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Carl Lumbly

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Carl Lumbly was born in Minnesota, the son of Jamaican immigrants. His father was an avid reader, which inspired Lumbly's early appreciation for literature. After graduating from Macalester College with a degree in English, he landed a job writing for the Associated Press in Minneapolis. He also supplemented his income by doing freelance writing assignments for various periodicals and magazines... See full bio »

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Carl Winston Lumbly
in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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2012 Diablo III (Video Game)
Witch Doctor - Male (voice)
 
2012 Southland (TV series)
Captain Joel Rucker
– God's Work (2012) … Captain Joel Rucker
– Community (2012) … Captain Joel Rucker
– Underwater (2012) … Captain Joel Rucker
 
2012 Justice League: Doom (video)
Martian Manhunter (voice) / Ma'alefa'ak (voice)
 
2012 99% (short)
Dr. Carl Westen
 
2011 NCIS (TV series)
Navy Rear Admiral Beau Hindley
– Tell-All (2011) … Navy Rear Admiral Beau Hindley
 
2010 Criminal Minds (TV series)
James 'Jay-Mo' Morris
– Devil's Night (2010) … James 'Jay-Mo' Morris
 
2010 Minerva's Den (Video Game)
Charles Milton Porter (voice)
 
2010 Trauma (TV series)
Special Agent Reynolds
– Tunnel Vision (2010) … Special Agent Reynolds
 
2010 BioShock 2 (Video Game)
Charles Milton Porter (voice)
 
2010 Black Panther (TV mini-series)
Uncle S'Yan / Councilman #3 / Miner #1 / …
– Episode #1.5 (2010) … Uncle S'Yan (voice)
– Episode #1.6 (2010) … Uncle S'Yan (voice)
– Episode #1.3 (2010) … Uncle S'Yan (voice)
– Episode #1.4 (2010) … Uncle S'Yan/Miner #1/Miner #4 (voice)
– Episode #1.1 (2010) … Uncle S'Yan (voice)
See all 6 episodes »
 
2010 Nominated
Ray Cowan
 
2009 Batman: The Brave and the Bold (TV series)
Tornado Champion / Tornado Tyrant
– Hail the Tornado Tyrant! (2009) … Tornado Champion (voice) / Tornado Tyrant (voice)
 
2008 Chuck (TV series)
Ty Bennett
– Chuck Versus the Sensei (2008) … Ty Bennett
 
2008 Immigrants (L.A. Dolce Vita) (voice: US version)
 
2008 Grey's Anatomy (TV series)
Kurt Walling
– There's No 'I' in Team (2008) … Kurt Walling
 
2008 The Alphabet Killer
Dr. Ellis Parks
 
2008 Cold Case (TV series)
Cordell Baker '08
– Wednesday's Women (2008) … Cordell Baker '08
 
2008 Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath (Video Game)
Brother Marcion
 
2007 Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation
Sam Nujoma
 
2006 Battlestar Galactica (TV series)
Lt. Danny 'Bulldog' Novacek
– Hero (2006) … Lt. Danny 'Bulldog' Novacek
 
2001-2006 Alias (TV series)
Marcus Dixon
– All the Time in the World (2006) … Marcus Dixon
– Reprisal (2006) … Marcus Dixon
– No Hard Feelings (2006) … Marcus Dixon
– I See Dead People (2006) … Marcus Dixon
– 30 Seconds (2006) … Marcus Dixon
See all 105 episodes »
 
2001-2006 Justice League (TV series)
J'onn J'onzz / The Martian Manhunter / Lord Martian Manhunter / …
– Destroyer (2006) … J'onn J'onzz (voice) / The Martian Manhunter (voice)
– To Another Shore (2005) … J'onn J'onzz (voice) / The Martian Manhunter (voice)
– Divided We Fall (2005) … J'onn J'onzz (voice) / The Martian Manhunter (voice)
– Panic in the Sky (2005) … J'onn J'onzz (voice) / The Martian Manhunter (voice)
– Flashpoint (2005) … J'onn J'onzz (voice) / The Martian Manhunter (voice) / Man (voice)
See all 63 episodes »
 
2005 Slavery and the Making of America (TV series)
Salomon Northup
– Seeds of Destruction (2005) … Salomon Northup
 
2004 Alias (Video Game)
Agent Marcus Dixon (voice)
 
2004 Independent Lens (TV series documentary)
Nat Turner-Gray
– Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property (2004) … Nat Turner-Gray
 
