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The Man Who Invented Christmas

as Haddock / Ghost of Marley

2017
Jekyll and Hyde

as Garson

2015
Coalition

as Paddy Ashdown

2015
One Child

as Jim Arthurton

2014
Bypass

as Grandfather

2014
Quirke

as Josh Crawford

2014
The Murder at Road Hill House

as Peter Edlin QC

2011
Game of Thrones: Complete History and Lore

as Maester Luwin (voice)

2011
Tess of the D'Urbervilles

as Parson Tringham

2008
Einstein and Eddington

as Max Planck

2008
Heist

as King Edward

2008
Eastern Promises

as Yuri

2007
Fallen Angel

as Simon Martlesham

2007
Dracula

as Alfred Singleton

2007
The Constant Gardener

as Tim Donohue

2005
K-19: The Widowmaker

as Dr. Savran

2002
Enigma

as Leveret

2001
The Point Men

as Benni Baum

2001
The ABC Murders

as Cust

1992
The Black Panther

as Donald Neilson

1977
Hadleigh

as

1969
Night After Night After Night

as Pete Laver

1969
Donald Sumpter Donald Sumpter

Birthday

1943-02-13

Place of Birth

Brixworth, Northamptonshire, England, UK

Biography

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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