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Carl Lumbly
Acting

Carl Lumbly

Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.

Profession

Acting

Birthday

14 Aug 1951

Age

75 Years

Born In

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Total Projects

116

Years Active

56 Yrs

Avg Rating

7.0 ★

Overview

Carl Winston Lumbly (born August 14, 1951) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as television's first black superhero in M.A.N.T.I.S., Dick Hallorann in Doctor Sleep, NYPD detective Marcus Petrie on the CBS police drama Cagney & Lacey, CIA agent Marcus Dixon on the ABC espionage drama series Alias, and as the voice of J'onn J'onnz / Martian Manhunter in the animated series Justice League, Static Shock, and Justice League Unlimited, all part of the DC Animated Universe. As a reference...

Filmography

Untitled The Exorcist Film

movie

Untitled The Exorcist Film

2027

Untitled The Exorcist Film

The Life of Chuck

movie

The Life of Chuck

2025

The Life of Chuck

as Sam Yarbrough

Captain America: Brave New World

movie

Captain America: Brave New World

2025

Captain America: Brave New World

as Isaiah Bradley

Obliterated

tv

Obliterated

2023

Obliterated

as James Langdon

The Fall of the House of Usher

tv

The Fall of the House of Usher

2023

The Fall of the House of Usher

as C. Auguste Dupin

I'm Charlie Walker

movie

I'm Charlie Walker

2022

I'm Charlie Walker

as Willie

Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special

movie

Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special

2021

Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special

as Isaiah Bradley (archive footage)

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

tv

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

2021

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

as Isaiah Bradley

Doctor Sleep: Return To The Overlook

movie

Doctor Sleep: Return To The Overlook

2020

Doctor Sleep: Return To The Overlook

as Self

Doctor Sleep

movie

Doctor Sleep

2019

Doctor Sleep

as Dick Halloran

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

movie

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

2019

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

as Miles Davis (voice)

God Friended Me

tv

God Friended Me

2018

God Friended Me

as Alphonse

Altered Carbon

tv

Altered Carbon

2018

Altered Carbon

as Lukas Imani

The Chi

tv

The Chi

2018

The Chi

as Walter Dion Burkes

S.W.A.T.

tv

S.W.A.T.

2017

S.W.A.T.

as Saint

A Cure for Wellness

movie

A Cure for Wellness

2017

A Cure for Wellness

as Mr. Wilson

This Is Us

tv

This Is Us

2016

This Is Us

as Abe Clarke

Bunnicula

tv

Bunnicula

2016

Bunnicula

as Lead Prison Guard / Vampire Bat (voice)

Love Twice

movie

Love Twice

2016

Love Twice

as Rodrigo

Supergirl

tv

Supergirl

2015

Supergirl

as Myr'nn J'onzz

Zoo

tv

Zoo

2015

Zoo

as Delavenne

Justice League: Gods and Monsters

movie

Justice League: Gods and Monsters

2015

Justice League: Gods and Monsters

as Silas Stone (voice)

UnREAL

tv

UnREAL

2015

UnREAL

as Dr. Henry Carter

Quitters

movie

Quitters

2015

Quitters

as Dr. Weiss

The Returned

tv

The Returned

2015

The Returned

as Pastor Leon Wright

Justice League: Doom

movie

Justice League: Doom

2012

Justice League: Doom

as Martian Manhunter (voice)

Young Justice

tv

Young Justice

2010

Young Justice

as M'aatt M'orzz (voice)

Black Panther

movie

Black Panther

2010

Black Panther

as Uncle S'Yan

Black Panther

tv

Black Panther

2010

Black Panther

as Uncle S'Yan (voice)

Nominated

movie

Nominated

2010

Nominated

as Ray Cowan

NCIS: Los Angeles

tv

NCIS: Los Angeles

2009

NCIS: Los Angeles

as Charles Langston

Batman: The Brave and the Bold

tv

Batman: The Brave and the Bold

2008

Batman: The Brave and the Bold

as Tornado Champion / Tornado Tyrant (voice)