2003 Static Shock (TV series)
J'onn J'onzz / The Martian Manhunter / Anansi
– A League of Their Own: Part 2 (2003) … J'onn J'onzz (voice) / The Martian Manhunter (voice)
– A League of Their Own: Part 1 (2003) … J'onn J'onzz (voice) / The Martian Manhunter (voice)
– Static in Africa (2003) … Anansi (voice)
 
2003 Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property (documentary)
Nat Turner - Gray
 
2003 Sounder (TV movie)
The Father
 
2002 Just a Dream
J.M. Hoagland
 
2001 Night Visions (TV series)
Dan (segment "A View Through the Window")
– A View Through the Window/Quiet Please (2001) … Dan (segment "A View Through the Window")
 
2001 Kate Brasher (TV series)
Jackson Turner
– Jackson (2001) … Jackson Turner
 
1991-2001 The American Experience (TV series documentary)
Frederick Douglass / Narrator
– Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind (2001) … Narrator (voice)
– The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry (1991) … Frederick Douglass
 
2000 Family Law (TV series)
Tom Calloway
– Affairs of the State (2000) … Tom Calloway
 
1999-2000 The Wild Thornberrys (TV series)
Red Colobus Monkey / Tumbulu
– Island Trade (2000) … Red Colobus Monkey
– Chimp Off the Old Block (1999) … Tumbulu (voice)
 
2000 Men of Honor
Mac Brashear
 
2000 The Magnificent Seven (TV series)
Obediah Jackson
– The Trial (2000) … Obediah Jackson
 
1999-2000 Batman Beyond (TV series)
Stalker
– Plague (2000) … Stalker (voice)
– Bloodsport (1999) … Stalker (voice)
 
2000 The West Wing (TV series)
Jeff Breckenridge
– Six Meetings Before Lunch (2000) … Jeff Breckenridge
 
2000 Little Richard (TV movie)
Bud Penniman
 
2000 The Color of Friendship (TV movie)
Ron Dellums
 
2000 9mm of Love (short)
Cue
 
1999 ER (TV series)
Dr. Graham Baker
– Sticks and Stones (1999) … Dr. Graham Baker
– Double Blind (1999) … Dr. Graham Baker
 
1999 Border Line (TV movie)
Detective Mollo
 
1997-1999 Superman (TV series)
Alterus / Mayor
– Absolute Power (1999) … Alterus (voice)
– Speed Demons (1997) … Mayor (voice)
 
1999 Strange World (TV series)
Kevin Manus
– Eliza (1999) … Kevin Manus
 
1998 Any Day Now (TV series)
Nathan
– It's Called Depression (1998) … Nathan
– Eve of Destruction (1998) … Nathan
 
1998 How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Judge Spencer Boyle
 
1998 The Wedding (TV movie)
Lute McNeil
 
1998 SubZero (video) (voice)
 
1997 Buffalo Soldiers (TV movie)
John Horse
 
1994-1997 M.A.N.T.I.S. (TV series)
Dr. Miles Hawkins
– Ghost of the Ice (1997) … Dr. Miles Hawkins
– Ancestral Evil (1997) … Dr. Miles Hawkins
– Spider in the Tower (1995) … Dr. Miles Hawkins
– Fast Forward (1995) … Dr. Miles Hawkins
– The Delusionist (1995) … Dr. Miles Hawkins
See all 22 episodes »
 
1996-1997 EZ Streets (TV series)
Mayor Christian Davidson
– A Ceremony of Innocence (1997) … Mayor Christian Davidson
– On the Left Side of the Angel (1997) … Mayor Christian Davidson
– One Acquainted with the Night (1997) … Mayor Christian Davidson
– Every Dog Has Its Day (1997) … Mayor Christian Davidson
– St. Jude Took a Bullet (1997) … Mayor Christian Davidson
See all 7 episodes »
 
1997 The Ditchdigger's Daughters (TV movie)
Donald Thornton
 
1997 The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (TV series)
Colonel William Marcus
– Other Space (1997) … Colonel William Marcus (voice)
 
1996 The X-Files (TV series)
Marcus Duff
– Teliko (1996) … Marcus Duff
 
1996 Touched by an Angel (TV series)
Willis Thompson
– Sins of the Father (1996) … Willis Thompson
 
1996 Nightjohn (TV movie)
John
 
1996 Chicago Hope (TV series)
Michael Johnson
– Life Lines (1996) … Michael Johnson
 
1996 America's Dream (TV movie)
Cal (segment "The Boy Who Painted Christ Black")
 
1996 The Lazarus Man (TV series)
– The Palace of Dreams (1996)
 
1994 Cagney & Lacey: The Return (TV movie)
Marcus Petrie
 
1994 On Promised Land (TV movie)
Floyd Ween
 
1994 SeaQuest 2032 (TV series)
Lamm
– The Last Lap at Luxury (1994) … Lamm
 
1994 M.A.N.T.I.S. (TV movie)
Dr. Miles Hawkins
 
1994 Out of Darkness (TV movie)
Addison
 
1993 Tribeca (TV series)
Ernest
– The Box (1993) … Ernest
 
1992-1993 Going to Extremes (TV series)
Dr. Norris
– Bridesmaid Revisited (1993) … Dr. Norris
– Body Language (1993) … Dr. Norris
– Episode #1.15 (1993) … Dr. Norris
– My Life as a Goat (1993) … Dr. Norris
– A Caribbean Christmas (1992) … Dr. Norris
See all 17 episodes »
 
