Donald Sumpter
Template:Short description Template:Use British English Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for clobbered parameters".Template:Wikidata image Donald Sumpter (born 13 February 1943)[1] is a British actor who has appeared in film and television since the mid-1960s. His credits include three appearances in Doctor Who (1968, 1972, 2015), The Black Panther (1977), Bleak House (1985), The Queen's Nose (1995–1998), Great Expectations (1999), Nicholas Nickleby (2001), Enigma (2001), K-19: The Widowmaker (2002), The Constant Gardener (2005), Being Human (2009–2010), Ultramarines: The Movie (2010), Black Mirror (2011), Game of Thrones (2011–2012), Endeavour (2018), Script error: No such module "Sort". (2018), Chernobyl (2019), and The Phoenician Scheme (2025).
Early life
Sumpter was born on 13 February 1943,[1] in Brixworth, Northamptonshire, England.[2]
Career
One of Sumpter's early television appearances was the 1968 Doctor Who serial The Wheel in Space with Patrick Troughton as the Doctor.[1] Sumpter appeared in Doctor Who again, in the 1972 serial The Sea Devils with Jon Pertwee.[1] Sumpter also appeared in the Doctor Who spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures. In 2015, he appeared as the Time Lord President Rassilon in the Doctor Who episode "Hell Bent".[1]
His early film work included a lead role as real life criminal Donald Neilson in the 1977 film The Black Panther.[3] Sumpter also appeared in many television films and serials, including adaptations of Dickens' novels: Nicholas Nickleby in 2001,[2] Great Expectations in 1999,[2] and Bleak House in 1985.[2]
Sumpter played the part of villain Ronnie Day in Big Deal (1985). He took the role of Alexander Bonaparte Cust in the 1992 Agatha Christie's Poirot adaptation of The ABC Murders. He has also appeared in episodes of Midsomer Murders, The Bill, Holby City, Black Mirror, and A Touch of Frost.[2]
From 1995 to 1998, Sumpter had a recurring role as Uncle Ginger in the Children's BBC series The Queen's Nose.[4] 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 seasons 1 and 2, he portrayed Maester Luwin in the HBO series Game of Thrones.[5]
His film appearances include The Constant Gardener (2005), K-19: The Widowmaker (2002), Enigma (2001) and Ultramarines: The Movie (2010).[2]
In 2018, he played film star Emil Valdemar in Endeavour, Series 5, Episode 2: "Cartouche.[6] The same year, he appeared as Monsieur Mabeuf in the BBC adaption of Script error: No such module "Sort"..[7]
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | David | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Sparks – the radioman | Uncredited | |
| 1969 | Night After Night After Night | Pete Laver | |
| 1970 | Groupie Girl | Steve | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Max | ||
| 1971 | Bleak Moments | Norman's friend | |
| Sunday Bloody Sunday | Party Guest | ||
| 1974 | Stardust | TV Producer | |
| 1977 | Hardcore | Mark | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Donald Neilson | [3] | |
| 1979 | Meetings with Remarkable Men | Pogossian | |
| 1983 | Curse of the Pink Panther | Dave | |
| 1990 | Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead | Claudius | |
| 1992 | Méchant garçon | Michael, le père | |
| 1993 | Being Human | Salgedo | as Don Sumpter |
| 1995 | Richard III | Brackenbury | |
| 1997 | Tangier Cop | Ahmed Yaasin | |
| 2001 | Enigma | Leveret | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Benni Baum | ||
| 2002 | K-19: The Widowmaker | Gennadi Savran | |
| 2005 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Tim Donohue | |
| 2007 | Eastern Promises | Yuri | |
| 2009 | God & Lucy | God | Short film |
| 2010 | Among Us | Man on bench | |
| Ultramarines: The Movie | Pythol | Voice role | |
