Carl Lumbly

Biography

Born in Minneapolis to Jamaican immigrants, Carl Lumbly is an American actor who came to performing from journalism, having been cast in a Minnesota workshop theater while writing a story about it. He spent two years with that improv troupe, then settled in San Francisco, where he won a part in South African political plays and toured with Danny Glover in Athol Fugard's Sizwe Banzi Is Dead and The Island. He won a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for lead performance in Eden in 1980. His breakthrough on television was as Detective Marcus Petrie on Cagney & Lacey, and he drew positive reviews for playing Bobby Seale in Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8 (1987). Later screen work includes To Sleep with Anger (1990), The Color of Friendship (2000) and Captain America: Brave New World (2025), and he voiced Martian Manhunter across the DC Animated Universe.

75years old

Turns 76 on August 14in 304 days

Born August 14, 1951Minneapolis
Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
Also credited as Carl Winston Lumbly

Movie Career

Films: 24
Career span: 44 years1981 to 2025

Genres

Drama38%, 9 films
Animation21%, 5 films
Action17%, 4 films
Adventure17%, 4 films
Crime17%, 4 films

First and latest

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Carl Lumbly movies on Netflix

Captain America: Brave New World2025IMDb rating 5.6as Isaiah Bradley
I'm Charlie Walker2022IMDb rating 5.2as Willie
Doctor Sleep2019IMDb rating 7.3as Dick Halloran
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool2019IMDb rating 7.5as Miles Davis (voice)
A Cure for Wellness2017IMDb rating 6.4as Mr. Wilson
Justice League: Doom2012IMDb rating 7.4as Martian Manhunter / Ma'alefa'ak (voice)
Black Panther2010IMDb rating 7.1as Uncle S'Yan
The Alphabet Killer2008IMDb rating 5.2as Dr. Ellis Parks
Justice League: Starcrossed - The Movie2004IMDb rating 7.7as J'onn J'onzz (voice)
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson2004IMDb rating 8.3as Other Voices (voice)
Justice League: Secret Origins2001IMDb rating 7.9as J'onn J'onzz (voice)
Men of Honor2000IMDb rating 7.2as Mac Brashear
The Color of Friendship2000IMDb rating 7.2as Ron Dellums
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero1998IMDb rating 7.1as Additional Voices (voice)
How Stella Got Her Groove Back1998IMDb rating 5.8as Judge Spencer Boyle
Buffalo Soldiers1997IMDb rating 6.2as John Horse
South Central1992IMDb rating 6.8as Ali
Pacific Heights1990IMDb rating 6.4as Lou Baker
To Sleep with Anger1990IMDb rating 7.1as Junior
Everybody's All-American1988IMDb rating 6.2as Narvel Blue
Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 81987IMDb rating 7.2as Bobby Seale
The Bedroom Window1987IMDb rating 6.4as Det. Quirke
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension1984IMDb rating 6.2as John Parker
Caveman1981IMDb rating 5.8as Bork

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Captain America: Brave New World2025 Action, Adventure, Sci-Fias Isaiah Bradley
IMDb rating 5.6193K votes
Justice League: Doom2012 Action, Animation, Fantasyas Martian Manhunter / Ma'alefa'akvoice
IMDb rating 7.440K votes
A Cure for Wellness2017as Mr. Wilson
IMDb rating 6.4127K votes
The Color of Friendship2000as Ron Dellums
IMDb rating 7.24.8K votes
Pacific Heights1990as Lou Baker
IMDb rating 6.426K votes
Men of Honor2000as Mac Brashear
IMDb rating 7.2132K votes
Doctor Sleep2019as Dick Halloran
IMDb rating 7.3248K votes
The Bedroom Window1987as Det. Quirke
IMDb rating 6.47.9K votes

Most often with

Butch Lukic and Dan Riba directed two of these films together. Kevin Conroy appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Kevin Conroy

