Cast
Carl Lumbly
Acting
Cast
Carl Lumbly
Known for
Acting
Born
1951-08-14
From
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Biography
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.
Captain America: Brave New World
as Isaiah Bradley
Men of Honor
as Mac Brashear
Escape from Alcatraz
as Inmate
The Life of Chuck
as Sam Yarbrough
A Cure for Wellness
as Mr. Wilson
Doctor Sleep
as Dick Halloran
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
as John Parker
The Bedroom Window
as Quirke
Pacific Heights
as Lieutenant Lou Baker
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero
as Additional Voices (voice)
Caveman
as Bork
The Wedding
as Lute McNeil
Justice League: Gods and Monsters
as Silas Stone (voice)
South Central
as Ali
Justice League: Doom
as Martian Manhunter (voice)
The Alphabet Killer
as Dr. Ellis Parks
Buffalo Soldiers
as John Horse
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
as Judge Spencer Boyle
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
as Isaiah Bradley (archive footage)
Sounder
as The Father
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
as Other Voices (voice)
Quitters
as Dr. Weiss
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
as Miles Davis (voice)
Justice League: Starcrossed - The Movie
as J'onn J'onzz (voice)
Untitled The Exorcist Film
Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8
as Bobby Seale
Black Panther
as Uncle S'Yan
Judgment in Berlin
as Edwin Palmer
Everybody's All-American
as Narvel Blue
The Color of Friendship
as Ron Dellums
Just a Dream
as J.M. Hoagland
To Sleep with Anger
as Junior
I'm Charlie Walker
as Willie
Justice League: Paradise Lost
as J'onn J'onzz / Martian Manhunter (voice)
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation
as Samuel Nujoma
Nightjohn
as Nightjohn
Moe's World
M.A.N.T.I.S.
as Dr. Miles Hawkins
Back to the Streets of San Francisco
as Charlie Walker
Out of Darkness
as Addison
Justice League: Secret Origins
as J'onn J'onzz (voice)
The Ditchdigger's Daughters
as Donald Thornton
America's Dream
as Cal (segment "The Boy Who Painted Christ Black")
Undercover with the KKK
as Rev. Lowell
Brother Future
as Denmark Vessy
The Gospel at Colonus
as Theseus
Little Richard
as Bud Penniman
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
as Marcus Petrie
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
as Nat Turner - Gray
Eyes of a Witness
as Mambulu
Lifepod
as Keshah
Border Line
as Detective Mollo
The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry
as Self
Love Twice
as Rodrigo
Warming by the Devil's Fire
as Narrator
Cagney and Lacey: The Pilot
as Mark Petrie
On Promised Land
as Floyd Ween
Doctor Sleep: Return To The Overlook
as Self
Nominated
as Ray Cowan