| 2011 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Detective Inspector Gustaf Morell | |
| 2014 | Bypass | Grandfather | |
| 2015 | In the Heart of the Sea | Paul Macy | |
| 2016 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Ron | Short film |
| 2017 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Jacob Marley | |
| 2024 | Limonov: The Ballad | Eddie's Father | |
| 2025 | The Phoenician Scheme | Chairman |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Soldier | 1 episode: "A Hero of Our Time" |
| 1967 | Softly Softly | Ted Reece | 1 episode: "Ted Reece" |
| Love Story | 1 episode: "Cinéma Vérité" | ||
| Z-Cars | Dave Caller | 2 episodes: "It's Easy Once You Know How" | |
| 1968 | Doctor Who | Enrico Casali | 6 episodes: "The Wheel in Space" |
| Sanctuary | Lee | 1 episode: "The Girl with the Blue Guitar" | |
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Leary | 1 episode: "Pig in a Poke" |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Lord Cutts | 1 episode: "A Famous Victory" | |
| 1970 | Mad Jack | Wilmot | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Gezool | 1 episode: "The Benefits of Earth" | |
| 1972 | Doctor Who | Commander Ridgeway | 3 episodes: "The Sea Devils" |
| Armchair Theatre | Dellow | 1 episode: "The Breaking of Colonel Keyser" | |
| 1973 | Barlow at Large | Jim Page | 1 episode: "Strays" |
| Hadleigh | Tony | ||
| 1975 | Centre Play | Johnny | 1 episode: "The Saliva Milkshake" |
| Sadie, It's Cold Outside | Plumber | 1 episode | |
| Quiller | Hudson | 1 episode: "Assault on the Ritz" | |
| Softly, Softly: Taskforce | George Hartley | 1 episode: "Choirboy" | |
| 1977 | Jesus of Nazareth | Aram | |
| Seven Faces of Woman | Joe Belladona | 1 episode: "She: Anxious Anne" | |
| Play for Today | Spalding | 1 episode: "Catchpenny Twist" | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Ned Corbould | ||
| 1978 | Crown Court | George Grainger | 1 episode: "To Catch a Thief" |
| Target | Heslop | 1 episode: "Promises" | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Agent | ||
| 1979 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | John Olinsky | 1 episode: "Contact" |
| 1980 | Shoestring | Stanley Reeves | 1 episode: "The Teddy Bears’ Nightmare" |
| 1981 | BBC Television Shakespeare | Sextus Pompeius | "Antony & Cleopatra" |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Harry | ||
| 1982 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Paul Brack | |
| 1983 | Bergerac | Roscoe | 1 episode: "Fall of a Birdman" |
| 1984 | Minder | Sudbury | 1 episode: "Hypnotising Rita" |
| 1985 | Time Trouble | ||
| Oscar | Clibborn | 1 episode: "Gilded Youth" | |
| Bleak House | Nemo | 2 episodes | |
| 1985–1986 | Big Deal | Ronnie Day | Recurring |
| 1986 | Boon | Jack Evans, Doreen's ex-husband | 2 episodes: "Grand Expectations" & "For Whom the Chimes Toll" |
| 1989 | Bergerac | Harry Tilson | 1 episode: "Second Time Around" |
| 1990 | Ruth Rendell Mysteries | Edward Peveril | 3 episodes: "Some Lie and Some Die" |
| 1991 | Aimée | Frank | |
| 1992 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Alexander Bonaparte Cust | 1 episode: "The A.B.C. Murders" |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Insp. Titmarsh | ||
| 1993 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Matthew Pyke | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | DCI Grant | 1 episode: "Nothing Ventured" | |
| 1994 | Grushko | Kartashov | 3 part series |
| Drop the Dead Donkey | Inspector | 1 episode: "The Strike" | |
| Between the Lines | Milan | 2 episodes: "The End User" | |
| 1995–2000 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Uncle Ginger | Recurring [4] |
| 1996 | Our Friends in the North | Commander Harold Chapple | Recurring |
| Cold Lazarus | Dr Rawl | 2 episodes | |
