Carl Lumbly
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
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 ...
Known For
Filmography
The Exorcist: Martyrs
2027
LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian
2026
as Greef Karga (voice)
The Life of Chuck
2025
as Sam Yarbrough
Captain America: Brave New World
2025
as Isaiah Bradley
The Fall of the House of Usher
2023
as C. Auguste Dupin
Obliterated
2023
as James Langdon
I'm Charlie Walker
2022
as Willie
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
2021
as Isaiah Bradley (archive footage)
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
2021
as Isaiah Bradley
Doctor Sleep: Return To The Overlook
2020
as Self
Doctor Sleep
2019
as Dick Halloran
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
2019
as Miles Davis (voice)
God Friended Me
2018
as Alphonse
Altered Carbon
2018
as Lukas Imani
The Chi
2018
as Walter Dion Burkes
A Cure for Wellness
2017
as Mr. Wilson
S.W.A.T.
2017
as Saint
Love Twice
2016
as Rodrigo
This Is Us
2016
as Abe Clarke
Bunnicula
2016
as Lead Prison Guard / Vampire Bat (voice)
Justice League: Gods and Monsters
2015
as Silas Stone (voice)
Quitters
2015
as Dr. Weiss
Zoo
2015
as Delavenne
UnREAL
2015
as Dr. Henry Carter
Supergirl
2015
as Myr'nn J'onzz
The Returned
2015
as Pastor Leon Wright
Justice League: Doom
2012
as Martian Manhunter (voice)
Nominated
2010
as Ray Cowan
Black Panther
2010
as Uncle S'Yan
Young Justice
2010
as M'aatt M'orzz (voice)
Black Panther
2010
as Uncle S'Yan (voice)
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009
as Charles Langston
The Alphabet Killer
2008
as Dr. Ellis Parks
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
2008
as Tornado Champion / Tornado Tyrant (voice)
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation
2007
as Samuel Nujoma
Chuck
2007
as Ty Bennett
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Kurt Walling
Justice League: Starcrossed - The Movie
2004
as J'onn J'onzz (voice)
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
2004
as Other Voices (voice)
Battlestar Galactica
2004
as Lt. Danny 'Bulldog' Novacek
Justice League Unlimited
2004
as J'onn J'onzz (voice)
Sounder
2003
as The Father
Justice League: Paradise Lost
2003
as J'onn J'onzz / Martian Manhunter (voice)
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
2003
as Nat Turner - Gray
Warming by the Devil's Fire
2003
as Narrator
Cold Case
2003
as Cordell Baker (2008)
NCIS
2003
as Beau Hindley
Just a Dream
2002
as J.M. Hoagland
Justice League: Secret Origins
2001
as J'onn J'onzz (voice)
Justice League
2001
as J'onn J'onzz (voice)
Alias
2001
as Marcus Dixon
Night Visions
2001
as Dan (segment "A View Through the Window")
Kate Brasher
2001
as Jackson Turner
The Color of Friendship
2000
as Ron Dellums
Little Richard
2000
as Bud Penniman
Men of Honor
2000
as Mac Brashear
Static Shock
2000
as Martian Manhunter (voice)
Static Shock
2000
as Anansi (voice)
Border Line
1999
as Detective Mollo
Batman Beyond
1999
as Stalker / Officer Williams (voice)
Family Law
1999
as Tom Calloway
The West Wing
1999
as Jeff Breckenridge
Batman Beyond
1999
as Stalker (voice)
Family Guy
1999
as Loan Officer (voice)
The Wedding
1998
as Lute McNeil
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
1998
as Judge Spencer Boyle
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero
1998
as Additional Voices (voice)
Any Day Now
1998
The Wild Thornberrys
1998
as Tumbulu (voice)
The Wild Thornberrys
1998
as Red Colobus Monkey (voice)
Buffalo Soldiers
1997
as John Horse
The Ditchdigger's Daughters
1997
as Donald Thornton
EP Daily
1997
America's Dream
1996
as Cal (segment "The Boy Who Painted Christ Black")
Nightjohn
1996
as Nightjohn
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
1996
as Colonel William Marcus (voice)
Superman: The Animated Series
1996
as Alterus (voice)
Superman: The Animated Series
1996
as Mayor (voice)
EZ Streets
1996
Out of Darkness
1994
as Addison
On Promised Land
1994
as Floyd Ween
M.A.N.T.I.S.
1994
as Dr. Miles Hawkins
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
1994
as Marcus Petrie
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Willis Thompson
Chicago Hope
1994
as Michael Johnson
ER
1994
as Graham Baker
M.A.N.T.I.S.
1994
as Dr. Miles Hawkins
seaQuest DSV
1993
as Lamm
The X-Files
1993
as Marcus Duff
TriBeCa
1993
Back to the Streets of San Francisco
1992
as Charlie Walker
South Central
1992
as Ali
Going to Extremes
1992
as Dr. Michael Norris
Brother Future
1991
as Denmark Vessy
Eyes of a Witness
1991
as Mambulu
The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry
1991
as Self
Pacific Heights
1990
as Lieutenant Lou Baker
Moe's World
1990
To Sleep with Anger
1990
as Junior
Everybody's All-American
1988
as Narvel Blue
Judgment in Berlin
1988
as Edwin Palmer
American Experience
1988
as Narrator (voice)
The Bedroom Window
1987
as Quirke
Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8
1987
as Bobby Seale
L.A. Law
1986
as Earl Williams
The Gospel at Colonus
1985
as Theseus
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
1984
as John Parker
Cagney & Lacey
1982
as Mark Petrie
Caveman
1981
as Bork
Lifepod
1981
as Keshah
Cagney and Lacey: The Pilot
1981
as Mark Petrie
Undercover with the KKK
1979
as Rev. Lowell
Escape from Alcatraz
1979
as Inmate
Taxi
1978
as Customer #2
The Jeffersons
1975
Great Performances
1971
as Theseus