Carl Lumbly

Acting·Aug 14, 1951·Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
TThe Exorcist: Martyrs2027 · Actor	Actor
The Life of Chuck2025 · Sam Yarbrough	Sam Yarbrough
Captain America: Brave New World2025 · Isaiah Bradley	Isaiah Bradley
I'm Charlie Walker2022 · Willie	Willie
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special2021 · Isaiah Bradley (archive footage)	Isaiah Bradley (archive footage)
Doctor Sleep: Return To The Overlook2020 · Self	Self
Doctor Sleep2019 · Dick Halloran	Dick Halloran
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool2019 · Miles Davis (voice)	Miles Davis (voice)
A Cure for Wellness2017 · Mr. Wilson	Mr. Wilson
Love Twice2016 · Rodrigo	Rodrigo
Justice League: Gods and Monsters2015 · Silas Stone (voice)	Silas Stone (voice)
Quitters2015 · Dr. Weiss	Dr. Weiss
Justice League: Doom2012 · Martian Manhunter (voice)	Martian Manhunter (voice)
Black Panther2010 · Uncle S'Yan	Uncle S'Yan
Nominated2010 · Ray Cowan	Ray Cowan
The Alphabet Killer2008 · Dr. Ellis Parks	Dr. Ellis Parks
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation2007 · Samuel Nujoma	Samuel Nujoma
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson2004 · Other Voices (voice)	Other Voices (voice)
Justice League: Starcrossed - The Movie2004 · J'onn J'onzz (voice)	J'onn J'onzz (voice)
Warming by the Devil's Fire2003 · Narrator	Narrator
Justice League: Paradise Lost2003 · J'onn J'onzz / Martian Manhunter (voice)	J'onn J'onzz / Martian Manhunter (voice)
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property2003 · Nat Turner - Gray	Nat Turner - Gray
Sounder2003 · The Father	The Father
Just a Dream2002 · J.M. Hoagland	J.M. Hoagland
Justice League: Secret Origins2001 · J'onn J'onzz (voice)	J'onn J'onzz (voice)
Men of Honor2000 · Mac Brashear	Mac Brashear
Little Richard2000 · Bud Penniman	Bud Penniman
The Color of Friendship2000 · Ron Dellums	Ron Dellums
Border Line1999 · Detective Mollo	Detective Mollo
How Stella Got Her Groove Back1998 · Judge Spencer Boyle	Judge Spencer Boyle
The Wedding1998 · Lute McNeil	Lute McNeil
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero1998 · Additional Voices (voice)	Additional Voices (voice)
Buffalo Soldiers1997 · John Horse	John Horse
The Ditchdigger's Daughters1997 · Donald Thornton	Donald Thornton
Nightjohn1996 · Nightjohn	Nightjohn
America's Dream1996 · Cal (segment "The Boy Who Painted Christ Black")	Cal (segment "The Boy Who Painted Christ Black")
Cagney & Lacey: The Return1994 · Marcus Petrie	Marcus Petrie
On Promised Land1994 · Floyd Ween	Floyd Ween
M.A.N.T.I.S.1994 · Dr. Miles Hawkins	Dr. Miles Hawkins
Out of Darkness1994 · Addison	Addison
South Central1992 · Ali	Ali
Back to the Streets of San Francisco1992 · Charlie Walker	Charlie Walker
EEyes of a Witness1991 · Mambulu	Mambulu
Brother Future1991 · Denmark Vessy	Denmark Vessy
The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry1991 · Self	Self
To Sleep with Anger1990 · Junior	Junior
Pacific Heights1990 · Lieutenant Lou Baker	Lieutenant Lou Baker
Moe's World1990 · Actor	Actor