Kevin Michael Richardson

Phil LaMarr

Glynn Turman

Michael Rosenbaum

Susan EisenbergButch LukicDirector, 2 films Dan RibaDirector, 2 films

Films together

Kevin Conroy4 films together, 1998 to 2012
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- Justice League: Doom2012IMDb rating 7.4Lumbly as Martian Manhunter / Ma'alefa'akvoiceConroy as Batmanvoice
- Justice League: Starcrossed - The Movie2004IMDb rating 7.7Lumbly as J'onn J'onzzvoiceConroy as Batmanvoice
- Justice League: Secret Origins2001IMDb rating 7.9Lumbly as J'onn J'onzzvoiceConroy as Batmanvoice
- Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero1998IMDb rating 7.1Lumbly as Additional VoicesvoiceConroy as Bruce Wayne / Batmanvoice
Kevin Michael Richardson3 films together, 2001 to 2010
Kevin Michael Richardson's page
- Black Panther2010IMDb rating 7.1Lumbly as Uncle S'YanRichardson as Wolverine
- Justice League: Starcrossed - The Movie2004IMDb rating 7.7Lumbly as J'onn J'onzzvoiceRichardson as General Wellesvoice
- Justice League: Secret Origins2001IMDb rating 7.9Lumbly as J'onn J'onzzvoiceRichardson as General Wellsvoice
Phil LaMarr3 films together, 2001 to 2010
Phil LaMarr's page
- Black Panther2010IMDb rating 7.1Lumbly as Uncle S'YanLaMarr as T'Shan
- Justice League: Starcrossed - The Movie2004IMDb rating 7.7Lumbly as J'onn J'onzzvoiceLaMarr as Green Lanternvoice
- Justice League: Secret Origins2001IMDb rating 7.9Lumbly as J'onn J'onzzvoiceLaMarr as Green Lanternvoice
Glynn Turman3 films together, 1997 to 2000
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- Men of Honor2000IMDb rating 7.2Lumbly as Mac BrashearTurman as Chief Floyd
- How Stella Got Her Groove Back1998IMDb rating 5.8Lumbly as Judge Spencer BoyleTurman as Dr. Shakespeare
- Buffalo Soldiers1997IMDb rating 6.2Lumbly as John HorseTurman as Sgt. Joshua 'Joyu' Judges Ruth
Michael Rosenbaum3 films together, 2001 to 2012
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- Justice League: Doom2012IMDb rating 7.4Lumbly as Martian Manhunter / Ma'alefa'akvoiceRosenbaum as The Flashvoice
- Justice League: Starcrossed - The Movie2004IMDb rating 7.7Lumbly as J'onn J'onzzvoiceRosenbaum as Flashvoice
- Justice League: Secret Origins2001IMDb rating 7.9Lumbly as J'onn J'onzzvoiceRosenbaum as Flashvoice
Susan Eisenberg3 films together, 2001 to 2012
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- Justice League: Doom2012IMDb rating 7.4Lumbly as Martian Manhunter / Ma'alefa'akvoiceEisenberg as Wonder Womanvoice
- Justice League: Starcrossed - The Movie2004IMDb rating 7.7Lumbly as J'onn J'onzzvoiceEisenberg as Wonder Womanvoice
- Justice League: Secret Origins2001IMDb rating 7.9Lumbly as J'onn J'onzzvoiceEisenberg as Wonder Womanvoice
Butch LukicDirector, 2 films, 2001 to 2004
All films by Butch Lukic
- Justice League: Starcrossed - The Movie2004IMDb rating 7.7Lumbly as J'onn J'onzzvoice
- Justice League: Secret Origins2001IMDb rating 7.9Lumbly as J'onn J'onzzvoice
Dan RibaDirector, 2 films, 2001 to 2004
All films by Dan Riba
- Justice League: Starcrossed - The Movie2004IMDb rating 7.7Lumbly as J'onn J'onzzvoice
- Justice League: Secret Origins2001IMDb rating 7.9Lumbly as J'onn J'onzzvoice

Box office

What Carl Lumbly's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$738 million

12 of the 24 films have a worldwide figure.

12Worldwide figure
1US gross only
10Never in cinemas
1Figure not found

Top grosser

Captain America: Brave New World2025Isaiah Bradley$415 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 97% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

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Captain America: Brave New World2025as Isaiah Bradley
$415M56.3% of the total
2
Men of Honor2000as Mac Brashear
$82M11.2% of the total
3
Doctor Sleep2019as Dick Halloran
$72M9.8% of the total
4
Pacific Heights1990as Lou Baker
$55M7.5% of the total
5
How Stella Got Her Groove Back1998as Judge Spencer Boyle
$38M5.1% of the total
6
A Cure for Wellness2017as Mr. Wilson
$27M3.6% of the total
7
Caveman1981as Bork
$16M2.2% of the total
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The Bedroom Window1987as Det. Quirke
$13M1.7% of the total