Carl Lumbly
Born: 1951-08-14 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- Captain America: Brave New World as Isaiah Bradley
- The Life of Chuck as Sam Yarbrough
2023
- Obliterated as James Langdon
- The Fall of the House of Usher as C. Auguste Dupin
2022
- I'm Charlie Walker as Willie
2021
- The Falcon and the Winter Soldier as Isaiah Bradley
- Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special as Isaiah Bradley (archive footage)
2020
2019
- Doctor Sleep as Dick Halloran
- Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool as Miles Davis (voice)
2018
- The Chi as Walter Dion Burkes
- Altered Carbon as Lukas Imani
- God Friended Me as Alphonse
2017
- S.W.A.T. as Saint
- A Cure for Wellness as Mr. Wilson
2016
- This Is Us as Abe Clarke
- Bunnicula as Lead Prison Guard / Vampire Bat (voice)
- Love Twice as Rodrigo
2015
- Supergirl as Myr'nn J'onzz
- Zoo as Delavenne
- UnREAL as Dr. Henry Carter
- The Returned as Pastor Leon Wright
- Justice League: Gods and Monsters as Silas Stone (voice)
- Quitters as Dr. Weiss
2012
- Justice League: Doom as Martian Manhunter (voice)
2010
- Young Justice as M'aatt M'orzz (voice)
- Black Panther as Uncle S'Yan
- Nominated as Ray Cowan
- Black Panther as Uncle S'Yan (voice)
2009
- NCIS: Los Angeles as Charles Langston
2008
- Batman: The Brave and the Bold as Tornado Champion / Tornado Tyrant (voice)
- The Alphabet Killer as Dr. Ellis Parks
2007
- Chuck as Ty Bennett
- Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation as Samuel Nujoma
2005
- Grey's Anatomy as Kurt Walling
2004
- Battlestar Galactica as Lt. Danny 'Bulldog' Novacek
- Justice League Unlimited as J'onn J'onzz (voice)
- Justice League: Starcrossed - The Movie as J'onn J'onzz (voice)
- Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson as Other Voices (voice)
2003
- NCIS as Beau Hindley
- Cold Case as Cordell Baker (2008)
- Sounder as The Father
- Warming by the Devil's Fire as Narrator
- Justice League: Paradise Lost as J'onn J'onzz / Martian Manhunter (voice)
- Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property as Nat Turner - Gray
2002
- Justice League: The Savage Time as Martian Manhunter
- Just a Dream as J.M. Hoagland
2001
- Justice League as J'onn J'onzz (voice)
- Night Visions as Dan (segment "A View Through the Window")
- Alias as Marcus Dixon
- Justice League: Secret Origins as J'onn J'onzz (voice)
- Kate Brasher as Jackson Turner
2000
- Static Shock as Martian Manhunter (voice)
- Men of Honor as Mac Brashear
- The Color of Friendship as Ron Dellums
- Justice League: The First Mission as Martian Manhunter
- Little Richard as Bud Penniman
1999
- Family Guy as Loan Officer (voice)
- The West Wing as Jeff Breckenridge
- Batman Beyond as Stalker / Officer Williams (voice)
- Family Law as Tom Calloway
- Border Line as Detective Mollo
1998
- The Wild Thornberrys as Tumbulu (voice)
- Any Day Now
- The Wedding as Lute McNeil
- How Stella Got Her Groove Back as Judge Spencer Boyle
- Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero as Additional Voices (voice)
1997
- The Ditchdigger's Daughters as Donald Thornton
- Buffalo Soldiers as John Horse
- EP Daily
1996
- Superman: The Animated Series as Alterus (voice)
- The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest as Colonel William Marcus (voice)
- Nightjohn as Nightjohn
- America's Dream as Cal (segment "The Boy Who Painted Christ Black")
- EZ Streets
1994
- ER as Graham Baker
- Chicago Hope
- Touched by an Angel as Willis Thompson
- M.A.N.T.I.S. as Dr. Miles Hawkins
- M.A.N.T.I.S. as Dr. Miles Hawkins
- Out of Darkness as Addison
- Cagney & Lacey: The Return as Marcus Petrie
- On Promised Land as Floyd Ween
1993
- The X-Files as Marcus Duff
- seaQuest DSV as Lamm
- TriBeCa
1992
- South Central as Ali
- Back to the Streets of San Francisco as Charlie Walker
- Going to Extremes as Dr. Michael Norris
1991
- Brother Future as Denmark Vessy
- The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry as Self
- Eyes of a Witness as Mambulu
1990
- Pacific Heights as Lieutenant Lou Baker
- Moe's World
- To Sleep with Anger as Junior
1988
- American Experience as Narrator (voice)
- Everybody's All-American as Narvel Blue
1987
- The Bedroom Window as Quirke
- Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8 as Bobby Seale
1986
- L.A. Law as Earl Williams
1985
- The Gospel at Colonus as Theseus
1984
- The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension as John Parker
1982
- Cagney & Lacey as Mark Petrie
1981
- Caveman as Bork
- Cagney and Lacey: The Pilot as Mark Petrie
- Lifepod as Keshah
1979
- Escape from Alcatraz as Inmate
- Undercover with the KKK as Rev. Lowell
1978
- Taxi as Customer #2
1975
1971
- Great Performances as Theseus