1992 South Central
Ali
 
1992 Back to the Streets of San Francisco (TV movie)
Charlie Walker
 
1991 Eyes of a Witness (TV movie)
Mambulu
 
1991 Brother Future (TV movie)
Denmark Vesey
 
1990 Pacific Heights
Lou Baker
 
1989-1990 L.A. Law (TV series)
Earl Williams
– Blood, Sweat and Fears (1990) … Earl Williams
– Ex-Wives and Videotape (1990) … Earl Williams
– Placenta Claus Is Coming to Town (1989) … Earl Williams
– One Rat, One Ranger (1989) … Earl Williams (uncredited)
– The Mouse That Soared (1989) … Earl Williams
See all 7 episodes »
 
1990 Moe's World (TV movie)
 
1990 To Sleep with Anger
Junior
 
1988 Everybody's All-American
Narvel Blue
 
1988 Judgment in Berlin
Edwin Palmer
 
1981-1988 Cagney & Lacey (TV series)
Det. Mark Petrie
– Don't I Know You? (1988) … Det. Mark Petrie
– Loves Me Not (1987) … Det. Mark Petrie
– The City Is Burning (1987) … Det. Mark Petrie
– No Vacancy (1987) … Det. Mark Petrie
– Turn, Turn, Turn: Part 1 (1987) … Det. Mark Petrie
See all 104 episodes »
 
1987 Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8 (TV movie)
Bobby Seale
 
1987 The Bedroom Window
Det. Quirke
 
1985 Great Performances (TV series)
Theseus
– The Gospel at Colonus (1985) … Theseus
 
1984 The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
John Parker
 
1981 Nurse (TV series)
– Margin for Error (1981)
 
1981 Caveman
Bork
 
1981 B.J. and the Bear (TV series)
Telephone Rep.
– Intercepted Pass (1981) … Telephone Rep.
 
1981 The Jeffersons (TV series)
Jimmy
– And the Doorknobs Shined Like Diamonds (1981) … Jimmy
 
1981 Lifepod
Keshah
 
1980 Taxi (TV series)
Customer
– Fantasy Borough: Part 1 (1980) … Customer
 
1979 Undercover with the KKK (TV movie)
Reverend Lowell
 
1979 Escape from Alcatraz
Inmate
 
1978 Emergency! (TV series)
Third Paramedic
– What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing...? (1978) … Third Paramedic
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2004/I Crash (the producers gratefully acknowledge the help of)
 
Show ShowSelf (11 titles)
2011 A Sneek Peak at Justice League: Doom (video short)
Himself
 
2009 The National Parks: America's Best Idea (TV mini-series documentary)
– The Morning of Creation: 1946-1980 (2009) (voice)
 
2007 Breaking the Laws of TV: The Making of 'Cagney & Lacey' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Soul of Justice: Thelton Henderson's American Journey (documentary)
Narrator
 
2004 Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (documentary)
Other Voices (voice)
 
2004 The Wayne Brady Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 23 April 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Pyramid (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 29 March 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Alias Ricky Gervais (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 I Love the '80s Strikes Back (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
2003 The Blues (TV series documentary)
Narrator
– Warming by the Devil's Fire (2003) … Narrator
 
1988 Ebony/Jet Showcase (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 29 January 1988 (1988) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2002 Buckaroo Banzai Declassified (video documentary short)
Himself
 

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(2007) stars as Lucius Jenkins in Stephen Adly Guirgis's "Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train" at San Francisco Playhouse, running March 3 - April 21. sfplayhouse.org See more »

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Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)
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Personal Quote:

There are so many 'accepted' criteria at least for defining your success in Los Angeles. I think you have to just establish your own criteria for yourself before you enter the town or shortly thereafter. It has to be about your personal happiness. What is is that you like about yourself that you would like to hold on to? Then be really principled about holding on to it. See more »

Trivia:

Has a son, Brandon Lumbly (born 1988) with Vonetta McGee. See more »

Star Sign:

Leo