Carl Lumbly
Known for acting · Born 14 August 1951 · 75 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
112 credits
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
Alias
2001
Justice League Unlimited
2004
Justice League
2001
Supergirl
2015
Cagney & Lacey
1982
Captain America: Brave New World
2025
Justice League: Doom
2012
The Fall of the House of Usher
2023
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
2019
Zoo
2015
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
2021
The Color of Friendship
2000
Acting (112)
2027The Exorcist: MartyrsFilm
2026LEGO Star Wars: The MandalorianGreef Karga (voice)Film
2025Captain America: Brave New WorldIsaiah BradleyFilm
2025The Life of ChuckSam YarbroughFilm
2023The Fall of the House of UsherC. Auguste Dupin · 8 episodesSeries
2023ObliteratedJames Langdon · 6 episodesSeries
2022I'm Charlie WalkerWillieFilm
2021The Falcon and the Winter SoldierIsaiah Bradley · 3 episodesSeries
2021Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day SpecialIsaiah Bradley (archive footage)Film
2020Doctor Sleep: Return To The OverlookSelfFilm
2019Doctor SleepDick HalloranFilm
2019Miles Davis: Birth of the CoolMiles Davis (voice)Film
2018Altered CarbonLukas Imani · 2 episodesSeries
2018The ChiWalter Dion BurkesSeries
2018God Friended MeAlphonse · 2 episodesSeries
2017A Cure for WellnessMr. WilsonFilm
2017S.W.A.T.Saint · 3 episodesSeries
2016This Is UsAbe Clarke · 2 episodesSeries
2016BunniculaLead Prison Guard / Vampire Bat (voice)Series
2016Love TwiceRodrigoFilm
2015SupergirlMyr'nn J'onzz · 15 episodesSeries
2015Justice League: Gods and MonstersSilas Stone (voice)Film
2015ZooDelavenne · 6 episodesSeries
2015The ReturnedPastor Leon Wright · 5 episodesSeries
2015UnREALDr. Henry CarterSeries
2015QuittersDr. WeissFilm
2012Justice League: DoomMartian Manhunter (voice)Film
2010Young JusticeM'aatt M'orzz (voice) · 3 episodesSeries
2010Black PantherUncle S'YanFilm
2010Black PantherUncle S'Yan (voice) · 6 episodesSeries
2010NominatedRay CowanFilm
2009NCIS: Los AngelesCharles Langston · 4 episodesSeries
2008Batman: The Brave and the BoldTornado Champion / Tornado Tyrant (voice)Series
2008The Alphabet KillerDr. Ellis ParksFilm
2007ChuckTy BennettSeries
2007Namibia: The Struggle for LiberationSamuel NujomaFilm
2005Grey's AnatomyKurt WallingSeries
2004Battlestar GalacticaLt. Danny 'Bulldog' NovacekSeries
2004Justice League UnlimitedJ'onn J'onzz (voice) · 39 episodesSeries
2004Justice League: Starcrossed - The MovieJ'onn J'onzz (voice)Film
2004Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack JohnsonOther Voices (voice)Film
2003NCISBeau HindleySeries
2003Cold CaseCordell Baker (2008)Series
2003Justice League: Paradise LostJ'onn J'onzz / Martian Manhunter (voice)Film
2003Nat Turner: A Troublesome PropertyNat Turner - GrayFilm
2003Warming by the Devil's FireNarratorFilm
2003SounderThe FatherFilm
2002Just a DreamJ.M. HoaglandFilm
2001AliasMarcus Dixon · 105 episodesSeries
2001Justice LeagueJ'onn J'onzz (voice) · 50 episodesSeries
2001Justice League: Secret OriginsJ'onn J'onzz (voice)Film
2001Night VisionsDan (segment "A View Through the Window")Series
2001Kate BrasherJackson Turner · 7 episodesSeries
2000Men of HonorMac BrashearFilm
2000Static ShockMartian Manhunter (voice) · 2 episodes, Anansi (voice) · 2 episodesSeries
2000The Color of FriendshipRon DellumsFilm
2000Little RichardBud PennimanFilm
1999Family GuyLoan Officer (voice)Series
1999Batman BeyondStalker / Officer Williams (voice), Stalker (voice)Series
1999The West WingJeff BreckenridgeSeries
1999Family LawTom CallowaySeries
1999Border LineDetective MolloFilm
1998Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZeroAdditional Voices (voice)Film
1998The Wild ThornberrysTumbulu (voice), Red Colobus Monkey (voice)Series
1998How Stella Got Her Groove BackJudge Spencer BoyleFilm
1998Any Day Now · 2 episodesSeries
1998The WeddingLute McNeilFilm
1997Buffalo SoldiersJohn HorseFilm
1997The Ditchdigger's DaughtersDonald ThorntonFilm
1997EP DailySeries
1996Superman: The Animated SeriesAlterus (voice), Mayor (voice)Series
1996The Real Adventures of Jonny QuestColonel William Marcus (voice)Series
1996NightjohnNightjohnFilm
1996EZ Streets · 8 episodesSeries
1996America's DreamCal (segment "The Boy Who Painted Christ Black")Film
1994ERGraham Baker · 2 episodesSeries
1994Touched by an AngelWillis ThompsonSeries
1994Chicago HopeMichael JohnsonSeries
1994M.A.N.T.I.S.Dr. Miles Hawkins · 22 episodesSeries
1994Cagney & Lacey: The ReturnMarcus PetrieFilm
1994Out of DarknessAddisonFilm
1994M.A.N.T.I.S.Dr. Miles HawkinsFilm
1994On Promised LandFloyd WeenFilm
1993The X-FilesMarcus DuffSeries
1993seaQuest DSVLammSeries
1993TriBeCa · 7 episodesSeries
1992South CentralAliFilm
1992Back to the Streets of San FranciscoCharlie WalkerFilm
1992Going to ExtremesDr. Michael Norris · 17 episodesSeries
1991Brother FutureDenmark VessyFilm
1991The Massachusetts 54th Colored InfantrySelfFilm
1991Eyes of a WitnessMambuluFilm
1990Pacific HeightsLieutenant Lou BakerFilm
1990To Sleep with AngerJuniorFilm
1990Moe's WorldFilm
1988Everybody's All-AmericanNarvel BlueFilm
1988American ExperienceNarrator (voice)Series
1988Judgment in BerlinEdwin PalmerFilm
1987The Bedroom WindowQuirkeFilm
1987Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8Bobby SealeFilm
1986L.A. LawEarl Williams · 6 episodesSeries
1985The Gospel at ColonusTheseusFilm
1984The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th DimensionJohn ParkerFilm
1982Cagney & LaceyMark Petrie · 106 episodesSeries
1981CavemanBorkFilm
1981LifepodKeshahFilm
1981Cagney and Lacey: The PilotMark PetrieFilm
1979Escape from AlcatrazInmateFilm
1979Undercover with the KKKRev. LowellFilm
1978TaxiCustomer #2Series
1975The JeffersonsSeries
1971Great PerformancesTheseusSeries