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).
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ActingBirthday
February 13, 1943Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
52Place of birth
Brixworth, Northamptonshire, England, UKAlso known as
唐纳德·桑普特Cast credits
The Constant Gardener
Tim DonohueEastern Promises
YuriEnigma
LeveretK-19: The Widowmaker
Dr. SavranInto the Storm
Lord HalifaxAmong Us
Man on benchThe Murder at Road Hill House
Peter Edlin QCThe Point Men
Benni BaumLondon Boulevard
Pentonville GovernorUltramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie
Pythol (voice)The Black Panther
Donald NeilsonI Am a Groupie
SteveBypass
GrandfatherThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Detective Inspector Gustaf MorellNight After Night After Night
Pete LaverRichard III
BrackenburyIn the Heart of the Sea
Paul MacyCoalition
Paddy AshdownMad Jack
Einstein and Eddington
Max PlanckDracula
Alfred Singleton