Carl Lumbly
Acting1951Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Biography
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
Acting History
2025
Captain America: Brave New World
as Isaiah Bradley
The Life of Chuck
as Sam Yarbrough
2023
Obliterated
TVas James Langdon• 6 eps
The Fall of the House of Usher
TVas C. Auguste Dupin• 8 eps
2022
I'm Charlie Walker
as Willie
2021
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney Plus Day Special
as Isaiah Bradley (archive footage)
S.W.A.T.
TVas Saint• 3 eps
Young Justice
TVas M'aatt M'orzz (voice)• 3 eps
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
TVas Isaiah Bradley• 3 eps
2020
God Friended Me
TVas Alphonse• 2 eps
Altered Carbon
TVas Lukas Imani• 2 eps
2019
Doctor Sleep
as Dick Halloran
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
as Miles Davis (voice)
The Chi
TVas Walter Dion Burkes• 1 eps
This Is Us
TVas Abe Clarke• 2 eps
2017
A Cure for Wellness
as Mr. Wilson
NCIS: Los Angeles
TVas Charles Langston• 4 eps
Supergirl
TVas Myr'nn J'onzz• 15 eps
2016
Love Twice
as Rodrigo
Bunnicula
TVas Lead Prison Guard / Vampire Bat (voice)• 1 eps
UnREAL
TVas Dr. Henry Carter• 1 eps
2015
Quitters
as Dr. Weiss
Justice League: Gods and Monsters
as Silas Stone (voice)
The Returned
TVas Pastor Leon Wright• 5 eps
Zoo
TVas Delavenne• 6 eps
2014
Family Guy
TVas Loan Officer (voice)• 1 eps
2012
Justice League: Doom
as Martian Manhunter (voice)
2011
NCIS
TVas Beau Hindley• 1 eps
2010
2009
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
TVas Tornado Champion / Tornado Tyrant (voice)• 1 eps
2008
The Alphabet Killer
as Dr. Ellis Parks
Cold Case
TVas Cordell Baker (2008)• 1 eps
Grey's Anatomy
TVas Kurt Walling• 1 eps
Chuck
TVas Ty Bennett• 1 eps
2007
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation
as Samuel Nujoma
2006
Battlestar Galactica
TVas Lt. Danny 'Bulldog' Novacek• 1 eps
2004
Justice League: Starcrossed - The Movie
as J'onn J'onzz (voice)
Unforgivable Blackness - The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
as Other Voices (voice)
Justice League Unlimited
TVas J'onn J'onzz (voice)• 39 eps
2003
Justice League: Paradise Lost
as J'onn J'onzz / Martian Manhunter (voice)
Warming by the Devil's Fire
as Narrator
Sounder
as The Father
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
as Nat Turner - Gray
Static Shock
TVas Anansi (voice)• 2 eps
2002
Just a Dream
as J.M. Hoagland
2001
Justice League: Secret Origins
as J'onn J'onzz (voice)
Justice League
TVas J'onn J'onzz (voice)• 50 eps
Night Visions
TVas Dan (segment "A View Through the Window")
American Experience
TVas Narrator (voice)• 1 eps
Alias
TVas Marcus Dixon• 105 eps
Kate Brasher
TVas Jackson Turner
2000
Men of Honor
as Mac Brashear
The Color of Friendship
as Ron Dellums
Little Richard
as Bud Penniman
Justice League: The First Mission
as Martian Manhunter
The West Wing
TVas Jeff Breckenridge• 1 eps
Family Law
TVas Tom Calloway• 1 eps
Batman Beyond
TVas Stalker / Officer Williams (voice) / Stalker (voice)• 1 eps
The Wild Thornberrys
TVas Tumbulu (voice) / Red Colobus Monkey (voice)• 1 eps
1999
Border Line
as Detective Mollo
ER
TVas Graham Baker• 2 eps
1998
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
as Judge Spencer Boyle
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero
as Additional Voices (voice)
The Wedding
as Lute McNeil
1997
Buffalo Soldiers
as John Horse
The Ditchdigger's Daughters
as Donald Thornton
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
TVas Colonel William Marcus (voice)• 1 eps
Superman: The Animated Series
TVas Alterus (voice) / Mayor (voice)• 1 eps
1996
Nightjohn
as Nightjohn
America's Dream
as Cal (segment "The Boy Who Painted Christ Black")
Chicago Hope
TVas Michael Johnson• 1 eps
The X-Files
TVas Marcus Duff• 1 eps
Touched by an Angel
TVas Willis Thompson• 1 eps
1994
Out of Darkness
as Addison
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
as Marcus Petrie
On Promised Land
as Floyd Ween
M.A.N.T.I.S.
as Dr. Miles Hawkins
seaQuest DSV
TVas Lamm• 1 eps
M.A.N.T.I.S.
TVas Dr. Miles Hawkins
1993
1992
South Central
as Ali
Back to the Streets of San Francisco
as Charlie Walker
Going to Extremes
TVas Dr. Michael Norris
1991
Brother Future
as Denmark Vessy
Eyes of a Witness
as Mambulu
1990
1989
L.A. Law
TVas Earl Williams• 6 eps
1988
Judgment in Berlin
as Edwin Palmer
Everybody's All-American
as Narvel Blue
1987
The Bedroom Window
as Quirke
Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8
as Bobby Seale
1985
The Gospel at Colonus
as Theseus
Great Performances
TVas Theseus• 1 eps
1984
1982
Cagney & Lacey
TVas Mark Petrie• 106 eps
1981
1980
Taxi
TVas Customer #2• 1 eps
1979
Escape from Alcatraz
as Inmate
Undercover with the KKK
as Rev. Lowell