Carl Lumbly

April 2020

Carl Lumbly is an actor best known for his roles as 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 the Martian Manhunter for the animated series Justice League and Justice League Unlimited, as well as the direct-to-DVD animated film Justice League: Doom and the video game Injustice: Gods Among Us. Lumbly portrayed Martian Manhunter’s father, M’yrnn, on Supergirl from 2017 until 2019. Theatre credits include: Eden (1980), Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train (2007), The Motherfucker with the Hat (2013), Storefront Church (2013), Tree (2015), Let There Be Love (2015), Between Riverside and Crazy (2015), and Red Velvet (2016).

See Carl Lumbly in the recording of our 2020/2021 Season Announcement Party here.

Past San Francisco Playhouse Productions:

Red Velvet
Tree
Storefront Church
The Motherf**ker with the Hat
Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train