- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- February 13, 1943
- Place of Birth
- Brixworth, Northamptonshire, England, UK
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 episod…
Filmography
movieThe Phoenician Scheme
2025 · Chairman
movieLimonov: The Ballad
2024 · Eddie's Father
tvEntitled
2023 · Quincy
tvThe Cleaner
2021 · Sir James
tvExposed: The Church's Darkest Secret
2020 · Bishop Peter Ball
tvChernobyl
2019 · Zharkov
tvLes Misérables
2018 · Mabeuf
movieThe Man Who Invented Christmas
2017 · Haddock / Ghost of Marley
movieIn the Heart of the Sea
2015 · Paul Macy
tvJekyll and Hyde
2015 · Garson
movieCoalition
2015 · Paddy Ashdown
tv12 Monkeys
2015 · Seer
tvOne Child
2014 · Jim Arthurton
movieBypass
2014 · Grandfather
tvNew Worlds
2014 · Sidney
tvQuirke
2014 · Josh Crawford
tvAtlantis
2013 · Tiresius
tvPeaky Blinders
2013 · Arthur Bigge
tvThe Mill
2013 · Samuel Greg
tvEndeavour
2013 · Emil Valdemar
tvThe Secret of Crickley Hall
2012 · Gordon Pyke
movieThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2011 · Detective Inspector Gustaf Morell
tvBlack Mirror
2011 · Julian Hereford
movieThe Murder at Road Hill House
2011 · Peter Edlin QC
tvGame of Thrones
2011 · Maester Luwin
movieWay of the Morris
2011 · Voice of Creation
movieUltramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie
2010 · Pythol (voice)
movieLondon Boulevard
2010 · Pentonville Governor
movieAmong Us
2010 · Man on bench
movieInto the Storm
2009 · Lord Halifax
tvBeing Human
2009 · Kemp
movieEinstein and Eddington
2008 · Max Planck
tvMerlin
2008 · The Fisher King
tvTess of the D'Urbervilles
2008 · Parson Tringham
movieHello Sailor!
2008
Heist
2008 · King Edward
tvHeroes and Villains
2007
tvThe Sarah Jane Adventures
2007 · Erasmus Darkening
movieEastern Promises
2007 · Yuri
tvFallen Angel
2007 · Simon Martlesham
movieDracula
2006 · Alfred Singleton
movieThe Chatterley Affair
2006 · Mr. Gerald Gardiner
tvEleventh Hour
2006
movieAnatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener
2006 · Self
movieThe Constant Gardener
2005 · Tim Donohue
tvDoctor Who
2005 · The President
tvThe Eagle: A Crime Odyssey
2004 · Indenrigsminister Nacuk
movieThe Long Bank Holiday
2004 · Alfie Clemens
tvNew Tricks
2004 · Bobby 'Tar' Mcadam
tvSeven Wonders of the Industrial World
2003 · Farrington
tvThe Last Detective
2003
tvSerious & Organised
2003 · Jimmy Fisk
tvRose and Maloney
2002 · Ronnie Johnson
tvUltimate Force
2002
movieK-19: The Widowmaker
2002 · Dr. Savran
tvSpooks
2002 · Stephen Kirby
movieThe Point Men
2001 · Benni Baum
movieThe Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
2001 · Mr. Brooker
tvThe Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
2001 · Mr. Brooker
tvIn Deep
2001 · Keith Sullivan
movieEnigma
2001 · Leveret
movieGreat Expectations
1999 · Compeyson
tvGreat Expectations
1999 · Compeyson
tvBombay Blue
1997 · Supt. John Mayberry
tvMidsomer Murders
1997 · Tim Settingfield
Tangier Cop
1997 · Ahmed Yaasin
tvOur Friends in the North
1996 · Commander Harold Chapple
movieRichard III
1995 · Brackenbury
tvThe Queen's Nose
1995 · Uncle Ginger
tvCrocodile Shoes
1994
movieBeing Human
1994 · Salgado
movieGrushko
1994 · Kartashov
tvA Touch of Frost
1992 · Maynard
tvBetween the Lines
1992
movieBad Ronald
1992 · Michael, le père
movieAimée
1991 · Frank
movieRosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
1991 · Claudius
tvDrop the Dead Donkey
1990
tvThe Chief
1990 · CS Derek Gillman
tvAgatha Christie's Poirot
1989 · Cust
tvThe Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987 · Edward Peveril
movieTime Trouble
1985 · Makov
tvBleak House
1985 · 'Nemo'
tvScreen Two
1985 · Frank
tvThe Bill
1984
tvBig Deal
1984 · Ronnie Day
tvTaggart
1983
movieCurse of the Pink Panther
1983 · Dave
No Excuses
1983 · Trev
The Brack Report
1982 · Paul Brack
tvBergerac
1981 · Roscoe
tvThe Rose Medallion
1981 · Harry
movieAntony & Cleopatra
1981 · Pompeius
The Tom Machine
1980 · Tom
tvMinder
1979 · Sudbury
tvShoestring
1979 · Stanley Reeves
movieMeetings with Remarkable Men
1979 · Pogossian
movieA Light That Shines
1979 · Brother Martin Jerome
movieLes Misérables
1978 · Agent
movieThe Black Panther
1977 · Donald Neilson
movieCatchpenny Twist
1977 · Spalding
The Children of the New Forest
1977 · Ned Corbould
tvBBC2 Play of the Week
1977 · Brother Martin Jerome
tvTarget
1977 · Heslop
tvJesus of Nazareth
1977 · Aram
movieHardcore
1977 · Mark
Quiller
1975 · Brenman
movieThe Saliva Milkshake
1975 · Johnny
movieStardust
1974 · TV Concert Producer
movieMr. Axelford's Angel
1974 · David
tvCentre Play
1973 · Johnny
The Breaking of Colonel Keyser
1972 · Dellow
movieDoctor Who: The Sea Devils
1972 · Commander Ridgeway
movieBleak Moments
1971 · Norman's Friend
tvJustice
1971 · Villiers
movieSunday Bloody Sunday
1971 · Party Guest
movieI Am a Groupie
1970 · Steve
tvThe Adventures of Don Quick
1970 · Gezool
tvPlay for Today
1970
movieThe Walking Stick
1970 · Max
movieMad Jack
1970
tvITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969 · Leary
movieNight After Night After Night
1969 · Pete Laver
movieThe Lost Continent
1968 · Sparks, the Radioman
movieDoctor Who: The Wheel in Space
1968 · Enrico Casali
The Window Cleaner
1968 · David
tvMickey Dunne
1967 · Pat Newman
tvDoctor Who
1963 · Enrico Casali, Commander Ridgeway