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).
Born: 13 February 1943
Played In
Movie
May 2025
The Phoenician Scheme
Chairman
Movie
Sep 2024
Limonov: The Ballad
Eddie's Father
TV Show
Dec 2023
Entitled
Quincy
TV Show
Sep 2021
The Cleaner
Sir James
TV Show
Jan 2020
Exposed: The Church's Darkest Secret
Bishop Peter Ball
TV Show
May 2019
Chernobyl
Zharkov
TV Show
Dec 2018
Les Misérables
Mabeuf
Movie
Oct 2017
The Man Who Invented Christmas
Haddock / Ghost of Marley
Movie
Dec 2015
In the Heart of the Sea
Paul Macy
TV Show
Oct 2015
Jekyll and Hyde
Garson
Movie
Mar 2015
Coalition
Paddy Ashdown
TV Show
Jan 2015
12 Monkeys
Seer
TV Show
Dec 2014
One Child
Jim Arthurton
Movie
Sep 2014
Bypass
Grandfather
TV Show
Apr 2014
New Worlds
Sidney
TV Show
Feb 2014
Quirke
Josh Crawford
TV Show
Sep 2013
Atlantis
Tiresius
TV Show
Sep 2013
Peaky Blinders
Arthur Bigge
TV Show
Jul 2013
The Mill
Samuel Greg
TV Show
Apr 2013
Endeavour
Emil Valdemar
TV Show
Nov 2012
The Secret of Crickley Hall
Gordon Pyke
Movie
Dec 2011
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Detective Inspector Gustaf Morell
TV Show
Dec 2011
Black Mirror
Julian Hereford
Movie
Apr 2011
The Murder at Road Hill House
Peter Edlin QC
TV Show
Apr 2011
Game of Thrones
Maester Luwin
Movie
Mar 2011
Way of the Morris
Voice of Creation
Movie
Dec 2010
Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie
Pythol (voice)
Movie
Nov 2010
London Boulevard
Pentonville Governor
Movie
Mar 2010
Among Us
Man on bench
Movie
May 2009
Into the Storm
Lord Halifax
TV Show
Jan 2009
Being Human
Kemp
Movie
Nov 2008
Einstein and Eddington
Max Planck
TV Show
Sep 2008
Merlin
The Fisher King
TV Show
Sep 2008
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Parson Tringham
Movie
Jan 2008
Hello Sailor!
Movie
Jan 2008
Heist
King Edward
TV Show
Nov 2007
Heroes and Villains
TV Show
Sep 2007
The Sarah Jane Adventures
Erasmus Darkening
Movie
Sep 2007
Eastern Promises
Yuri
TV Show
Mar 2007
Fallen Angel
Simon Martlesham
Movie
Dec 2006
Dracula
Alfred Singleton
Movie
Mar 2006
The Chatterley Affair
Mr. Gerald Gardiner
TV Show
Jan 2006
Eleventh Hour
Movie
Jan 2006
Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener
Self
Movie
Aug 2005
The Constant Gardener
Tim Donohue
TV Show
Mar 2005
Doctor Who
The President
TV Show
Oct 2004
The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey
Indenrigsminister Nacuk
Movie
Feb 2004
The Long Bank Holiday
Alfie Clemens
TV Show
Jan 2004
New Tricks
Bobby 'Tar' Mcadam
TV Show
Sep 2003
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World
Farrington
TV Show
Feb 2003
The Last Detective
TV Show
Jan 2003
Serious & Organised
Jimmy Fisk
TV Show
Sep 2002
Rose and Maloney
Ronnie Johnson
TV Show
Sep 2002
Ultimate Force
Movie
Jul 2002
K-19: The Widowmaker
Dr. Savran
TV Show
May 2002
Spooks
Stephen Kirby
Movie
Sep 2001
The Point Men
Benni Baum
Movie
Apr 2001
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Mr. Brooker
TV Show
Feb 2001
In Deep
Keith Sullivan
Movie
Jan 2001
Enigma
Leveret
Movie
