Donald Sumpter

Actor
BirthdayFeb 13, 1943 (82 years old)
Place of birthBrixworth, Northamptonshire, England, UK
GenderMale

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

Maester Luwin

Apr 17, 2011

Arthur Bigge

Sep 12, 2013

Detective Inspector Gustaf Morell

Dec 14, 2011

Zharkov

May 6, 2019

Julian Hereford

Dec 4, 2011

Paul Macy

Dec 3, 2015

Yuri

Sep 14, 2007

The President

Mar 26, 2005

Tim Donohue

Aug 31, 2005

Seer

Jan 16, 2015

Dr. Savran

Jul 19, 2002

The Fisher King

Sep 20, 2008

Haddock / Ghost of Marley

Oct 12, 2017

Pentonville Governor

Nov 10, 2010

Enrico Casali, Commander Ridgeway

Nov 23, 1963

Aram

Mar 27, 1977

Cust

Jan 8, 1989

Tim Settingfield

Mar 23, 1997

Leveret

Jan 22, 2001

Maester Luwin

Apr 17, 2011

Arthur Bigge

Sep 12, 2013

Detective Inspector Gustaf Morell

Dec 14, 2011

Zharkov

May 6, 2019

Julian Hereford

Dec 4, 2011

Paul Macy

Dec 3, 2015

Acting


Participated in 54 movies, 60 TV series

2024

Eddie's Father


2021

Sir James



2019

Zharkov


2018


2017

Haddock / Ghost of Marley


2015


2015


2015

Paddy Ashdown


2015

Seer


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