Carl Lumbly
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.
Known For
All Movies (59)
- Untitled The Exorcist Film2027
- The Life of Chuck2025 · as Sam Yarbrough
- Captain America: Brave New World2025 · as Isaiah Bradley
- I'm Charlie Walker2022 · as Willie
- Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special2021 · as Isaiah Bradley (archive footage)
- Doctor Sleep: Return To The Overlook2020 · as Self
- Doctor Sleep2019 · as Dick Halloran
- Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool2019 · as Miles Davis (voice)
- A Cure for Wellness2017 · as Mr. Wilson
- Love Twice2016 · as Rodrigo
- Justice League: Gods and Monsters2015 · as Silas Stone (voice)
- Quitters2015 · as Dr. Weiss
- Justice League: Doom2012 · as Martian Manhunter (voice)
- Black Panther2010 · as Uncle S'Yan
- Nominated2010 · as Ray Cowan
- The Alphabet Killer2008 · as Dr. Ellis Parks
- Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation2007 · as Samuel Nujoma
- Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson2004 · as Other Voices (voice)
- Justice League: Starcrossed - The Movie2004 · as J'onn J'onzz (voice)
- Warming by the Devil's Fire2003 · as Narrator
- Justice League: Paradise Lost2003 · as J'onn J'onzz / Martian Manhunter (voice)
- Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property2003 · as Nat Turner - Gray
- Sounder2003 · as The Father
- Just a Dream2002 · as J.M. Hoagland
- Justice League: Secret Origins2001 · as J'onn J'onzz (voice)
- Men of Honor2000 · as Mac Brashear
- Little Richard2000 · as Bud Penniman
- The Color of Friendship2000 · as Ron Dellums
- Border Line1999 · as Detective Mollo
- How Stella Got Her Groove Back1998 · as Judge Spencer Boyle
- The Wedding1998 · as Lute McNeil
- Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero1998 · as Additional Voices (voice)
- Buffalo Soldiers1997 · as John Horse
- The Ditchdigger's Daughters1997 · as Donald Thornton
- Nightjohn1996 · as Nightjohn
- America's Dream1996 · as Cal (segment "The Boy Who Painted Christ Black")
- Cagney & Lacey: The Return1994 · as Marcus Petrie
- On Promised Land1994 · as Floyd Ween
- M.A.N.T.I.S.1994 · as Dr. Miles Hawkins
- Out of Darkness1994 · as Addison
- South Central1992 · as Ali
- Back to the Streets of San Francisco1992 · as Charlie Walker
- Eyes of a Witness1991 · as Mambulu
- Brother Future1991 · as Denmark Vessy
- The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry1991 · as Self
- To Sleep with Anger1990 · as Junior
- Pacific Heights1990 · as Lieutenant Lou Baker
- Moe's World1990
- Everybody's All-American1988 · as Narvel Blue
- Judgment in Berlin1988 · as Edwin Palmer
- Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 81987 · as Bobby Seale
- The Bedroom Window1987 · as Quirke
- The Gospel at Colonus1985 · as Theseus
- The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension1984 · as John Parker
- Cagney and Lacey: The Pilot1981 · as Mark Petrie
- Caveman1981 · as Bork
- Lifepod1981 · as Keshah
- Undercover with the KKK1979 · as Rev. Lowell
- Escape from Alcatraz1979 · as Inmate
All TV Shows (56)
- Obliterated2023 · as James Langdon
- The Fall of the House of Usher2023 · as C. Auguste Dupin
- The Falcon and the Winter Soldier2021 · as Isaiah Bradley
- God Friended Me2018 · as Alphonse
- Altered Carbon2018 · as Lukas Imani
- The Chi2018 · as Walter Dion Burkes
- S.W.A.T.2017 · as Saint
- This Is Us2016 · as Abe Clarke
- Bunnicula2016 · as Lead Prison Guard / Vampire Bat (voice)
- Supergirl2015 · as Myr'nn J'onzz
- Zoo2015 · as Delavenne
- UnREAL2015 · as Dr. Henry Carter
- The Returned2015 · as Pastor Leon Wright
- Young Justice2010 · as M'aatt M'orzz (voice)
- Black Panther2010 · as Uncle S'Yan (voice)
- NCIS: Los Angeles2009 · as Charles Langston
- Batman: The Brave and the Bold2008 · as Tornado Champion / Tornado Tyrant (voice)
- Chuck2007 · as Ty Bennett
- Grey's Anatomy2005 · as Kurt Walling
- Battlestar Galactica2004 · as Lt. Danny 'Bulldog' Novacek
- Justice League Unlimited2004 · as J'onn J'onzz (voice)
- Cold Case2003 · as Cordell Baker (2008)
- NCIS2003 · as Beau Hindley
- Justice League2001 · as J'onn J'onzz (voice)
- Alias2001 · as Marcus Dixon
- Night Visions2001 · as Dan (segment "A View Through the Window")
- Kate Brasher2001 · as Jackson Turner
- Static Shock2000 · as Anansi (voice)
- Static Shock2000 · as Martian Manhunter (voice)
- The West Wing1999 · as Jeff Breckenridge
- Family Law1999 · as Tom Calloway
- Family Guy1999 · as Loan Officer (voice)
- Batman Beyond1999 · as Stalker / Officer Williams (voice)
- Batman Beyond1999 · as Stalker (voice)
- The Wild Thornberrys1998 · as Tumbulu (voice)
- The Wild Thornberrys1998 · as Red Colobus Monkey (voice)
- Any Day Now1998
- EP Daily1997
- EZ Streets1996
- Superman: The Animated Series1996 · as Mayor (voice)
- Superman: The Animated Series1996 · as Alterus (voice)
- The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest1996 · as Colonel William Marcus (voice)
- Touched by an Angel1994 · as Willis Thompson
- ER1994 · as Graham Baker
- Chicago Hope1994 · as Michael Johnson
- M.A.N.T.I.S.1994 · as Dr. Miles Hawkins
- seaQuest DSV1993 · as Lamm
- The X-Files1993 · as Marcus Duff
- TriBeCa1993
- Going to Extremes1992 · as Dr. Michael Norris
- American Experience1988 · as Narrator (voice)
- L.A. Law1986 · as Earl Williams
- Cagney & Lacey1982 · as Mark Petrie
- Taxi1978 · as Customer #2
- The Jeffersons1975
- Great Performances1971 · as Theseus