Apr 1999
Great Expectations
Compeyson
TV Show
Apr 1999
Great Expectations
Compeyson
TV Show
Oct 1997
Bombay Blue
Supt. John Mayberry
TV Show
Mar 1997
Midsomer Murders
Tim Settingfield
Movie
Jan 1997
Tangier Cop
Ahmed Yaasin
TV Show
Jan 1996
Our Friends in the North
Commander Harold Chapple
Movie
Dec 1995
Richard III
Brackenbury
TV Show
Nov 1995
The Queen's Nose
Uncle Ginger
TV Show
Nov 1994
Crocodile Shoes
Movie
May 1994
Being Human
Salgado
Movie
Mar 1994
Grushko
Kartashov
TV Show
Dec 1992
A Touch of Frost
Maynard
TV Show
Sep 1992
Between the Lines
Movie
Mar 1992
Bad Ronald
Michael, le père
Movie
Apr 1991
Aimée
Frank
Movie
Feb 1991
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
Claudius
TV Show
Aug 1990
Drop the Dead Donkey
TV Show
Apr 1990
The Chief
CS Derek Gillman
TV Show
Jan 1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Cust
TV Show
Aug 1987
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Edward Peveril
Movie
Jul 1985
Time Trouble
Makov
TV Show
Apr 1985
Bleak House
'Nemo'
TV Show
Jan 1985
Screen Two
Frank
TV Show
Oct 1984
The Bill
TV Show
Oct 1984
Big Deal
Ronnie Day
TV Show
Sep 1983
Taggart
Movie
Aug 1983
Curse of the Pink Panther
Dave
TV Show
Apr 1982
The Brack Report
Paul Brack
TV Show
Oct 1981
Bergerac
Roscoe
TV Show
Aug 1981
The Rose Medallion
Harry
Movie
May 1981
Antony & Cleopatra
Pompeius
Movie
Nov 1980
The Tom Machine
Tom
TV Show
Oct 1979
Minder
Sudbury
TV Show
Sep 1979
Shoestring
Stanley Reeves
Movie
Aug 1979
Meetings with Remarkable Men
Pogossian
Movie
Apr 1979
A Light That Shines
Brother Martin Jerome
Movie
Dec 1978
Les Misérables
Agent
Movie
Dec 1977
The Black Panther
Donald Neilson
Movie
Dec 1977
Catchpenny Twist
Spalding
TV Show
Nov 1977
The Children of the New Forest
Ned Corbould
TV Show
Sep 1977
BBC2 Play of the Week
Brother Martin Jerome
TV Show
Sep 1977
Target
Heslop
TV Show
Mar 1977
Jesus of Nazareth
Aram
Movie
Mar 1977
Hardcore
Mark
TV Show
Aug 1975
Quiller
Brenman
Movie
Jan 1975
The Saliva Milkshake
Johnny
Movie
Oct 1974
Stardust
TV Concert Producer
Movie
Jun 1974
Mr. Axelford's Angel
David
TV Show
Jul 1973
Centre Play
Johnny
Movie
Oct 1972
The Breaking of Colonel Keyser
Dellow
Movie
Apr 1972
Doctor Who: The Sea Devils
Commander Ridgeway
Movie
Nov 1971
Bleak Moments
Norman's Friend
TV Show
Oct 1971
Justice
Villiers
Movie
Sep 1971
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Party Guest
Movie
Dec 1970
I Am a Groupie
Steve
TV Show
Oct 1970
The Adventures of Don Quick
Gezool
TV Show
Oct 1970
Play for Today
Movie
Apr 1970
The Walking Stick
Max
Movie
Feb 1970
Mad Jack
TV Show
Jan 1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Leary
Movie
Jan 1969
Night After Night After Night
Pete Laver
Movie
Jun 1968
The Lost Continent
Sparks, the Radioman
Movie
Jun 1968
Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space
Enrico Casali
Movie
Jan 1968
The Window Cleaner
David
TV Show
May 1967
Mickey Dunne
Pat Newman
TV Show
Nov 1963
Doctor Who
Enrico Casali
TV Show
Nov 1963
Doctor Who
Commander Ridgeway