Carl Lumbly
Acting·August 14, 1951 — 74 years old·Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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.
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2027The Exorcist: Martyrs2025The Life of ChuckSam Yarbrough2025Captain America: Brave New WorldIsaiah Bradley2023ObliteratedTVJames Langdon2023The Fall of the House of UsherTVC. Auguste Dupin2022I'm Charlie WalkerWillie2021Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day SpecialIsaiah Bradley (archive footage)2021The Falcon and the Winter SoldierTVIsaiah Bradley2020Doctor Sleep: Return To The OverlookSelf2019Doctor SleepDick Halloran2019Miles Davis: Birth of the CoolMiles Davis (voice)2018God Friended MeTVAlphonse2018Altered CarbonTVLukas Imani2018The ChiTVWalter Dion Burkes2017S.W.A.T.TVSaint2017A Cure for WellnessMr. Wilson2016This Is UsTVAbe Clarke2016BunniculaTVLead Prison Guard / Vampire Bat (voice)2016Love TwiceRodrigo2015SupergirlTVMyr'nn J'onzz2015ZooTVDelavenne2015Justice League: Gods and MonstersSilas Stone (voice)2015UnREALTVDr. Henry Carter2015QuittersDr. Weiss2015The ReturnedTVPastor Leon Wright2012Justice League: DoomMartian Manhunter (voice)2010Young JusticeTVM'aatt M'orzz (voice)2010Black PantherUncle S'Yan2010Black PantherTVUncle S'Yan (voice)2010NominatedRay Cowan2009NCIS: Los AngelesTVCharles Langston2008Batman: The Brave and the BoldTVTornado Champion / Tornado Tyrant (voice)2008The Alphabet KillerDr. Ellis Parks2007ChuckTVTy Bennett2007Namibia: The Struggle for LiberationSamuel Nujoma2005Grey's AnatomyTVKurt Walling2004Battlestar GalacticaTVLt. Danny 'Bulldog' Novacek2004Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack JohnsonOther Voices (voice)2004Justice League UnlimitedTVJ'onn J'onzz (voice)2004Justice League: Starcrossed - The MovieJ'onn J'onzz (voice)2003Warming by the Devil's FireNarrator2003Cold CaseTVCordell Baker (2008)2003NCISTVBeau Hindley2003Justice League: Paradise LostJ'onn J'onzz / Martian Manhunter (voice)2003Nat Turner: A Troublesome PropertyNat Turner - Gray2003SounderThe Father2002Just a DreamJ.M. Hoagland2001Justice League: Secret OriginsJ'onn J'onzz (voice)2001Justice LeagueTVJ'onn J'onzz (voice)2001AliasTVMarcus Dixon2001Night VisionsTVDan (segment "A View Through the Window")2001Kate BrasherTVJackson Turner2000Static ShockTVMartian Manhunter (voice) · Anansi (voice)2000Men of HonorMac Brashear2000Little RichardBud Penniman2000The Color of FriendshipRon Dellums1999The West WingTVJeff Breckenridge1999Family LawTVTom Calloway1999Border LineDetective Mollo1999Family GuyTVLoan Officer (voice)1999Batman BeyondTVStalker / Officer Williams (voice) · Stalker (voice)1998The Wild ThornberrysTVTumbulu (voice) · Red Colobus Monkey (voice)1998Any Day NowTV1998How Stella Got Her Groove BackJudge Spencer Boyle1998The WeddingLute McNeil1998Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZeroAdditional Voices (voice)1997Buffalo SoldiersJohn Horse1997EP DailyTV1997The Ditchdigger's DaughtersDonald Thornton1996EZ StreetsTV1996Superman: The Animated SeriesTVAlterus (voice) · Mayor (voice)1996The Real Adventures of Jonny QuestTVColonel William Marcus (voice)1996NightjohnNightjohn1996America's DreamCal (segment "The Boy Who Painted Christ Black")1994Cagney & Lacey: The ReturnMarcus Petrie1994Touched by an AngelTVWillis Thompson1994ERTVGraham Baker1994Chicago HopeTVMichael Johnson1994M.A.N.T.I.S.TVDr. Miles Hawkins1994On Promised LandFloyd Ween1994M.A.N.T.I.S.Dr. Miles Hawkins1994Out of DarknessAddison1993seaQuest DSVTVLamm1993The X-FilesTVMarcus Duff1993TriBeCaTV1992South CentralAli1992Going to ExtremesTVDr. Michael Norris1992Back to the Streets of San FranciscoCharlie Walker1991Eyes of a WitnessMambulu1991Brother FutureDenmark Vessy1991The Massachusetts 54th Colored InfantrySelf1990To Sleep with AngerJunior1990Pacific HeightsLieutenant Lou Baker1990Moe's World1988Everybody's All-AmericanNarvel Blue1988American ExperienceTVNarrator (voice)1988Judgment in BerlinEdwin Palmer1987Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8Bobby Seale1987The Bedroom WindowQuirke1986L.A. LawTVEarl Williams1985The Gospel at ColonusTheseus1984The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th DimensionJohn Parker1982Cagney & LaceyTVMark Petrie1981Cagney and Lacey: The PilotMark Petrie1981CavemanBork1981LifepodKeshah1979Undercover with the KKKRev. Lowell1979Escape from AlcatrazInmate1978TaxiTVCustomer #21975The JeffersonsTV1971Great PerformancesTVTheseus