Carl Lumbly
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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
Credits
Captain America: Brave New World (2025)
as Isaiah Bradley
Doctor Sleep (2019)
as Dick Halloran
The Life of Chuck (2025)
as Sam Yarbrough
Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
as Inmate
A Cure for Wellness (2017)
as Mr. Wilson
Men of Honor (2000)
as Mac Brashear
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
as John Parker
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero (1998)
as Additional Voices (voice)
Justice League: Doom (2012)
as Martian Manhunter (voice)
The Color of Friendship (2000)
as Ron Dellums
Pacific Heights (1990)
as Lieutenant Lou Baker
Caveman (1981)
as Bork
Justice League: Gods and Monsters (2015)
as Silas Stone (voice)
South Central (1992)
as Ali
The Bedroom Window (1987)
as Quirke
The Exorcist: Martyrs (2027)
Actor
How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)
as Judge Spencer Boyle
The Alphabet Killer (2008)
as Dr. Ellis Parks
Everybody's All-American (1988)
as Narvel Blue
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special (2021)
as Isaiah Bradley (archive footage)
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (2019)
as Miles Davis (voice)
M.A.N.T.I.S. (1994)
as Dr. Miles Hawkins
Justice League: Starcrossed - The Movie (2004)
as J'onn J'onzz (voice)
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)
as Other Voices (voice)
Justice League: Secret Origins (2001)
as J'onn J'onzz (voice)
To Sleep with Anger (1990)
as Junior
Moe's World (1990)
Actor
Border Line (1999)
as Detective Mollo
Black Panther (2010)
as Uncle S'Yan
Judgment in Berlin (1988)
as Edwin Palmer
I'm Charlie Walker (2022)
as Willie
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation (2007)
as Samuel Nujoma
Buffalo Soldiers (1997)
as John Horse
Just a Dream (2002)
as J.M. Hoagland
Sounder (2003)
as The Father
Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8 (1987)
as Bobby Seale
The Wedding (1998)
as Lute McNeil
America's Dream (1996)
as Cal (segment "The Boy Who Painted Christ Black")
Love Twice (2016)
as Rodrigo
Cagney & Lacey: The Return (1994)
as Marcus Petrie
Quitters (2015)
as Dr. Weiss
Little Richard (2000)
as Bud Penniman
Nominated (2010)
as Ray Cowan
Out of Darkness (1994)
as Addison
The Ditchdigger's Daughters (1997)
as Donald Thornton
Justice League: Paradise Lost (2003)
as J'onn J'onzz / Martian Manhunter (voice)
On Promised Land (1994)
as Floyd Ween
The Gospel at Colonus (1985)
as Theseus
Brother Future (1991)
as Denmark Vessy
Eyes of a Witness (1991)
as Mambulu
Undercover with the KKK (1979)
as Rev. Lowell
Nightjohn (1996)
as Nightjohn
Lifepod (1981)
as Keshah
The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry (1991)
as Self
Cagney and Lacey: The Pilot (1981)
as Mark Petrie
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property (2003)
as Nat Turner - Gray
Back to the Streets of San Francisco (1992)
as Charlie Walker
Doctor Sleep: Return To The Overlook (2020)
as Self
Warming by the Devil's Fire (2003)
as Narrator