Acting
Carl Lumbly
EN cinema · 60 credits
Born
14 August 1951 (age 75)
Birthplace
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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
Filmography
LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian
as Greef Karga (voice)
The Life of Chuck
as Sam Yarbrough
Captain America: Brave New World
as Isaiah Bradley
I'm Charlie Walker
as Willie
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
as Isaiah Bradley (archive footage)
Doctor Sleep
as Dick Halloran
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
as Miles Davis (voice)
A Cure for Wellness
as Mr. Wilson
Love Twice
as Rodrigo
Justice League: Gods and Monsters
as Silas Stone (voice)
Quitters
as Dr. Weiss
Justice League: Doom
as Martian Manhunter (voice)
Nominated
as Ray Cowan
Black Panther
as Uncle S'Yan
The Alphabet Killer
as Dr. Ellis Parks
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation
as Samuel Nujoma
Justice League: Starcrossed - The Movie
as J'onn J'onzz (voice)
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
as Other Voices (voice)
Sounder
as The Father
Justice League: Paradise Lost
as J'onn J'onzz / Martian Manhunter (voice)
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
as Nat Turner - Gray
Warming by the Devil's Fire
as Narrator
Just a Dream
as J.M. Hoagland
Justice League: Secret Origins
as J'onn J'onzz (voice)
The Color of Friendship
as Ron Dellums
Little Richard
as Bud Penniman
Men of Honor
as Mac Brashear
Border Line
as Detective Mollo
The Wedding
as Lute McNeil
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
as Judge Spencer Boyle
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero
as Additional Voices (voice)
Buffalo Soldiers
as John Horse
The Ditchdigger's Daughters
as Donald Thornton
America's Dream
as Cal (segment "The Boy Who Painted Christ Black")
Nightjohn
as Nightjohn
Out of Darkness
as Addison
On Promised Land
as Floyd Ween
M.A.N.T.I.S.
as Dr. Miles Hawkins
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
as Marcus Petrie
Back to the Streets of San Francisco
as Charlie Walker
Brother Future
as Denmark Vessy
Pacific Heights
as Lieutenant Lou Baker
To Sleep with Anger
as Junior
Everybody's All-American
as Narvel Blue
Judgment in Berlin
as Edwin Palmer
The Bedroom Window
as Quirke
Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8
as Bobby Seale
The Gospel at Colonus
as Theseus
Caveman
as Bork
Lifepod
as Keshah
Undercover with the KKK
as Rev. Lowell
Escape from Alcatraz
as Inmate