The Alphabet Killer

movie

The Alphabet Killer

2008

The Alphabet Killer

as Dr. Ellis Parks

Chuck

tv

Chuck

2007

Chuck

as Ty Bennett

Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation

movie

Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation

2007

Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation

as Samuel Nujoma

Grey's Anatomy

tv

Grey's Anatomy

2005

Grey's Anatomy

as Kurt Walling

Battlestar Galactica

tv

Battlestar Galactica

2004

Battlestar Galactica

as Lt. Danny 'Bulldog' Novacek

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

movie

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

2004

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

as Other Voices (voice)

Justice League Unlimited

tv

Justice League Unlimited

2004

Justice League Unlimited

as J'onn J'onzz (voice)

Justice League: Starcrossed - The Movie

movie

Justice League: Starcrossed - The Movie

2004

Justice League: Starcrossed - The Movie

as J'onn J'onzz (voice)

Warming by the Devil's Fire

movie

Warming by the Devil's Fire

2003

Warming by the Devil's Fire

as Narrator

Cold Case

tv

Cold Case

2003

Cold Case

as Cordell Baker (2008)

NCIS

tv

NCIS

2003

NCIS

as Beau Hindley

Justice League: Paradise Lost

movie

Justice League: Paradise Lost

2003

Justice League: Paradise Lost

as J'onn J'onzz / Martian Manhunter (voice)

Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property

movie

Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property

2003

Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property

as Nat Turner - Gray

Sounder

movie

Sounder

2003

Sounder

as The Father

Just a Dream

movie

Just a Dream

2002

Just a Dream

as J.M. Hoagland

Justice League: Secret Origins

movie

Justice League: Secret Origins

2001

Justice League: Secret Origins

as J'onn J'onzz (voice)

Justice League

tv

Justice League

2001

Justice League

as J'onn J'onzz (voice)

Alias

tv

Alias

2001

Alias

as Marcus Dixon

Night Visions

tv

Night Visions

2001

Night Visions

as Dan (segment "A View Through the Window")

Kate Brasher

tv

Kate Brasher

2001

Kate Brasher

as Jackson Turner

Justice League: The First Mission

movie

Justice League: The First Mission

2000

Justice League: The First Mission

as Martian Manhunter

Static Shock

tv

Static Shock

2000

Static Shock

as Martian Manhunter (voice)

Static Shock

tv

Static Shock

2000

Static Shock

as Anansi (voice)

Men of Honor

movie

Men of Honor

2000

Men of Honor

as Mac Brashear

Little Richard

movie

Little Richard

2000

Little Richard

as Bud Penniman

The Color of Friendship

movie

The Color of Friendship

2000

The Color of Friendship

as Ron Dellums

The West Wing

tv

The West Wing

1999

The West Wing

as Jeff Breckenridge

Family Law

tv

Family Law

1999

Family Law

as Tom Calloway

Border Line

movie

Border Line

1999

Border Line

as Detective Mollo

Family Guy

tv

Family Guy

1999

Family Guy

as Loan Officer (voice)

Batman Beyond

tv

Batman Beyond

1999

Batman Beyond

as Stalker / Officer Williams (voice)

Batman Beyond

tv

Batman Beyond

1999

Batman Beyond

as Stalker (voice)

The Wild Thornberrys

tv

The Wild Thornberrys

1998

The Wild Thornberrys

as Tumbulu (voice)

The Wild Thornberrys

tv

The Wild Thornberrys

1998

The Wild Thornberrys

as Red Colobus Monkey (voice)

Any Day Now

tv

Any Day Now

1998

Any Day Now

How Stella Got Her Groove Back

movie

How Stella Got Her Groove Back

1998

How Stella Got Her Groove Back

as Judge Spencer Boyle

The Wedding

movie

The Wedding

1998

The Wedding

as Lute McNeil

Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero

movie

Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero

1998

Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero

as Additional Voices (voice)

Buffalo Soldiers

movie

Buffalo Soldiers

1997

Buffalo Soldiers

as John Horse

EP Daily

tv

EP Daily

1997

EP Daily

The Ditchdigger's Daughters

movie

The Ditchdigger's Daughters

1997

The Ditchdigger's Daughters

as Donald Thornton

EZ Streets

tv

EZ Streets

1996

EZ Streets

Superman: The Animated Series

tv

Superman: The Animated Series

1996

Superman: The Animated Series

as Alterus (voice)

