Acting · Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA · Born August 14, 1951
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.
The Exorcist: Martyrs
2027
MovieThe Life of Chuck
2025
as Sam Yarbrough
MovieCaptain America: Brave New World
2025
as Isaiah Bradley
TVObliterated
2023
as James Langdon
TVThe Fall of the House of Usher
2023
as C. Auguste Dupin
MovieI'm Charlie Walker
2022
as Willie
MovieMarvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
2021
as Isaiah Bradley (archive footage)
TVThe Falcon and the Winter Soldier
2021
as Isaiah Bradley
MovieDoctor Sleep: Return To The Overlook
2020
as Self
MovieDoctor Sleep
2019
as Dick Halloran
MovieMiles Davis: Birth of the Cool
2019
as Miles Davis (voice)
TVGod Friended Me
2018
as Alphonse
TVAltered Carbon
2018
as Lukas Imani
TVThe Chi
2018
as Walter Dion Burkes
TVS.W.A.T.
2017
as Saint
MovieA Cure for Wellness
2017
as Mr. Wilson
TVThis Is Us
2016
as Abe Clarke
TVBunnicula
2016
as Lead Prison Guard / Vampire Bat (voice)
MovieLove Twice
2016
as Rodrigo
TVSupergirl
2015
as Myr'nn J'onzz
TVZoo
2015
as Delavenne
MovieJustice League: Gods and Monsters
2015
as Silas Stone (voice)
TVUnREAL
2015
as Dr. Henry Carter
MovieQuitters
2015
as Dr. Weiss
TVThe Returned
2015
as Pastor Leon Wright
MovieJustice League: Doom
2012
as Martian Manhunter (voice)
TVYoung Justice
2010
as M'aatt M'orzz (voice)
MovieBlack Panther
2010
as Uncle S'Yan
TVBlack Panther
2010
as Uncle S'Yan (voice)
MovieNominated
2010
as Ray Cowan
TVNCIS: Los Angeles
2009
as Charles Langston
TVBatman: The Brave and the Bold
2008
as Tornado Champion / Tornado Tyrant (voice)
MovieThe Alphabet Killer
2008
as Dr. Ellis Parks
TVChuck
2007
as Ty Bennett
MovieNamibia: The Struggle for Liberation
2007
as Samuel Nujoma
TVGrey's Anatomy
2005
as Kurt Walling
TVBattlestar Galactica
2004
as Lt. Danny 'Bulldog' Novacek
MovieUnforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
2004
as Other Voices (voice)
TVJustice League Unlimited
2004
as J'onn J'onzz (voice)
MovieJustice League: Starcrossed - The Movie
2004
as J'onn J'onzz (voice)
MovieWarming by the Devil's Fire
2003
as Narrator
TVCold Case
2003
as Cordell Baker (2008)
TVNCIS
2003
as Beau Hindley
MovieJustice League: Paradise Lost
2003
as J'onn J'onzz / Martian Manhunter (voice)
MovieNat Turner: A Troublesome Property
2003
as Nat Turner - Gray
MovieSounder
2003
as The Father
MovieJust a Dream
2002
as J.M. Hoagland
MovieJustice League: Secret Origins
2001
as J'onn J'onzz (voice)
TVJustice League
2001
as J'onn J'onzz (voice)
TVAlias
2001
as Marcus Dixon
TVNight Visions
2001
as Dan (segment "A View Through the Window")
TVKate Brasher
2001
as Jackson Turner
TVStatic Shock
2000
as Anansi (voice)
MovieMen of Honor
2000
as Mac Brashear
MovieLittle Richard
2000
as Bud Penniman
MovieThe Color of Friendship
2000
as Ron Dellums
TVThe West Wing
1999
as Jeff Breckenridge
TVFamily Law
1999
as Tom Calloway
MovieBorder Line
1999
as Detective Mollo
TVFamily Guy
1999
as Loan Officer (voice)
TVBatman Beyond
1999
as Stalker / Officer Williams (voice)
TVThe Wild Thornberrys
1998
as Tumbulu (voice)
TVAny Day Now
1998
MovieHow Stella Got Her Groove Back
1998
as Judge Spencer Boyle
MovieThe Wedding
1998
as Lute McNeil
MovieBatman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero
1998
as Additional Voices (voice)
MovieBuffalo Soldiers
1997
as John Horse
TVEP Daily
1997
MovieThe Ditchdigger's Daughters
1997
as Donald Thornton
TVEZ Streets
1996
TVSuperman: The Animated Series
1996
as Mayor (voice)
TVThe Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
1996
as Colonel William Marcus (voice)
MovieNightjohn
1996
as Nightjohn
MovieAmerica's Dream
1996
as Cal (segment "The Boy Who Painted Christ Black")
MovieCagney & Lacey: The Return
1994
as Marcus Petrie
TVTouched by an Angel
1994
as Willis Thompson
TVER
1994
as Graham Baker
TVChicago Hope
1994
as Michael Johnson
TVM.A.N.T.I.S.
1994
as Dr. Miles Hawkins
MovieOn Promised Land
1994
as Floyd Ween
MovieM.A.N.T.I.S.
1994
as Dr. Miles Hawkins
MovieOut of Darkness
1994
as Addison
TVseaQuest DSV
1993
as Lamm
TVThe X-Files
1993
as Marcus Duff
TriBeCa
1993
MovieSouth Central
1992
as Ali
TVGoing to Extremes
1992
as Dr. Michael Norris
MovieBack to the Streets of San Francisco
1992
as Charlie Walker
Eyes of a Witness
1991
as Mambulu
MovieBrother Future
1991
as Denmark Vessy
MovieThe Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry
1991
as Self
MovieTo Sleep with Anger
1990
as Junior
MoviePacific Heights
1990
as Lieutenant Lou Baker
MovieMoe's World
1990
MovieEverybody's All-American
1988
as Narvel Blue
TVAmerican Experience
1988
as Narrator (voice)
MovieJudgment in Berlin
1988
as Edwin Palmer
MovieConspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8
1987
as Bobby Seale
MovieThe Bedroom Window
1987
as Quirke
TVL.A. Law
1986
as Earl Williams
MovieThe Gospel at Colonus
1985
as Theseus
MovieThe Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
1984
as John Parker
TVCagney & Lacey
1982
as Mark Petrie
MovieCagney and Lacey: The Pilot
1981
as Mark Petrie
MovieCaveman
1981
as Bork
MovieLifepod
1981
as Keshah
MovieUndercover with the KKK
1979
as Rev. Lowell
MovieEscape from Alcatraz
1979
as Inmate
TVTaxi
1978
as Customer #2
TVThe Jeffersons
1975
TVGreat Performances
1971
as Theseus
