Donald Sumpter

Biography: Quintessentially British character actor Donald Sumpter tackled a host of roles in his native Britain before breaking through to international acclaim. He landed guest parts (as different characters) on the U.K. cult fantasy series Doctor Who, then segued to features throughout the 1970s, '80s, and '90s in such pictures as Meetings with Remarkable Men (1979), Curse of the Pink Panther (1983), Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (1990), and Richard III (1995). Sumpter's popularity increased substantially in the mid- to late 2000s when he landed pivotal supporting roles in two major features: Fernando Meirelles' The Constant Gardener (2005) and David Cronenberg's Eastern Promises (2007).

Donald Sumpter's Scores

Average career score: 76
Highest Metascore: 90 Game of Thrones: Season 2
Lowest Metascore: 53 Atlantis: Season 1
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Negative: 0 out of 8
8 tv reviews
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
tbd Temple: Season 1 Sep 13, 2019 Donald Sumpter 7.3
82 Chernobyl: Season 1 May 6, 2019 Donald Sumpter 9.0
tbd Doctor Who: Season 9 Sep 19, 2015 The President 8.0
60 One Child: Season 1 Dec 5, 2014 Jim Ashley tbd
53 Atlantis: Season 1 Sep 28, 2013 Tiresias 6.8
tbd Merlin: Season 3 Apr 9, 2012 Donald Sumpter 7.9
90 Game of Thrones: Season 2 Apr 1, 2012 Maester Luwin / Maester Luwin 9.1
89 Black Mirror: Season 1 Dec 4, 2011 Julian Hereford 8.6
80 Game of Thrones: Season 1 Apr 17, 2011 Maester Luwin / Donald Sumpter / Maester Luwin 9.1
78 Being Human (UK): Season 2 Jan 10, 2010 Kemp 7.0
tbd The Sarah Jane Adventures: Season 3 Oct 15, 2009 Actor tbd
79 Being Human (UK): Season 1 Jan 25, 2009 Kemp 7.6
tbd New Tricks: Season 5 Jul 7, 2008 Donald Sumpter tbd
tbd Midsomer Murders: Season 7 Nov 2, 2003 Tim Settingfield tbd
tbd A Touch of Frost: Season 10 Jan 19, 2003 Donald Sumpter tbd
tbd Doctor Who (1963): Season 9 Jan 1, 1972 Commander Ridgeway / Cmdr. Ridgeway tbd
tbd Doctor Who (1963): Season 5 Sep 2, 1967 Enrico Casali 9.5