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