Donald Sumpter
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 13, 1943
- Birthplace
- Brixworth, Northamptonshire, England, UK
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).
Filmography
The Phoenician Scheme 2025
as Chairman
Limonov: The Ballad 2024
as Eddie's Father
The Man Who Invented Christmas 2017
as Haddock / Ghost of Marley
In the Heart of the Sea 2015
as Paul Macy
Coalition 2015
as Paddy Ashdown
Bypass 2014
as Grandfather
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 2011
as Detective Inspector Gustaf Morell
The Murder at Road Hill House 2011
as Peter Edlin QC
Way of the Morris 2011
as Voice of Creation
Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie 2010
as Pythol (voice)
London Boulevard 2010
as Pentonville Governor
Among Us 2010
as Man on bench
Into the Storm 2009
as Lord Halifax
Einstein and Eddington 2008
as Max Planck
Hello Sailor! 2008
Actor
- Heist
Heist 2008
as King Edward
Eastern Promises 2007
as Yuri
Dracula 2006
as Alfred Singleton
The Chatterley Affair 2006
as Mr. Gerald Gardiner
Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener 2006
as Self
The Constant Gardener 2005
as Tim Donohue
The Long Bank Holiday 2004
as Alfie Clemens
K-19: The Widowmaker 2002
as Dr. Savran
The Point Men 2001
as Benni Baum
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby 2001
as Mr. Brooker
Enigma 2001
as Leveret
Great Expectations 1999
as Compeyson
- Tangier Cop
Tangier Cop 1997
as Ahmed Yaasin
Richard III 1995
as Brackenbury
Being Human 1994
as Salgado
Grushko 1994
as Kartashov
Bad Ronald 1992
as Michael, le père
Aimée 1991
as Frank
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead 1991
as Claudius
Time Trouble 1985
as Makov
Curse of the Pink Panther 1983
as Dave
Antony & Cleopatra 1981
as Pompeius
- The Tom Machine
The Tom Machine 1980
as Tom
Meetings with Remarkable Men 1979
as Pogossian
A Light That Shines 1979
as Brother Martin Jerome
Les Misérables 1978
as Agent
The Black Panther 1977
as Donald Neilson
Catchpenny Twist 1977
as Spalding
Hardcore 1977
as Mark
The Saliva Milkshake 1975
as Johnny
Stardust 1974
as TV Concert Producer
Mr. Axelford's Angel 1974
as David
- The Breaking of Colonel Keyser
The Breaking of Colonel Keyser 1972
as Dellow
Bleak Moments 1972
as Norman's Friend
Doctor Who: The Sea Devils 1972
as Commander Ridgeway
Sunday Bloody Sunday 1971
as Party Guest
I Am a Groupie 1970
as Steve
The Walking Stick 1970
as Max
Mad Jack 1970
Actor
Night After Night After Night 1969
as Pete Laver
The Lost Continent 1968
as Sparks, the Radioman
Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space 1968
as Enrico Casali
- The Window Cleaner
The Window Cleaner 1968
as David
Credits from TMDB.