Carl Lumbly

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1951-08-14 (74 years old)

Place of Birth

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Carl Lumbly

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 to his voice work as J'onn, Lumbly portrayed J'onn J'onnz's father, M'yrnn, on The CW's Arrowverse on Supergirl from 2017 until 2019. He also plays Is...

Acting

1990

Pacific Heights

as Lieutenant Lou Baker

1988

2021

Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special

as Isaiah Bradley (archive footage)

1987

2015

Justice League: Gods and Monsters

as Silas Stone (voice)

1981

Caveman

as Bork

2012

Justice League: Doom

as Martian Manhunter (voice)

2002

Just a Dream

as J.M. Hoagland

2003

Sounder

as The Father

2022

1997

Buffalo Soldiers

as John Horse

1991

Brother Future

as Denmark Vessy

1990

1997

The Ditchdigger's Daughters

as Donald Thornton

2025

The Life of Chuck

as Sam Yarbrough

2004

1998

The Wedding

as Lute McNeil

2000

1998

How Stella Got Her Groove Back

as Judge Spencer Boyle

2010

Nominated

as Ray Cowan

2001

Justice League: Secret Origins

as J'onn J'onzz (voice)

1979

2003

Justice League: Paradise Lost

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

2016

Love Twice

as Rodrigo

2017

A Cure for Wellness

as Mr. Wilson

1996

America's Dream

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

1985

1994

Out of Darkness

as Addison

1991

1981

Lifepod

as Keshah

2003

1996

Nightjohn

as Nightjohn

2000

Little Richard

as Bud Penniman

2010

Black Panther

as Uncle S'Yan

1999

Border Line

as Detective Mollo

1994

On Promised Land

as Floyd Ween

2019

Doctor Sleep

as Dick Halloran

2000

Men of Honor

as Mac Brashear

2019

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

as Miles Davis (voice)

1992

2015

Quitters

as Dr. Weiss

1994

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

as Dr. Miles Hawkins

2008

The Alphabet Killer

as Dr. Ellis Parks

1994

1998

Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero

as Additional Voices (voice)

2000

2002

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