Carl Lumbly
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Grey's Anatomy
Kurt Walling
2005
Series
Family Guy
Loan Officer (voice)
1999
Series
NCIS
Beau Hindley
2003
Series
S.W.A.T.
Saint
2017
Series
The X-Files
Marcus Duff
1993
Series
The West Wing
Jeff Breckenridge
1999
Series
NCIS: Los Angeles
Charles Langston
2009
Film
Captain America: Brave New World
Isaiah Bradley
2025
Series
Chicago Hope
Michael Johnson
1994
Series
Young Justice
M'aatt M'orzz (voice)
2010
Series
Supergirl
Myr'nn J'onzz
2015
Series
ER
Graham Baker
1994
Series
Battlestar Galactica
Lt. Danny 'Bulldog' Novacek
2004
Series
Cold Case
Cordell Baker (2008)
2003
Series
This Is Us
Abe Clarke
2016
Series
Great Performances
Theseus
1971
Series
American Experience
Narrator (voice)
1988
Series
The Chi
Walter Dion Burkes
2018
Series
Chuck
Ty Bennett
2007
Series
Taxi
Customer #2
1978
Series
Touched by an Angel
Willis Thompson
1994
Series
L.A. Law
Earl Williams
1986
Series
Superman: The Animated Series
Alterus (voice)
1996
Series
Superman: The Animated Series
Mayor (voice)
1996
Series
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Tornado Champion / Tornado Tyrant (voice)
2008
Series
Cagney & Lacey
Mark Petrie
1982
Series
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
Isaiah Bradley
2021
Series
The Wild Thornberrys
Tumbulu (voice)
1998
Series
The Wild Thornberrys
Red Colobus Monkey (voice)
1998
Series
Batman Beyond
Stalker / Officer Williams (voice)
1999
Series
Batman Beyond
Stalker (voice)
1999
Series
seaQuest DSV
Lamm
1993
Series
Altered Carbon
Lukas Imani
2018
Series
Justice League Unlimited
J'onn J'onzz (voice)
2004
Series
Bunnicula
Lead Prison Guard / Vampire Bat (voice)
2016
Series
Zoo
Delavenne
2015
Series
Obliterated
James Langdon
2023
Series
Family Law
Tom Calloway
1999
Series
The Jeffersons
1975
Series
The Fall of the House of Usher
C. Auguste Dupin
2023
Series
Justice League
J'onn J'onzz (voice)
2001
Series
Static Shock
Martian Manhunter (voice)
2000
Series
Static Shock
Anansi (voice)
2000
Series
UnREAL
Dr. Henry Carter
2015
Film
Doctor Sleep
Dick Halloran
2019
Series
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
Colonel William Marcus (voice)
1996
Series
God Friended Me
Alphonse
2018
Film
The Life of Chuck
Sam Yarbrough
2025
Series
Any Day Now
1998
Film
Escape from Alcatraz
Inmate
1979
Film
Men of Honor
Mac Brashear
2000
Series
Alias
Marcus Dixon
2001
Film
A Cure for Wellness
Mr. Wilson
2017
Series
Night Visions
Dan (segment "A View Through the Window")
2001
Series
The Returned
Pastor Leon Wright
2015
Film
Pacific Heights
Lieutenant Lou Baker
1990
Film
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
John Parker
1984
Film
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero
Additional Voices (voice)
1998
Series
M.A.N.T.I.S.
Dr. Miles Hawkins
1994
Film
Justice League: Doom
Martian Manhunter (voice)
2012
Series
EZ Streets
1996
Film
Caveman
Bork
1981
Series
Black Panther
Uncle S'Yan (voice)
2010
Film
Justice League: Gods and Monsters
Silas Stone (voice)
2015
Film
The Bedroom Window
Quirke
1987
Film
The Color of Friendship
Ron Dellums
2000
Series
Going to Extremes
Dr. Michael Norris
1992
Film
South Central
Ali
1992
Film
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
Isaiah Bradley (archive footage)
2021
Film
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Judge Spencer Boyle
1998
Film
The Alphabet Killer
Dr. Ellis Parks
2008
Film
Everybody's All-American
Narvel Blue
1988
The Exorcist: Martyrs
2027
Series
Kate Brasher
Jackson Turner
2001
Film
Justice League: Starcrossed - The Movie
J'onn J'onzz (voice)
2004
TriBeCa
1993
Film
To Sleep with Anger
Junior
1990
Film
Justice League: Secret Origins
J'onn J'onzz (voice)
2001
Film
Black Panther
Uncle S'Yan
2010
Film
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Miles Davis (voice)
2019
Film
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Other Voices (voice)
2004
Film
Justice League: Paradise Lost
J'onn J'onzz / Martian Manhunter (voice)
2003
Film
Judgment in Berlin
Edwin Palmer
1988
Film
Just a Dream
J.M. Hoagland
2002
Film
Little Richard
Bud Penniman
2000
Film
Border Line
Detective Mollo
1999
Film
Buffalo Soldiers
John Horse
1997
Film
Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8
Bobby Seale
1987
Film
Nominated
Ray Cowan
2010
Film
The Gospel at Colonus
Theseus
1985
Film
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation
Samuel Nujoma
2007
Film
M.A.N.T.I.S.
Dr. Miles Hawkins
1994
Film
I'm Charlie Walker
Willie
2022
Film
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
Marcus Petrie
1994
Film
Back to the Streets of San Francisco
Charlie Walker
1992
Film
The Wedding
Lute McNeil
1998
Film
Love Twice
Rodrigo
2016
Film
Moe's World
1990
Film
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
Nat Turner - Gray
2003
Film
The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry
Self
1991
Film
Out of Darkness
Addison
1994
Eyes of a Witness
Mambulu
1991
Film
Doctor Sleep: Return To The Overlook
Self
2020
Film
Sounder
The Father
2003
Film
America's Dream
Cal (segment "The Boy Who Painted Christ Black")
1996
Film
Nightjohn
Nightjohn
1996
Film
Quitters
Dr. Weiss
2015
Film
Brother Future
Denmark Vessy
1991
Film
Undercover with the KKK
Rev. Lowell
1979
Film
Cagney and Lacey: The Pilot
Mark Petrie
1981
Film
Lifepod
Keshah
1981
Film
On Promised Land
Floyd Ween
1994
Film
The Ditchdigger's Daughters
Donald Thornton
1997
Film
Warming by the Devil's Fire
Narrator
2003
Series
EP Daily
1997