
Carl Lumbly
Known for Acting · 111 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

NCIS: Los Angeles
2009
as Charles Langston

The X-Files
1993
as Marcus Duff

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

Great Performances
1971
as Theseus

Battlestar Galactica
2004
as Lt. Danny 'Bulldog' Novacek

American Experience
1988
as Narrator (voice)

Chuck
2007
as Ty Bennett

L.A. Law
1986
as Earl Williams

Touched by an Angel
1994
as Willis Thompson

The Chi
2018
as Walter Dion Burkes

Batman: The Brave and the Bold
2008
as Tornado Champion / Tornado Tyrant (voice)

Taxi
1978
as Customer #2

Batman Beyond
1999
as Stalker / Officer Williams (voice) / Stalker (voice)

Cagney & Lacey
1982
as Mark Petrie

The Wild Thornberrys
1998
as Tumbulu (voice) / Red Colobus Monkey (voice)

Superman: The Animated Series
1996
as Alterus (voice) / Mayor (voice)

seaQuest DSV
1993
as Lamm

Altered Carbon
2018
as Lukas Imani

Justice League Unlimited
2004
as J'onn J'onzz (voice)

The Jeffersons
1975

Family Law
1999
as Tom Calloway

Obliterated
2023
as James Langdon

Zoo
2015
as Delavenne

Static Shock
2000
as Martian Manhunter (voice) / Anansi (voice)

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
2021
as Isaiah Bradley

Bunnicula
2016
as Lead Prison Guard / Vampire Bat (voice)

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

God Friended Me
2018
as Alphonse

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)

Going to Extremes
1992
as Dr. Michael Norris
TriBeCa
1993

Kate Brasher
2001
as Jackson Turner

EP Daily
1997
Movies (59)

Captain America: Brave New World
2025
as Isaiah Bradley

Men of Honor
2000
as Mac Brashear

Escape from Alcatraz
1979
as Inmate

The Life of Chuck
2025
as Sam Yarbrough

A Cure for Wellness
2017
as Mr. Wilson

Doctor Sleep
2019
as Dick Halloran

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
1984
as John Parker

The Bedroom Window
1987
as Quirke

Pacific Heights
1990
as Lieutenant Lou Baker

Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero
1998
as Additional Voices (voice)

Justice League: Doom
2012
as Martian Manhunter (voice)

Justice League: Gods and Monsters
2015
as Silas Stone (voice)

Caveman
1981
as Bork

Buffalo Soldiers
1997
as John Horse

How Stella Got Her Groove Back
1998
as Judge Spencer Boyle

South Central
1992
as Ali

Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
2021
as Isaiah Bradley (archive footage)

The Alphabet Killer
2008
as Dr. Ellis Parks

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
2004
as Other Voices (voice)

Justice League: Starcrossed - The Movie
2004
as J'onn J'onzz (voice)

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
2019
as Miles Davis (voice)

Quitters
2015
as Dr. Weiss

Untitled The Exorcist Film
2027

Sounder
2003
as The Father

Everybody's All-American
1988
as Narvel Blue

Black Panther
2010
as Uncle S'Yan

Judgment in Berlin
1988
as Edwin Palmer

Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8
1987
as Bobby Seale

America's Dream
1996
as Cal (segment "The Boy Who Painted Christ Black")

The Color of Friendship
2000
as Ron Dellums

To Sleep with Anger
1990
as Junior

I'm Charlie Walker
2022
as Willie

M.A.N.T.I.S.
1994
as Dr. Miles Hawkins

Just a Dream
2002
as J.M. Hoagland

The Ditchdigger's Daughters
1997
as Donald Thornton

Back to the Streets of San Francisco
1992
as Charlie Walker

Justice League: Secret Origins
2001
as J'onn J'onzz (voice)

The Wedding
1998
as Lute McNeil

Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation
2007
as Samuel Nujoma

Nightjohn
1996
as Nightjohn

Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
2003
as Nat Turner - Gray

Justice League: Paradise Lost
2003
as J'onn J'onzz / Martian Manhunter (voice)

Undercover with the KKK
1979
as Rev. Lowell

Out of Darkness
1994
as Addison

Cagney & Lacey: The Return
1994
as Marcus Petrie

Moe's World
1990

Brother Future
1991
as Denmark Vessy
Eyes of a Witness
1991
as Mambulu

Little Richard
2000
as Bud Penniman

The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry
1991
as Self

Lifepod
1981
as Keshah

The Gospel at Colonus
1985
as Theseus

Warming by the Devil's Fire
2003
as Narrator

Border Line
1999
as Detective Mollo

Love Twice
2016
as Rodrigo

On Promised Land
1994
as Floyd Ween

Cagney and Lacey: The Pilot
1981
as Mark Petrie

Doctor Sleep: Return To The Overlook
2020
as Self

Nominated
2010
as Ray Cowan
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 111 credits spanning from 1971 to 2027, Carl Lumbly has appeared in 59 films and 52 TV shows.
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- Captain America: Brave New World (2025) — as Isaiah Bradley
- Men of Honor (2000) — as Mac Brashear
- Escape from Alcatraz (1979) — as Inmate
- The Life of Chuck (2025) — as Sam Yarbrough
- A Cure for Wellness (2017) — as Mr. Wilson
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