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Carl Lumbly

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Acting credits

110

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Very extensive acting filmography.

TMDB popularity

1.3

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Movies: 59Series: 51

TMDB ID: 29382

IMDb ID: nm0525855

Known for: Acting

Born: August 14, 1951

Age: 74

Place of birth: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1971 - 2027

Years active: 57

Average TMDB rating: 7.19

Wikidata: Q953908

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 Isaiah Bradley, the first Black super-soldier, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021) and the film Captain America: Brave New World (2025). He was married to Vonetta McGee from 1987 until her death in 2010.

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Obliterated poster
7.0

Obliterated

as James Langdon • 6 eps

2023 Series
The Fall of the House of Usher poster
7.6

The Fall of the House of Usher

as C. Auguste Dupin • 8 eps

2023 Series
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier poster
7.6

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

as Isaiah Bradley • 3 eps

2021 Series
God Friended Me poster
7.7

God Friended Me

as Alphonse • 2 eps

2018 Series
Altered Carbon poster
7.6

Altered Carbon

as Lukas Imani • 2 eps

2018 Series
The Chi poster
7.9

The Chi

as Walter Dion Burkes • 1 eps

2018 Series
S.W.A.T. poster
8.0

S.W.A.T.

as Saint • 3 eps

2017 Series
This Is Us poster
8.2

This Is Us

as Abe Clarke • 2 eps

2016 Series
Bunnicula poster
6.0

Bunnicula

as Lead Prison Guard / Vampire Bat (voice) • 1 eps

2016 Series
Supergirl poster
7.3

Supergirl

as Myr'nn J'onzz • 15 eps

2015 Series
Zoo poster
6.7

Zoo

as Delavenne • 6 eps

2015 Series
UnREAL poster
6.6

UnREAL

as Dr. Henry Carter • 1 eps

2015 Series
The Returned poster
6.7

The Returned

as Pastor Leon Wright • 5 eps

2015 Series
Young Justice poster
8.4

Young Justice

as M'aatt M'orzz (voice) • 3 eps

2010 Series
Black Panther poster
6.9

Black Panther

as Uncle S'Yan (voice) • 6 eps

2010 Series
NCIS: Los Angeles poster
7.5

NCIS: Los Angeles

as Charles Langston • 4 eps

2009 Series
Batman: The Brave and the Bold poster
7.6

Batman: The Brave and the Bold

as Tornado Champion / Tornado Tyrant (voice) • 1 eps

2008 Series
Chuck poster
7.7

Chuck

as Ty Bennett • 1 eps

2007 Series
Grey's Anatomy poster
8.2

Grey's Anatomy

as Kurt Walling • 1 eps

2005 Series
Battlestar Galactica poster
8.2

Battlestar Galactica

as Lt. Danny 'Bulldog' Novacek • 1 eps

2004 Series
Justice League Unlimited poster
8.3

Justice League Unlimited

as J'onn J'onzz (voice) • 39 eps

2004 Series
Cold Case poster
7.8

Cold Case

as Cordell Baker (2008) • 1 eps

2003 Series
NCIS poster
7.6

NCIS

as Beau Hindley • 1 eps

2003 Series
Justice League poster
8.2

Justice League

as J'onn J'onzz (voice) • 50 eps

2001 Series