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