Donald Sumpter

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Donald Sumpter
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Sumpter at The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo film premiere in 2012
Born (1943-02-13) 13 February 1943 (age 80)
OccupationActor
Years active1966–present

Donald Sumpter (born 13 February 1943) [1] is an English actor who has appeared in film and television since the mid-1960s. His credits include Doctor Who episode The Wheel in Space (1968), 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), Les Misérables (2018), and Chernobyl (2019).

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Career

Sumpter was born on 13 February 1943, [1] in Brixworth, Northamptonshire, England. [2]

One of his 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 the suspected serial killer 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 - 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 Les Misérables . [7]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
1968 The Window Cleaner David
The Lost Continent Sparks – the radiomanUncredited
1969 Night After Night After Night Pete Laver
1970 Groupie Girl Steve
The Walking Stick Max
1971 Bleak Moments Norman's friend
Sunday Bloody Sunday Party Guest
1974 Stardust TV Producer
1977 Hardcore Mark
The Black Panther Donald Neilson [3]
1979 Meetings with Remarkable Men Pogossian
1983 Curse of the Pink Panther Dave
1990 Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead Claudius
1992Méchant garçonMichael, le père
1993 Being Human Salgedoas Don Sumpter
1995 Richard III Brackenbury
1997Tangier CopAhmed Yaasin
2001 Enigma Leveret
The Point MenBenni Baum
2002 K-19: The Widowmaker Gennadi Savran
2005 The Constant Gardener Tim Donohue
2007 Eastern Promises Yuri
2009God & LucyGodShort film
2010Among UsMan on bench
Ultramarines: The Movie PytholVoice role
2011 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Detective Inspector Gustaf Morell
2014BypassGrandfather
2015 In the Heart of the Sea Paul Macy
2016The KnackermanRonShort film
2017 The Man Who Invented Christmas Jacob Marley

