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
LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian (2026)
as Greef Karga (voice)
Doctor Sleep (2019)
as Dick Halloran
The Life of Chuck (2025)
as Sam Yarbrough
Men of Honor (2000)
as Mac Brashear
A Cure for Wellness (2017)
as Mr. Wilson
Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
as Inmate
Pacific Heights (1990)
as Lieutenant Lou Baker
The Exorcist: Martyrs (2027)
Actor
Caveman (1981)
as Bork
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
as John Parker
Justice League: Doom (2012)
as Martian Manhunter (voice)
South Central (1992)
as Ali
Justice League: Gods and Monsters (2015)
as Silas Stone (voice)
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero (1998)
as Additional Voices (voice)
Border Line (1999)
as Detective Mollo
The Color of Friendship (2000)
as Ron Dellums
Everybody's All-American (1988)
as Narvel Blue
I'm Charlie Walker (2022)
as Willie
Just a Dream (2002)
as J.M. Hoagland
Nominated (2010)
as Ray Cowan
How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)
as Judge Spencer Boyle
Undercover with the KKK (1979)
as Rev. Lowell
The Bedroom Window (1987)
as Quirke
Sounder (2003)
as The Father
Love Twice (2016)
as Rodrigo
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special (2021)
as Isaiah Bradley (archive footage)
Moe's World (1990)
Actor
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)
as Other Voices (voice)
The Alphabet Killer (2008)
as Dr. Ellis Parks
Justice League: Secret Origins (2001)
as J'onn J'onzz (voice)
To Sleep with Anger (1990)
as Junior
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation (2007)
as Samuel Nujoma
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)
Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8 (1987)
as Bobby Seale
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property (2003)
as Nat Turner - Gray
Judgment in Berlin (1988)
as Edwin Palmer
Buffalo Soldiers (1997)
as John Horse
Justice League: Paradise Lost (2003)
as J'onn J'onzz / Martian Manhunter (voice)
The Gospel at Colonus (1985)
as Theseus
Back to the Streets of San Francisco (1992)
as Charlie Walker
Little Richard (2000)
as Bud Penniman
The Wedding (1998)
as Lute McNeil
Quitters (2015)
as Dr. Weiss
Out of Darkness (1994)
as Addison
Black Panther (2010)
as Uncle S'Yan
The Ditchdigger's Daughters (1997)
as Donald Thornton
Cagney & Lacey: The Return (1994)
as Marcus Petrie
Brother Future (1991)
as Denmark Vessy
Nightjohn (1996)
as Nightjohn
Eyes of a Witness (1991)
as Mambulu
America's Dream (1996)
as Cal (segment "The Boy Who Painted Christ Black")
Lifepod (1981)
as Keshah
Doctor Sleep: Return To The Overlook (2020)
as Self
The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry (1991)
as Self
Warming by the Devil's Fire (2003)
as Narrator
On Promised Land (1994)
as Floyd Ween