Person
Carl Lumbly
Acting · Born 1951-08-14 · 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.
Known for
Family Guy
Loan Officer (voice)
Grey's Anatomy
Kurt Walling
NCIS
Beau Hindley
S.W.A.T.
Saint
The X-Files
Marcus Duff
Supergirl
Myr'nn J'onzz
NCIS: Los Angeles
Charles Langston
The West Wing
Jeff Breckenridge
The Chi
Walter Dion Burkes
ER
Graham Baker
Filmography
- 2027The Exorcist: Martyrs
- 2025The Life of ChuckSam Yarbrough
- 2025Captain America: Brave New WorldIsaiah Bradley
- 2023ObliteratedJames Langdon
- 2023The Fall of the House of UsherC. Auguste Dupin
- 2022I'm Charlie WalkerWillie
- 2021Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day SpecialIsaiah Bradley (archive footage)
- 2021The Falcon and the Winter SoldierIsaiah Bradley
- 2020Doctor Sleep: Return To The OverlookSelf
- 2019Doctor SleepDick Halloran
- 2019Miles Davis: Birth of the CoolMiles Davis (voice)
- 2018God Friended MeAlphonse
- 2018Altered CarbonLukas Imani
- 2018The ChiWalter Dion Burkes
- 2017S.W.A.T.Saint
- 2017A Cure for WellnessMr. Wilson
- 2016This Is UsAbe Clarke
- 2016BunniculaLead Prison Guard / Vampire Bat (voice)
- 2016Love TwiceRodrigo
- 2015SupergirlMyr'nn J'onzz
- 2015ZooDelavenne
- 2015Justice League: Gods and MonstersSilas Stone (voice)
- 2015UnREALDr. Henry Carter
- 2015QuittersDr. Weiss
- 2015The ReturnedPastor Leon Wright
- 2012Justice League: DoomMartian Manhunter (voice)
- 2010Young JusticeM'aatt M'orzz (voice)
- 2010Black PantherUncle S'Yan
- 2010Black PantherUncle S'Yan (voice)
- 2010NominatedRay Cowan
- 2009NCIS: Los AngelesCharles Langston
- 2008Batman: The Brave and the BoldTornado Champion / Tornado Tyrant (voice)
- 2008The Alphabet KillerDr. Ellis Parks
- 2007ChuckTy Bennett
- 2007Namibia: The Struggle for LiberationSamuel Nujoma
- 2005Grey's AnatomyKurt Walling
- 2004Battlestar GalacticaLt. Danny 'Bulldog' Novacek
- 2004Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack JohnsonOther Voices (voice)
- 2004Justice League UnlimitedJ'onn J'onzz (voice)
- 2004Justice League: Starcrossed - The MovieJ'onn J'onzz (voice)
- 2003Warming by the Devil's FireNarrator
- 2003Cold CaseCordell Baker (2008)
- 2003NCISBeau Hindley
- 2003Justice League: Paradise LostJ'onn J'onzz / Martian Manhunter (voice)
- 2003Nat Turner: A Troublesome PropertyNat Turner - Gray
- 2003SounderThe Father
- 2002Just a DreamJ.M. Hoagland
- 2001Justice League: Secret OriginsJ'onn J'onzz (voice)
- 2001Justice LeagueJ'onn J'onzz (voice)
- 2001AliasMarcus Dixon
- 2001Night VisionsDan (segment "A View Through the Window")
- 2001Kate BrasherJackson Turner
- 2000Static ShockAnansi (voice)
- 2000Men of HonorMac Brashear
- 2000Little RichardBud Penniman
- 2000The Color of FriendshipRon Dellums
- 1999The West WingJeff Breckenridge
- 1999Family LawTom Calloway
- 1999Border LineDetective Mollo
- 1999Family GuyLoan Officer (voice)
- 1999Batman BeyondStalker / Officer Williams (voice)
- 1998The Wild ThornberrysTumbulu (voice)
- 1998Any Day Now
- 1998How Stella Got Her Groove BackJudge Spencer Boyle
- 1998The WeddingLute McNeil
- 1998Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZeroAdditional Voices (voice)
- 1997Buffalo SoldiersJohn Horse
- 1997EP Daily
- 1997The Ditchdigger's DaughtersDonald Thornton
- 1996EZ Streets
- 1996Superman: The Animated SeriesMayor (voice)
- 1996The Real Adventures of Jonny QuestColonel William Marcus (voice)
- 1996NightjohnNightjohn
- 1996America's DreamCal (segment "The Boy Who Painted Christ Black")
- 1994Cagney & Lacey: The ReturnMarcus Petrie
- 1994Touched by an AngelWillis Thompson
- 1994ERGraham Baker
- 1994Chicago HopeMichael Johnson
- 1994M.A.N.T.I.S.Dr. Miles Hawkins
- 1994On Promised LandFloyd Ween
- 1994M.A.N.T.I.S.Dr. Miles Hawkins
- 1994Out of DarknessAddison
- 1993seaQuest DSVLamm
- 1993The X-FilesMarcus Duff
- 1993TriBeCa
- 1992South CentralAli
- 1992Going to ExtremesDr. Michael Norris
- 1992Back to the Streets of San FranciscoCharlie Walker
- 1991Eyes of a WitnessMambulu
- 1991Brother FutureDenmark Vessy
- 1991The Massachusetts 54th Colored InfantrySelf
- 1990To Sleep with AngerJunior
- 1990Pacific HeightsLieutenant Lou Baker
- 1990Moe's World
- 1988Everybody's All-AmericanNarvel Blue
- 1988American ExperienceNarrator (voice)
- 1988Judgment in BerlinEdwin Palmer
- 1987Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8Bobby Seale
- 1987The Bedroom WindowQuirke
- 1986L.A. LawEarl Williams
- 1985The Gospel at ColonusTheseus
- 1984The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th DimensionJohn Parker
- 1982Cagney & LaceyMark Petrie
- 1981Cagney and Lacey: The PilotMark Petrie
- 1981CavemanBork
- 1981LifepodKeshah
- 1979Undercover with the KKKRev. Lowell
- 1979Escape from AlcatrazInmate
- 1978TaxiCustomer #2
- 1975The Jeffersons
- 1971Great PerformancesTheseus
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