Carl Lumbly
Known for Acting · 112 credits
- Born
- 1951-08-14 (age 74)
- Place of birth
- 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
TV Shows (52)
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Kurt Walling
NCIS
2003
as Beau Hindley
Family Guy
1999
as Loan Officer (voice)
S.W.A.T.
2017
as Saint
The X-Files
1993
as Marcus Duff
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009
as Charles Langston
ER
1994
as Graham Baker
The West Wing
1999
as Jeff Breckenridge
Young Justice
2010
as M'aatt M'orzz (voice)
Supergirl
2015
as Myr'nn J'onzz
This Is Us
2016
as Abe Clarke
Cold Case
2003
as Cordell Baker (2008)
Chicago Hope
1994
as Michael Johnson
American Experience
1988
as Narrator (voice)
Great Performances
1971
as Theseus
Battlestar Galactica
2004
as Lt. Danny 'Bulldog' Novacek
L.A. Law
1986
as Earl Williams
Chuck
2007
as Ty Bennett
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Willis Thompson
The Chi
2018
as Walter Dion Burkes
Taxi
1978
as Customer #2
The Wild Thornberrys
1998
as Tumbulu (voice) / Red Colobus Monkey (voice)
Superman: The Animated Series
1996
as Mayor (voice) / Alterus (voice)
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
2008
as Tornado Champion / Tornado Tyrant (voice)
seaQuest DSV
1993
as Lamm
Cagney & Lacey
1982
as Mark Petrie
Batman Beyond
1999
as Stalker / Officer Williams (voice) / Stalker (voice)
Altered Carbon
2018
as Lukas Imani
Zoo
2015
as Delavenne
Justice League Unlimited
2004
as J'onn J'onzz (voice)
Family Law
1999
as Tom Calloway
The Jeffersons
1975
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
2021
as Isaiah Bradley
Static Shock
2000
as Anansi (voice) / Martian Manhunter (voice)
Obliterated
2023
as James Langdon
God Friended Me
2018
as Alphonse
Justice League
2001
as J'onn J'onzz (voice)
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
1996
as Colonel William Marcus (voice)
UnREAL
2015
as Dr. Henry Carter
Bunnicula
2016
as Lead Prison Guard / Vampire Bat (voice)
The Fall of the House of Usher
2023
as C. Auguste Dupin
Any Day Now
1998
Alias
2001
as Marcus Dixon
Night Visions
2001
as Dan (segment "A View Through the Window")
The Returned
2015
as Pastor Leon Wright
EZ Streets
1996
M.A.N.T.I.S.
1994
as Dr. Miles Hawkins
Black Panther
2010
as Uncle S'Yan (voice)
TriBeCa
1993
Going to Extremes
1992
as Dr. Michael Norris
Kate Brasher
2001
as Jackson Turner
EP Daily
1997
Movies (60)
Captain America: Brave New World
2025
as Isaiah Bradley
Doctor Sleep
2019
as Dick Halloran
A Cure for Wellness
2017
as Mr. Wilson
The Life of Chuck
2025
as Sam Yarbrough
Men of Honor
2000
as Mac Brashear
Escape from Alcatraz
1979
as Inmate
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
1984
as John Parker
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero
1998
as Additional Voices (voice)
Pacific Heights
1990
as Lieutenant Lou Baker
Justice League: Gods and Monsters
2015
as Silas Stone (voice)
Justice League: Doom
2012
as Martian Manhunter (voice)
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
1998
as Judge Spencer Boyle
The Bedroom Window
1987
as Quirke
Caveman
1981
as Bork
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
2004
as Other Voices (voice)
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
2021
as Isaiah Bradley (archive footage)
South Central
1992
as Ali
The Alphabet Killer
2008
as Dr. Ellis Parks
Untitled The Exorcist Film
2027
Buffalo Soldiers
1997
as John Horse
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
2019
as Miles Davis (voice)
Quitters
2015
as Dr. Weiss
Everybody's All-American
1988
as Narvel Blue
Justice League: Starcrossed - The Movie
2004
as J'onn J'onzz (voice)
The Wedding
1998
as Lute McNeil
Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8
1987
as Bobby Seale
Judgment in Berlin
1988
as Edwin Palmer
Justice League: Secret Origins
2001
as J'onn J'onzz (voice)
To Sleep with Anger
1990
as Junior
Black Panther
2010
as Uncle S'Yan
America's Dream
1996
as Cal (segment "The Boy Who Painted Christ Black")
Back to the Streets of San Francisco
1992
as Charlie Walker
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation
2007
as Samuel Nujoma
I'm Charlie Walker
2022
as Willie
M.A.N.T.I.S.
1994
as Dr. Miles Hawkins
The Ditchdigger's Daughters
1997
as Donald Thornton
Nightjohn
1996
as Nightjohn
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
2003
as Nat Turner - Gray
The Color of Friendship
2000
as Ron Dellums
Justice League: Paradise Lost
2003
as J'onn J'onzz / Martian Manhunter (voice)
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
1994
as Marcus Petrie
Sounder
2003
as The Father
Eyes of a Witness
1991
as Mambulu
Undercover with the KKK
1979
as Rev. Lowell
Warming by the Devil's Fire
2003
as Narrator
Border Line
1999
as Detective Mollo
The Gospel at Colonus
1985
as Theseus
Just a Dream
2002
as J.M. Hoagland
Justice League: The First Mission
2000
as Martian Manhunter
Little Richard
2000
as Bud Penniman
Doctor Sleep: Return To The Overlook
2020
as Self
Moe's World
1990
The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry
1991
as Self
Lifepod
1981
as Keshah
On Promised Land
1994
as Floyd Ween
Brother Future
1991
as Denmark Vessy
Out of Darkness
1994
as Addison
Love Twice
2016
as Rodrigo
Nominated
2010
as Ray Cowan
Cagney and Lacey: The Pilot
1981
as Mark Petrie
About Carl Lumbly
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'on… With 112 credits spanning from 1971 to 2027, Carl Lumbly has appeared in 60 films and 52 TV shows.
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- Captain America: Brave New World (2025) — as Isaiah Bradley
- Doctor Sleep (2019) — as Dick Halloran
- A Cure for Wellness (2017) — as Mr. Wilson
- The Life of Chuck (2025) — as Sam Yarbrough
- Men of Honor (2000) — as Mac Brashear
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