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Carl Winston Lumbly (born August 14, 1951) is an American film, stage, and television actor. He is most known for the roles of Marcus Dixon in the television drama Alias, Martian Manhunter in the animated series Justice League and Justice League Unlimited as well in the direct-to-DVD film Justice League: Doom, and as Det. Marcus Petrie on Cagney and Lacey. Born to Jamaican immigrants in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Lumbly graduated from South High School there and Macalester College in nearby St. Paul. At one time he was a journalist in Minnesota, when he got an acting job while on assignment... MORE

Carl Winston Lumbly (born August 14, 1951) is an American film, stage, and television actor. He is most known for the roles of Marcus Dixon in the television drama Alias, Martian Manhunter in the animated series Justice League and Justice League Unlimited as well in the direct-to-DVD film Justice League: Doom, and as Det. Marcus Petrie on Cagney and Lacey. Born to Jamaican immigrants in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Lumbly graduated from South High School there and Macalester College in nearby St. Paul. At one time he was a journalist in Minnesota, when he got an acting job while on assignment for a story about a workshop theatre and stayed with the improvisational company for two years (along with then-unknown Danny Glover). His first major role was Detective Marcus Petrie on the television series Cagney and Lacey (1982–1988). In 1987, he garned positive reviews for his portrayal of Black Panther Party co-founder Bobby Seale in the HBO television movie Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8. From 1994-1995, Lumbly starred as the main character in the short-lived science fiction series M.A.N.T.I.S.. Perhaps his most visible role was as Marcus Dixon in the American television series Alias LESS