Carl Lumbly
Acting
Carl Winston Lumbly (born August 14, 1951) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as television's first black superhero in M.A.N.T.I.S., Dick Hallorann in Doctor Sleep, 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 J'onn J'onnz / Martian Manhunter in the animated series Justice League, Static Shock, and Justice League Unlimited, all part of the DC Animated Universe. As a reference to his voice work as J'onn, Lumbly portrayed J'onn J'onnz's father, M'yrnn, on The CW's Arrowverse on Supergirl from 2017 until 2019. He also plays Isaiah Bradley, the first Black super-soldier, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021) and the film Captain America: Brave New World (2025). He was married to Vonetta McGee from 1987 until her death in 2010.
Known for
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movieThe Life of Chuck
2025
Sam Yarbrough
movieCaptain America: Brave New World
2025
Isaiah Bradley
tvObliterated
2023
James Langdon
tvThe Fall of the House of Usher
2023
C. Auguste Dupin
movieMarvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
2021
Isaiah Bradley (archive footage)
tvThe Falcon and the Winter Soldier
2021
Isaiah Bradley
movieDoctor Sleep
2019
Dick Halloran
movieMiles Davis: Birth of the Cool
2019
Miles Davis (voice)
tvGod Friended Me
2018
Alphonse
tvAltered Carbon
2018
Lukas Imani
tvThe Chi
2018
Walter Dion Burkes
tvS.W.A.T.
2017
Saint
movieA Cure for Wellness
2017
Mr. Wilson
tvThis Is Us
2016
Abe Clarke
tvBunnicula
2016
Lead Prison Guard / Vampire Bat (voice)
movieLove Twice
2016
Rodrigo
tvSupergirl
2015
Myr'nn J'onzz
tvZoo
2015
Delavenne
movieJustice League: Gods and Monsters
2015
Silas Stone (voice)
tvUnREAL
2015
Dr. Henry Carter
movieQuitters
2015
Dr. Weiss
tvThe Returned
2015
Pastor Leon Wright
movieJustice League: Doom
2012
Martian Manhunter (voice)
tvYoung Justice
2010
M'aatt M'orzz (voice)
movieBlack Panther
2010
Uncle S'Yan
tvBlack Panther
2010
Uncle S'Yan (voice)
movieNominated
2010
Ray Cowan
tvNCIS: Los Angeles
2009
Charles Langston
tvBatman: The Brave and the Bold
2008
Tornado Champion / Tornado Tyrant (voice)
movieThe Alphabet Killer
2008
Dr. Ellis Parks
tvChuck
2007
Ty Bennett
movieNamibia: The Struggle for Liberation
2007
Samuel Nujoma
tvGrey's Anatomy
2005
Kurt Walling
tvBattlestar Galactica
2004
Lt. Danny 'Bulldog' Novacek
movieUnforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
2004
Other Voices (voice)
tvJustice League Unlimited
2004
J'onn J'onzz (voice)
movieJustice League: Starcrossed - The Movie
2004
J'onn J'onzz (voice)
tvCold Case
2003
Cordell Baker (2008)
tvNCIS
2003
Beau Hindley
movieJustice League: Paradise Lost
2003
J'onn J'onzz / Martian Manhunter (voice)
movieNat Turner: A Troublesome Property
2003
Nat Turner - Gray
movieSounder
2003
The Father
movieJust a Dream
2002
J.M. Hoagland
movieJustice League: Secret Origins
2001
J'onn J'onzz (voice)
tvJustice League
2001
J'onn J'onzz (voice)
tvAlias
2001
Marcus Dixon
tvNight Visions
2001
Dan (segment "A View Through the Window")
tvKate Brasher
2001
Jackson Turner
tvStatic Shock
2000
Martian Manhunter (voice) / Anansi (voice)
movieMen of Honor
2000
Mac Brashear
movieLittle Richard
2000
Bud Penniman
movieThe Color of Friendship
2000
Ron Dellums
tvThe West Wing
1999
Jeff Breckenridge
tvFamily Law
1999
Tom Calloway
movieBorder Line
1999
Detective Mollo
tvFamily Guy
1999
Loan Officer (voice)
tvBatman Beyond
1999
Stalker / Officer Williams (voice) / Stalker (voice)
tvThe Wild Thornberrys
1998
Tumbulu (voice) / Red Colobus Monkey (voice)
movieHow Stella Got Her Groove Back
1998
Judge Spencer Boyle
movieThe Wedding
1998
Lute McNeil
movieBatman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero
1998
Additional Voices (voice)
movieBuffalo Soldiers
1997
John Horse
movieThe Ditchdigger's Daughters
1997
Donald Thornton
tvSuperman: The Animated Series
1996
Alterus (voice) / Mayor (voice)
tvThe Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
1996
Colonel William Marcus (voice)
movieNightjohn
1996
Nightjohn
movieAmerica's Dream
1996
Cal (segment "The Boy Who Painted Christ Black")
movieCagney & Lacey: The Return
1994
Marcus Petrie
tvTouched by an Angel
1994
Willis Thompson
tvER
1994
Graham Baker
tvChicago Hope
1994
Michael Johnson
tvM.A.N.T.I.S.
1994
Dr. Miles Hawkins
movieOn Promised Land
1994
Floyd Ween
movieM.A.N.T.I.S.
1994
Dr. Miles Hawkins
movieOut of Darkness
1994
Addison
tvThe X-Files
1993
Marcus Duff
tvGoing to Extremes
1992
Dr. Michael Norris
movieBack to the Streets of San Francisco
1992
Charlie Walker
movieBrother Future
1991
Denmark Vessy
moviePacific Heights
1990
Lieutenant Lou Baker
movieEverybody's All-American
1988
Narvel Blue
tvAmerican Experience
1988
Narrator (voice)
movieJudgment in Berlin
1988
Edwin Palmer
tvL.A. Law
1986
Earl Williams
tvCagney & Lacey
1982
Mark Petrie
movieCagney and Lacey: The Pilot
1981
Mark Petrie
movieCaveman
1981
Bork
movieLifepod
1981
Keshah
movieUndercover with the KKK
1979
Rev. Lowell
tvTaxi
1978
Customer #2
tvGreat Performances
1971
Theseus