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.
★6.0
MOVIE2025
Captain America: Brave New World
as Isaiah Bradley
★7.1
MOVIE2019
Doctor Sleep
as Dick Halloran
★6.3
MOVIE2017
A Cure for Wellness
as Mr. Wilson
★7.5
MOVIE2000
Men of Honor
as Mac Brashear
★7.3
MOVIE2025
The Life of Chuck
as Sam Yarbrough
★7.5
MOVIE1979
Escape from Alcatraz
as Inmate
★6.3
MOVIE1990
Pacific Heights
as Lieutenant Lou Baker
★6.0
MOVIE1984
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
as John Parker
MOVIE2027
The Exorcist: Martyrs
★6.7
MOVIE1981
Caveman
as Bork
★6.9
MOVIE1998
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero
as Additional Voices (voice)
★7.4
MOVIE2012
Justice League: Doom
as Martian Manhunter (voice)
★6.7
MOVIE2000
The Color of Friendship
as Ron Dellums
★6.7
MOVIE1992
South Central
as Ali
★5.8
MOVIE1998
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
as Judge Spencer Boyle
★6.3
MOVIE1987
The Bedroom Window
as Quirke
★5.4
MOVIE1988
Everybody's All-American
as Narvel Blue
★5.0
MOVIE2016
Love Twice
as Rodrigo
★5.2
MOVIE1979
Undercover with the KKK
as Rev. Lowell
★5.1
MOVIE2008
The Alphabet Killer
as Dr. Ellis Parks
MOVIE2010
Nominated
as Ray Cowan
★7.1
MOVIE2015
Justice League: Gods and Monsters
as Silas Stone (voice)
★7.3
MOVIE2003
Sounder
as The Father
★5.3
MOVIE2002
Just a Dream
as J.M. Hoagland
★7.0
MOVIE1999
Border Line
as Detective Mollo
★6.8
MOVIE1990
To Sleep with Anger
as Junior
MOVIE1985
The Gospel at Colonus
as Theseus
★8.1
MOVIE2004
Justice League: Starcrossed - The Movie
as J'onn J'onzz (voice)
★6.9
MOVIE2021
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
as Isaiah Bradley (archive footage)
★9.0
MOVIE1994
Out of Darkness
as Addison
★5.5
MOVIE1988
Judgment in Berlin
as Edwin Palmer
★6.2
MOVIE2010
Black Panther
as Uncle S'Yan
★7.2
MOVIE2004
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
as Other Voices (voice)
★7.7
MOVIE2001
Justice League: Secret Origins
as J'onn J'onzz (voice)
★6.8
MOVIE1994
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
as Marcus Petrie
★5.2
MOVIE1994
M.A.N.T.I.S.
as Dr. Miles Hawkins
★5.5
MOVIE1997
Buffalo Soldiers
as John Horse
★7.5
MOVIE1994
On Promised Land
as Floyd Ween
★5.0
MOVIE2022
I'm Charlie Walker
as Willie
★7.1
MOVIE2019
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
as Miles Davis (voice)
★9.0
MOVIE1990
Moe's World
★8.3
MOVIE1998
The Wedding
as Lute McNeil
★7.0
MOVIE1987
Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8
as Bobby Seale
★6.0
MOVIE2007
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation
as Samuel Nujoma
★6.6
MOVIE2000
Little Richard
as Bud Penniman
★10.0
MOVIE1997
The Ditchdigger's Daughters
as Donald Thornton
★6.9
MOVIE2003
Warming by the Devil's Fire
as Narrator
★7.0
MOVIE1991
Eyes of a Witness
as Mambulu
★7.2
MOVIE1991
Brother Future
as Denmark Vessy
★6.7
MOVIE1996
America's Dream
as Cal (segment "The Boy Who Painted Christ Black")
★4.0
MOVIE2020
Doctor Sleep: Return To The Overlook
as Self
★5.4
MOVIE1981
Lifepod
as Keshah
★7.6
MOVIE2003
Justice League: Paradise Lost
as J'onn J'onzz / Martian Manhunter (voice)
★4.3
MOVIE2015
Quitters
as Dr. Weiss
★4.3
MOVIE1991
The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry
as Self
★6.0
MOVIE1981
Cagney and Lacey: The Pilot
as Mark Petrie
★5.8
MOVIE1996
Nightjohn
as Nightjohn
★6.3
MOVIE2003
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
as Nat Turner - Gray
★6.0
MOVIE1992
Back to the Streets of San Francisco
as Charlie Walker