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1966 The Wednesday Play Soldier1 episode: "A Hero of Our Time"
1967 Softly Softly Ted Reece1 episode: "Ted Reece"
Love Story1 episode: "Cinéma Vérité"
Z-Cars Dave Caller2 episodes: "It's Easy Once You Know How"
1968 Doctor Who Enrico Casali6 episodes: "The Wheel in Space"
SanctuaryLee1 episode: "The Girl with the Blue Guitar"
1969 ITV Saturday Night Theatre Leary1 episode: "Pig in a Poke"
The First Churchills Lord Cutts1 episode: "A Famous Victory"
1970Mad JackWilmot
The Adventures of Don Quick Gezool1 episode: "The Benefits of Earth"
1972 Doctor Who Commander Ridgeway3 episodes: "The Sea Devils"
Armchair Theatre Dellow1 episode: "The Breaking of Colonel Keyser"
1973 Barlow at Large Jim Page1 episode: "Strays"
Hadleigh Tony
1975Centre PlayJohnny1 episode: "The Saliva Milkshake"
Sadie, It's Cold Outside Plumber1 episode
Quiller Hudson1 episode: "Assault on the Ritz"
Softly, Softly: Taskforce George Hartley1 episode: "Choirboy"
1977 Jesus of Nazareth Aram
Seven Faces of WomanJoe Belladona1 episode: "She: Anxious Anne"
Play for Today Spalding1 episode: "Catchpenny Twist"
The Children of the New Forest Ned Corbould
1978 Crown Court 1 episode: "To Catch a Thief"
Target Heslop1 episode: "Promises"
Les Misérables Agent
1979The Other Side1 episode: "Contact"
1980 Shoestring Stanley Reeves1 episode: "The Teddy Bears’ Nightmare"
1981 BBC Television Shakespeare Sextus Pompeius "Antony & Cleopatra"
The Rose MedallionHarry
1982 The Brack Report Paul Brack
1983 Bergerac Roscoe1 episode: "Fall of a Birdman"
1984 Minder Sudbury1 episode: "Hypnotising Rita"
1985Time Trouble
Oscar Clibborn1 episode: "Gilded Youth"
Bleak House Nemo2 episodes
1985–1986Big DealRonnie DayRecurring
1986 Boon Jack Evans, Doreen's ex-husband2 episodes: "Grand Expectations" & "For Whom the Chimes Toll"
1989 Bergerac Harry Tilson1 episode: "Second Time Around"
1990 Ruth Rendell Mysteries Edward Peveril3 episodes: "Some Lie and Some Die"
1991AiméeFrank
1992 Agatha Christie's Poirot Alexander Bonaparte Cust1 episode: "The A.B.C. Murders"
The Blackheath Poisonings Insp. Titmarsh
1993 The Buddha of Suburbia Matthew Pyke
The Bill DCI Grant1 episode: "Nothing Ventured"
1994 Grushko Kartashov3 part series
Drop the Dead Donkey Inspector1 episode: "The Strike"
Between the Lines Milan2 episodes: "The End User"
1995–2000 The Queen's Nose Uncle GingerRecurring [4]
1996 Our Friends in the North Commander Harold ChappleRecurring
Cold Lazarus Dr Rawl2 episodes
1998Bombay BlueSupt. John Mayberry
1999 Great Expectations Compeyson
2000 Dalziel and Pascoe Gus Mullavey1 episode: "A Sweeter Lazarus"
2001 In Deep Keith Sullivan1 episode: "Romeo Trap"
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby Mr Brooker
2002 The Estate Agents Mr Love1 episode: "Gangsters"
2003 Serious and Organised Jimmy Fisk1 episode: "Deal with the Devil"
A Touch of Frost Maynard1 episode: "Hidden Truth"
Ultimate Force General Harkin1 episode: "Mad Dogs"
The Bill Archie Foster2 episodes
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World Farrington1 episode: "Brooklyn Bridge"
Holby City Jay Miller1 episode: "Façade"
2004 Midsomer Murders Tim Settingfield1 episode: "Sins of Commission"
The Last Detective Alfie Clemens1 episode: "The Long Bank Holiday"
2005 Rose and Maloney Ronnie Johnson1 episode
2006 Eleventh Hour Richard Adams1 episode: "Kryptos"
The Chatterley Affair Gerald Gardiner
The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey
Ørnen: En krimi-odyssé
Aca Popov / Milan Nacuk2 episodes: "Kodenavn: Minos"' & "Kodenavn: Ithaka – Del 24"
The Bill Alfie Sutton1 episode
Dracula Alfred Singleton
2007 Fallen Angel Simon Martlesham
Holby City William Chase1 episode: "Past Imperfect"
2008 Heist King Edward
Heroes and Villains Garnier1 episode: "Richard the Lionheart"
Taggart Alex Sternwood1 episode: "Point of Light"
New Tricks Bobby 'Tar' Mcadam1 episode: "Couldn't Organise One"
Tess of the d'Urbervilles Parson Tringham
Einstein and Eddington Max Planck
2009 Into the Storm Lord Halifax
The Sarah Jane Adventures Erasmus Darkening2 episodes: "The Eternity Trap"
2009–2010 Being Human Kemp Recurring; 9 episodes
2010 Spooks Stephen Kirby1 episode Series 9 Ep 3
Merlin The Fisher King 1 episode: "The Eye of the Phoenix"
2011 The Suspicions of Mr Whicher Peter Edlin QC
Black Mirror Julian Hereford1 episode: "The National Anthem"
2011–2012 Game of Thrones Maester LuwinSeries 1–2, 14 episodes
2012 Wallander Fredrik Thorson1 episode: "An Event in Autumn"
The Secret of Crickley Hall [8] Gordon PykeEpisodes 2 & 3
2013 The Mill Samuel GregSeries 1
Atlantis Tiresias1 episode: "Twist of Fate"
2014 New Worlds SidneyEpisodes 3 & 4
One Child Jim Ashley3 part series
Quirke Josh CrawfordEpisode 1 Christine Falls
2015 Coalition [9] Paddy Ashdown TV film
Jekyll and Hyde Garson10 part series
Doctor Who The President Episode: "Hell Bent"
2017 Peaky Blinders Arthur Bigge Episodes 1 & 6
2018 Endeavour Emil ValdemarEpisode 2: "Cartouche" [6]
12 Monkeys Seer3 Episodes: "The End" (uncredited), "Legacy" & "Demons"
Les Misérables Monsieur Mabeuf3 episodes [7]
2019 Chernobyl Zharkov2 episodes
Temple George2 episodes
2020Exposed: The Church's Darkest Secret Bishop Peter Ball Docu-drama, 2 episodes
2021 The Cleaner Sir James1 episode: "The Aristocrat"

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