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