Carl Lumbly

About Carl Lumbly

From stage to screen, Carl Lumbly is an actor respected for his steadfast talent, versatility and class. His prolific career includes over 100 credits in television, film and the theatre, along with extensive critical acclaim.For the big screen, Lumbly played a pivotal role in Warner Bros.' supernatural thriller, Stephen King's "Doctor Sleep," the imaginative continuation of "The Shining" storyline. He stars as 'Dick Hallorann,' the role originally played by Scatman Crothers. The gripping film is directed by Mike Flanagan from his own screenplay based upon King's best-selling novel.Lumbly currently appears in "Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool," which received a Grammy Award nomination in the category of "Best Music Film." He voices the iconic jazz musician in this feature-length documentary that premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival and is screening theatrically to wide acclaim. "Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool" will have an exclusive U.S. broadcast in February 2020 on "American Masters" on PBS.Lumbly portrayed CIA agent 'Marcus Dixon,' the gentle, mild-mannered field partner to agent 'Sydney Bristow' (Jennifer Garner) for five seasons on ABC's hit drama series, "Alias," which celebrated its 10th year anniversary in May 2016.He recently had a recurring role as classic DC character M'yrnn J'onzz, the father of J'onn J'onzz the Martian Manhunter on The CW television series "Supergirl." He previously voiced action hero J'onn J'onzz/Martian Manhunter in the Cartoon Network's animated series "Justice League."The busy actor has also recently booked recurring roles on Showtime's "The Chi," CBS' "NCIS: Los Angeles" and CBS' drama series "Zoo," along with guest-starring roles in CBS' "God Friended Me," Netflix's "Altered Carbon," NBC's "This Is Us" and HISTORY's military action drama, "Six."Lumbly's impressive feature credits include a role opposite Robert De Niro and Cuba Gooding Jr. in "Men of Honor," portraying the father of the first black diver in U.S. Navy history. In "Everybody's All-American" with Jessica Lange and Dennis Quaid, he starred as a former football player affected by the segregated South. Other film credits include "How Stella Got Her Groove Back," "South Central," "Pacific Heights," "To Sleep With Anger," "The Bedroom Window," "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai," "Caveman" and "Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation." In 2017, he appeared in director Gore Verbinski's supernatural horror feature, "A Cure for Wellness," which was released through New Regency's deal with 20th Century Fox.For the stage, Lumbly starred as 'Gil Scott-Heron' in Magic Theatre's 2017 world premiere of Han Ong's "Grandeur," directed by Loretta Greco. In 2016, he starred as 'Ira Aldridge' in the San Francisco Playhouse's production of "Red Velvet."He received glowing reviews for his 2015 performance of 'Pops Washington' in "Between Riverside and Crazy" at the American Conservatory Theater (ACT) in San Francisco. States the Huffington Post, "Pops is portrayed with torrents of fury and flashes of gentleness by the marvelous Carl Lumbly. He is one of seven characters in Stephen Adly Guirgis's play, which won this year's Pulitzer Prize for drama, but he provides the fuel that energizes all."In 2015, Lumbly starred as 'Alfred' in Kwame Kwei-Armah's "Let There Be Love" at ACT and as 'Leo Price' in the San Francisco Playhouse's premiere of "Tree," by Julie Hebert. In 2014, he starred as 'Chester Kimmich' in John Patrick Shanley's "Storefront Church" at the ...

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Actor Carl Lumbly talks role in 'The Falcon and the Winter Soldier'

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'A Cure for Wellness' Official Clip (2017) | The Hall

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