Superman: The Animated Series

tv

Superman: The Animated Series

1996

Superman: The Animated Series

as Mayor (voice)

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

tv

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

1996

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

as Colonel William Marcus (voice)

Nightjohn

movie

Nightjohn

1996

Nightjohn

as Nightjohn

America's Dream

movie

America's Dream

1996

America's Dream

as Cal (segment "The Boy Who Painted Christ Black")

Cagney & Lacey: The Return

movie

Cagney & Lacey: The Return

1994

Cagney & Lacey: The Return

as Marcus Petrie

Touched by an Angel

tv

Touched by an Angel

1994

Touched by an Angel

as Willis Thompson

ER

tv

ER

1994

ER

as Graham Baker

Chicago Hope

tv

Chicago Hope

1994

Chicago Hope

as Michael Johnson

M.A.N.T.I.S.

tv

M.A.N.T.I.S.

1994

M.A.N.T.I.S.

as Dr. Miles Hawkins

On Promised Land

movie

On Promised Land

1994

On Promised Land

as Floyd Ween

M.A.N.T.I.S.

movie

M.A.N.T.I.S.

1994

M.A.N.T.I.S.

as Dr. Miles Hawkins

Out of Darkness

movie

Out of Darkness

1994

Out of Darkness

as Addison

seaQuest DSV

tv

seaQuest DSV

1993

seaQuest DSV

as Lamm

The X-Files

tv

The X-Files

1993

The X-Files

as Marcus Duff

CineRaya

tv

TriBeCa

1993

TriBeCa

South Central

movie

South Central

1992

South Central

as Ali

Going to Extremes

tv

Going to Extremes

1992

Going to Extremes

as Dr. Michael Norris

Back to the Streets of San Francisco

movie

Back to the Streets of San Francisco

1992

Back to the Streets of San Francisco

as Charlie Walker

CineRaya

movie

Eyes of a Witness

1991

Eyes of a Witness

as Mambulu

Brother Future

movie

Brother Future

1991

Brother Future

as Denmark Vessy

The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry

movie

The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry

1991

The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry

as Self

To Sleep with Anger

movie

To Sleep with Anger

1990

To Sleep with Anger

as Junior

Pacific Heights

movie

Pacific Heights

1990

Pacific Heights

as Lieutenant Lou Baker

Moe's World

movie

Moe's World

1990

Moe's World

Everybody's All-American

movie

Everybody's All-American

1988

Everybody's All-American

as Narvel Blue

American Experience

tv

American Experience

1988

American Experience

as Narrator (voice)

Judgment in Berlin

movie

Judgment in Berlin

1988

Judgment in Berlin

as Edwin Palmer

Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8

movie

Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8

1987

Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8

as Bobby Seale

The Bedroom Window

movie

The Bedroom Window

1987

The Bedroom Window

as Quirke

L.A. Law

tv

L.A. Law

1986

L.A. Law

as Earl Williams

The Gospel at Colonus

movie

The Gospel at Colonus

1985

The Gospel at Colonus

as Theseus

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

movie

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

1984

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

as John Parker

Cagney & Lacey

tv

Cagney & Lacey

1982

Cagney & Lacey

as Mark Petrie

Cagney and Lacey: The Pilot

movie

Cagney and Lacey: The Pilot

1981

Cagney and Lacey: The Pilot

as Mark Petrie

Caveman

movie

Caveman

1981

Caveman

as Bork

Lifepod

movie

Lifepod

1981

Lifepod

as Keshah

Undercover with the KKK

movie

Undercover with the KKK

1979

Undercover with the KKK

as Rev. Lowell

Escape from Alcatraz

movie

Escape from Alcatraz

1979

Escape from Alcatraz

as Inmate

Taxi

tv

Taxi

1978

Taxi

as Customer #2

The Jeffersons

tv

The Jeffersons

1975

The Jeffersons

Great Performances

tv

Great Performances

1971

Great Performances

as Theseus

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