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