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Donald Sumpter

Donald Sumpter

Highest Rated: 100% Way of the Morris (2011)

Lowest Rated: 40% The Lost Continent (1968)

Birthday: Feb 13, 1943

Birthplace: Brixworth, Northamptonshire, England, UK

A fixture of British TV and films for four decades before striking gold on the series "Game of Thrones," actor Donald Sumpter began his career on the cult series "Doctor Who" in 1968. From there, Sumpter worked steadily in dramatic miniseries, often in adaptations of works by Shakespeare or Dickens. His work in the 2005 feature "The Constant Gardener" brought the veteran actor some acclaim, as did his role in the series "Being Human." But it wasn't until 2011, when Sumpter was cast in both "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" and "Game of Thrones," that he achieved worldwide fame.

Highest rated movies

89% Eastern Promises 86% The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
83% The Constant Gardener
79% The Man Who Invented Christmas
61% Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
60% K-19: The Widowmaker
44% Bypass
43% In the Heart of the Sea

Photos

EASTERN PROMISES, Donald Sumpter, Viggo Mortensen, 2007. ©Focus Features Doctor Who, Donald Sumpter, 'Hell Bent', Season 9, Ep. #12, 12/05/2015, ©BBC Doctor Who, Donald Sumpter, 'Hell Bent', Season 9, Ep. #12, 12/05/2015, ©BBC One Child, Donald Sumpter, 'Episode 101', Season 1, Ep. #1, 12/05/2014, ©SC One Child, Donald Sumpter (L), Elizabeth Perkins (R), 'Episode 101', Season 1, Ep. #1, 12/05/2014, ©SC IN THE HEART OF THE SEA, (aka HEART OF THE SEA), from left: Richard Bremmer, Chris Hemsworth, Donald Sumpter, 2015. ph: Jonathan Prime/©Warner Bros. One Child, Donald Sumpter, 'Episode 101', Season 1, Ep. #1, 12/05/2014, ©SC One Child, Donald Sumpter, 'Episode 101', Season 1, Ep. #1, 12/05/2014, ©SC One Child, Donald Sumpter, 'Episode 101', Season 1, Ep. #1, 12/05/2014, ©SC Doctor Who, Donald Sumpter, 'Hell Bent', Season 9, Ep. #12, 12/05/2015, ©BBC Atlantis, Donald Sumpter (L), Robert Emms (R), 'Twist Of Fate', Season 1, Ep. #4, 12/14/2013, ©BBCAMERICA The Secret of Crickley Hall, Suranne Jones (L), Donald Sumpter (R), 'Season 1', ©BBCAMERICA EASTERN PROMISES, Donald Sumpter, Viggo Mortensen, 2007. ©Focus Features
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
79% 78% The Man Who Invented Christmas Jacob Marley (Character) $5.7M 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet Coalition Paddy Ashdown (Character) - 2015
43% 54% In the Heart of the Sea Paul Mason (Character) $23.1M 2015
44% 76% Bypass Grandfather (Character) - 2014
86% 86% The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Det. Morell (Character) $102.5M 2011
100% 71% Way of the Morris Unknown (Voice) - 2011
No Score Yet 39% Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie Pythol (Voice) - 2010
No Score Yet 71% Among Us Man on bench (Character) - 2010
No Score Yet 63% Into the Storm Lord Halifax (Character) - 2009
No Score Yet No Score Yet God & Lucy God (Character) - 2009
89% 83% Eastern Promises Yuri (Character) $17.1M 2007
No Score Yet 39% Dracula Unknown (Character) - 2006
83% 82% The Constant Gardener Tim Donohue (Character) $33.6M 2005
60% 52% K-19: The Widowmaker Dr. Savran (Character) $35.2M 2002
No Score Yet 36% The Point Men Benni Baum (Character) - 2001
No Score Yet No Score Yet Tangier Cop Ahmed Yaasin (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet 100% Poirot: The ABC Murders Cust (Character) - 1992
61% 87% Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead Claudius (Character) $55.0K 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet Aimee Frank (Character) - 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet Night Slasher Pete Laver (Character) - 1980
No Score Yet 74% Meetings With Remarkable Men Pogossian (Character) - 1979
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Black Panther Donald Neilson (Character) - 1977
No Score Yet 50% Black Panther Unknown (Character) - 1977
No Score Yet No Score Yet Fiona Mark (Character) - 1977
No Score Yet 70% Bleak Moments Norman's friend (Character) - 1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet Groupie Girl Steve (Character) - 1970
40% 30% The Lost Continent Sparks (Character) - 1968

TV

Credit
90% 92% The Cleaner Sir James (Character) 2021
75% 100% Temple George (Character) 2019
88% 79% Les Misérables Mabeuf (Character) 2018-2019
90% 91% Endeavour Emil Valdemar (Character) 2018
67% No Score Yet One Child Jim Arthurton (Character) 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet Jekyll and Hyde Garson (Character) 2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Mill Samuel Greg (Character) 2013-2014
No Score Yet 78% The Secret of Crickley Hall Unknown (Character) 2012
89% 85% Game of Thrones Maester Luwin (Guest Star) 2011-2012
83% 80% Black Mirror Unknown (Character) 2011
85% 88% The Adventures of Merlin Unknown (Guest Star) 2010
100% 84% Being Human Unknown (Character) 2009-2010
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Sarah Jane Adventures Unknown (Guest Star) 2009
No Score Yet 87% Midsomer Murders Tim Settingfield (Character) 2004
No Score Yet No Score Yet Between the Lines Unknown (Guest Star) 1994
68% 79% Doctor Who Enrico Casali (Character),
Commander Ridgeway (Guest Star) 		1968 1972