Villains
2007
TVThe Sarah Jane Adventures
2007
as Erasmus Darkening
MovieEastern Promises
2007
as Yuri
TVFallen Angel
2007
as Simon Martlesham
MovieDracula
2006
as Alfred Singleton
MovieThe Chatterley Affair
2006
as Mr. Gerald Gardiner
TVEleventh Hour
2006
MovieAnatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener
2006
as Self
MovieThe Constant Gardener
2005
as Tim Donohue
TVDoctor Who
2005
as The President
TVThe Eagle: A Crime Odyssey
2004
as Indenrigsminister Nacuk
MovieThe Long Bank Holiday
2004
as Alfie Clemens
TVNew Tricks
2004
as Bobby 'Tar' Mcadam
TVSeven Wonders of the Industrial World
2003
as Farrington
TVThe Last Detective
2003
TVSerious & Organised
2003
as Jimmy Fisk
TVRose and Maloney
2002
as Ronnie Johnson
TVUltimate Force
2002
MovieK-19: The Widowmaker
2002
as Dr. Savran
TVSpooks
2002
as Stephen Kirby
MovieThe Point Men
2001
as Benni Baum
MovieThe Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
2001
as Mr. Brooker
TVThe Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
2001
as Mr. Brooker
TVIn Deep
2001
as Keith Sullivan
MovieEnigma
2001
as Leveret
MovieGreat Expectations
1999
as Compeyson
TVGreat Expectations
1999
as Compeyson
TVBombay Blue
1997
as Supt. John Mayberry
TVMidsomer Murders
1997
as Tim Settingfield
Tangier Cop
1997
as Ahmed Yaasin
TVOur Friends in the North
1996
as Commander Harold Chapple
MovieRichard III
1995
as Brackenbury
TVThe Queen's Nose
1995
as Uncle Ginger
TVCrocodile Shoes
1994
MovieBeing Human
1994
as Salgado
MovieGrushko
1994
as Kartashov
TVA Touch of Frost
1992
as Maynard
TVBetween the Lines
1992
MovieBad Ronald
1992
as Michael, le père
MovieAimée
1991
as Frank
MovieRosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
1991
as Claudius
TVDrop the Dead Donkey
1990
TVThe Chief
1990
as CS Derek Gillman
TVAgatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Cust
TVThe Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987
as Edward Peveril
MovieTime Trouble
1985
as Makov
TVBleak House
1985
as 'Nemo'
TVScreen Two
1985
as Frank
TVThe Bill
1984
TVBig Deal
1984
as Ronnie Day
TVTaggart
1983
MovieCurse of the Pink Panther
1983
as Dave
No Excuses
1983
as Trev
The Brack Report
1982
as Paul Brack
TVBergerac
1981
as Roscoe
TVThe Rose Medallion
1981
as Harry
MovieAntony & Cleopatra
1981
as Pompeius
The Tom Machine
1980
as Tom
TVMinder
1979
as Sudbury
TVShoestring
1979
as Stanley Reeves
MovieMeetings with Remarkable Men
1979
as Pogossian
MovieA Light That Shines
1979
as Brother Martin Jerome
MovieLes Misérables
1978
as Agent
MovieThe Black Panther
1977
as Donald Neilson
MovieCatchpenny Twist
1977
as Spalding
The Children of the New Forest
1977
as Ned Corbould
TVBBC2 Play of the Week
1977
as Brother Martin Jerome
TVTarget
1977
as Heslop
TVJesus of Nazareth
1977
as Aram
MovieHardcore
1977
as Mark
TVQuiller
1975
as Brenman
MovieThe Saliva Milkshake
1975
as Johnny
MovieStardust
1974
as TV Concert Producer
MovieMr. Axelford's Angel
1974
as David
TVCentre Play
1973
as Johnny
The Breaking of Colonel Keyser
1972
as Dellow
MovieDoctor Who: The Sea Devils
1972
as Commander Ridgeway
MovieBleak Moments
1971
as Norman's Friend
TVJustice
1971
as Villiers
MovieSunday Bloody Sunday
1971
as Party Guest
MovieI Am a Groupie
1970
as Steve
TVThe Adventures of Don Quick
1970
as Gezool
TVPlay for Today
1970
MovieThe Walking Stick
1970
as Max
MovieMad Jack
1970
TVITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Leary
MovieNight After Night After Night
1969
as Pete Laver
MovieThe Lost Continent
1968
as Sparks, the Radioman
MovieDoctor Who: The Wheel in Space
1968
as Enrico Casali
The Window Cleaner
1968
as David
TVMickey Dunne
1967
as Pat Newman
TVDoctor Who
1963
as Enrico Casali
