Carl Lumbly
Acting
Born 1951-08-14 · 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
Captain America: Brave New World
2025 · Movie
The Life of Chuck
2025 · Movie
Escape from Alcatraz
1979 · Movie
Doctor Sleep
2019 · Movie
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
1984 · Movie
Men of Honor
2000 · Movie
A Cure for Wellness
2017 · Movie
Justice League: Gods and Monsters
2015 · Movie
Pacific Heights
1990 · Movie
Justice League: Doom
2012 · Movie
The Ditchdigger's Daughters
1997 · Movie
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero
1998 · Movie
The Wedding
1998 · Movie
Out of Darkness
1994 · Movie
Caveman
1981 · Movie
Moe's World
1990 · Movie
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
1998 · Movie
South Central
1992 · Movie
Justice League: Starcrossed - The Movie
2004 · Movie
The Bedroom Window
1987 · Movie
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
2021 · Movie
Justice League: Paradise Lost
2003 · Movie
Justice League: Secret Origins
2001 · Movie
To Sleep with Anger
1990 · Movie
Little Richard
2000 · Movie
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
2019 · Movie
Brother Future
1991 · Movie
America's Dream
1996 · Movie
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
2004 · Movie
The Color of Friendship
2000 · Movie
Justice League: The First Mission
2000 · Movie
Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8
1987 · Movie
Sounder
2003 · Movie
On Promised Land
1994 · Movie
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
1994 · Movie
Nightjohn
1996 · Movie
Buffalo Soldiers
1997 · Movie
Border Line
1999 · Movie
Black Panther
2010 · Movie
The Alphabet Killer
2008 · Movie
Warming by the Devil's Fire
2003 · Movie
Everybody's All-American
1988 · Movie
Back to the Streets of San Francisco
1992 · Movie
I'm Charlie Walker
2022 · Movie
M.A.N.T.I.S.
1994 · Movie
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
2003 · Movie
Judgment in Berlin
1988 · Movie
Just a Dream
2002 · Movie
Lifepod
1981 · Movie
Cagney and Lacey: The Pilot
1981 · Movie
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation
2007 · Movie
Quitters
2015 · Movie
Undercover with the KKK
1979 · Movie
Love Twice
2016 · Movie
The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry
1991 · Movie
Doctor Sleep: Return To The Overlook
2020 · Movie
Untitled The Exorcist Film
Releases Mar 12, 2027
The Gospel at Colonus
1985 · Movie
Nominated
2010 · Movie