Cast & creator
Donald Sumpter
Best known for Game of Thrones, Midsomer Murders, Doctor Who
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).
Also known as: 唐纳德·桑普特, دونالد سامپتر
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film credits
71
television credits
129
1963–2025 · acting roles
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Filmography (129)
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Game of Thrones
Maester Luwin
2011
Midsomer Murders
Tim Settingfield
1997
Doctor Who
The President
2005
Doctor Who
Enrico Casali
1963Doctor Who
Commander Ridgeway
1963
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Cust
1989
Peaky Blinders
Arthur Bigge
2013
Black Mirror
Julian Hereford
2011
Play for Today
1970
The Bill
1984
Minder
Sudbury
1979
Screen Two
Frank
1985
Spooks
Stephen Kirby
2002
Merlin
The Fisher King
2008
New Tricks
Bobby 'Tar' Mcadam
2004
12 Monkeys
Seer
2015
Chernobyl
Zharkov
2019
A Touch of Frost
Maynard
1992
Endeavour
Emil Valdemar
2013
Bergerac
Roscoe
1981
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Leary
1969
Taggart
1983
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Edward Peveril
1987
The Sarah Jane Adventures
Erasmus Darkening
2007
In the Heart of the Sea
Paul Macy
2015
Justice
Villiers
1971
Centre Play
Johnny
1973
BBC2 Play of the Week
Brother Martin Jerome
1977
The Chief
CS Derek Gillman
1990
Being Human
Kemp
2009
Between the Lines
1992
Drop the Dead Donkey
1990
Shoestring
Stanley Reeves
1979
Atlantis
Tiresius
2013
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Detective Inspector Gustaf Morell
2011
Jesus of Nazareth
Aram
1977
Target
Heslop
1977
Eastern Promises
Yuri
2007
The Phoenician Scheme
Chairman
2025
Les Misérables
Mabeuf
2018
Our Friends in the North
Commander Harold Chapple
1996
The Cleaner
Sir James
2021
The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey
Indenrigsminister Nacuk
2004
Ultimate Force
2002
Rose and Maloney
Ronnie Johnson
2002
The Last Detective
2003
The Queen's Nose
Uncle Ginger
1995
The Constant Gardener
Tim Donohue
2005
Bleak House
'Nemo'
1985
K-19: The Widowmaker
Dr. Savran
2002
Big Deal
Ronnie Day
1984
In Deep
Keith Sullivan
2001
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Parson Tringham
2008
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World
Farrington
2003
Crocodile Shoes
1994
New Worlds
Sidney
2014
Serious & Organised
Jimmy Fisk
2003
Entitled
Quincy
2023
Limonov: The Ballad
Eddie's Father
2024
Jekyll and Hyde
Garson
2015
London Boulevard
Pentonville Governor
2010
Heroes and Villains
2007
Quiller
Brenman
1975
The Secret of Crickley Hall
Gordon Pyke
2012
The Man Who Invented Christmas
Haddock / Ghost of Marley
2017
Curse of the Pink Panther
Dave
1983
The Adventures of Don Quick
Gezool
1970
Quirke
Josh Crawford
2014
Eleventh Hour
2006
The Mill
Samuel Greg
2013
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
Claudius
1991
Richard III
Brackenbury
1995
Mickey Dunne
Pat Newman
1967The Brack Report
Paul Brack
1982
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Mr. Brooker
2001
Into the Storm
Lord Halifax
2009
Fallen Angel
Simon Martlesham
2007
Great Expectations
Compeyson
1999
Enigma
Leveret
2001
Einstein and Eddington
Max Planck
2008
One Child
Jim Arthurton
2014
Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie
Pythol (voice)
2010No Excuses
Trev
1983
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Party Guest
1971
Bombay Blue
Supt. John Mayberry
1997
Being Human
Salgado
1994
Les Misérables
Agent
1978
Exposed: The Church's Darkest Secret
Bishop Peter Ball
2020
The Walking Stick
Max
1970
The Lost Continent
Sparks, the Radioman
1968
The Murder at Road Hill House
Peter Edlin QC
2011
Dracula
Alfred Singleton
2006
Great Expectations
Compeyson
1999
Time Trouble
Makov
1985
Meetings with Remarkable Men
Pogossian
1979
Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space
Enrico Casali
1968
The Black Panther
Donald Neilson
1977The Children of the New Forest
Ned Corbould
1977
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Mr. Brooker
2001
Doctor Who: The Sea Devils
Commander Ridgeway
1972
The Point Men
Benni Baum
2001
Hello Sailor!
2008
Hardcore
Mark
1977
Night After Night After Night
Pete Laver
1969
The Rose Medallion
Harry
1981
Among Us
Man on bench
2010
Mr. Axelford's Angel
David
1974Heist
King Edward
2008
Bleak Moments
Norman's Friend
1972
I Am a Groupie
Steve
1970
Coalition
Paddy Ashdown
2015
Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener
Self
2006
The Chatterley Affair
Mr. Gerald Gardiner
2006
Antony & Cleopatra
Pompeius
1981
The Long Bank Holiday
Alfie Clemens
2004
Aimée
Frank
1991
Stardust
TV Concert Producer
1974
Bad Ronald
Michael, le père
1992
A Light That Shines
Brother Martin Jerome
1979The Breaking of Colonel Keyser
Dellow
1972
Grushko
Kartashov
1994
Catchpenny Twist
Spalding
1977
Way of the Morris
Voice of Creation
2011
The Saliva Milkshake
Johnny
1975
Mad Jack
1970
Bypass
Grandfather
2014Tangier Cop
Ahmed Yaasin
1997The Tom Machine
Tom
1980The Window Cleaner
David
1968