Donald Sumpter

• Occupation: Actor
• Active: '60s-2000s
• Major Genres: Science Fiction, Drama
• Career Highlights: Mechant Garcon, The Tom Machine, Meetings with Remarkable Men
• First Major Screen Credit: Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space, Episode 6 (1968)

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). ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide

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