Actor
Donald Sumpter
February 13, 1943 · Brixworth, Northamptonshire, England, UK
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.
Notable work
8.5Game of Thrones (2011)
as Maester Luwin
8.5Peaky Blinders (2013)
as Arthur Bigge
8.7Chernobyl (2019)
as Zharkov
7.4The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
as Detective Inspector Gustaf Morell
8.3Black Mirror (2011)
as Julian Hereford
6.8In the Heart of the Sea (2015)
as Paul Macy
7.3Eastern Promises (2007)
as Yuri
7.6Doctor Who (2005)
as The President
7The Constant Gardener (2005)
as Tim Donohue
6.6K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)
as Dr. Savran
7.412 Monkeys (2015)
as Seer
7.8Merlin (2008)
as The Fisher King
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