| 1998 | Bombay Blue | Supt. John Mayberry | |
| 1999 | Great Expectations | Compeyson | |
| 2000 | Dalziel and Pascoe | Gus Mullavey | 1 episode: "A Sweeter Lazarus" |
| 2001 | In Deep | Keith Sullivan | 1 episode: "Romeo Trap" |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Mr Brooker | ||
| 2002 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Mr Love | 1 episode: "Gangsters" |
| 2003 | Serious and Organised | Jimmy Fisk | 1 episode: "Deal with the Devil" |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Maynard | 1 episode: "Hidden Truth" | |
| Ultimate Force | General Harkin | 1 episode: "Mad Dogs" | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Archie Foster | 2 episodes | |
| Seven Wonders of the Industrial World | Farrington | 1 episode: "Brooklyn Bridge" | |
| Holby City | Jay Miller | 1 episode: "Façade" | |
| 2004 | Midsomer Murders | Tim Settingfield | 1 episode: "Sins of Commission" |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Alfie Clemens | 1 episode: "The Long Bank Holiday" | |
| 2005 | Rose and Maloney | Ronnie Johnson | 1 episode |
| 2006 | Eleventh Hour | Richard Adams | 1 episode: "Kryptos" |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Gerald Gardiner | ||
| Script error: No such module "Sort". Ørnen: En krimi-odyssé |
Aca Popov / Milan Nacuk | 2 episodes: "Kodenavn: Minos"' & "Kodenavn: Ithaka – Del 24" | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Alfie Sutton | 1 episode | |
| Dracula | Alfred Singleton | ||
| 2007 | Fallen Angel | Simon Martlesham | |
| Holby City | William Chase | 1 episode: "Past Imperfect" | |
| 2008 | Heist | King Edward | |
| Heroes and Villains | Garnier | 1 episode: "Richard the Lionheart" | |
| Taggart | Alex Sternwood | 1 episode: "Point of Light" | |
| New Tricks | Bobby 'Tar' Mcadam | 1 episode: "Couldn't Organise One" | |
| Tess of the d'Urbervilles | Parson Tringham | ||
| Einstein and Eddington | Max Planck | ||
| 2009 | Into the Storm | Lord Halifax | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Erasmus Darkening | 2 episodes: "The Eternity Trap" | |
| 2009–2010 | Being Human | Kemp | Recurring; 9 episodes |
| 2010 | Spooks | Stephen Kirby | 1 episode Series 9 Ep 3 |
| Merlin | The Fisher King | 1 episode: "The Eye of the Phoenix" | |
| 2011 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Peter Edlin QC | |
| Black Mirror | Julian Hereford | 1 episode: "The National Anthem" | |
| 2011–2012 | Game of Thrones | Maester Luwin | Series 1–2, 14 episodes |
| 2012 | Wallander | Fredrik Thorson | 1 episode: "An Event in Autumn" |
| Script error: No such module "Sort".[8] | Gordon Pyke | Episodes 2 & 3 | |
| 2013 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Samuel Greg | Series 1 |
| Atlantis | Tiresias | 1 episode: "Twist of Fate" | |
| 2014 | New Worlds | Sidney | Episodes 3 & 4 |
| One Child | Jim Ashley | 3 part series | |
| Quirke | Josh Crawford | Episode 1 Christine Falls | |
| 2015 | Coalition[9] | Paddy Ashdown | TV film |
| Jekyll and Hyde | Garson | 10 part series | |
| Doctor Who | The President | Episode: "Hell Bent" | |
| 2017 | Peaky Blinders | Arthur Bigge | Episodes 1 & 6 |
| 2018 | Endeavour | Emil Valdemar | Episode 2: "Cartouche" [6] |
| 12 Monkeys | Seer | 3 Episodes: "The End" (uncredited), "Legacy" & "Demons" | |
| 2018–2019 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Monsieur Mabeuf | 3 episodes [7] |
| 2019 | Chernobyl | Zharkov | 2 episodes |
| Temple | George | 2 episodes | |
| 2020 | Exposed: The Church's Darkest Secret | Bishop Peter Ball | Docu-drama, 2 episodes |
| 2021 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Sir James | 1 episode: "The Aristocrat" |
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External links
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