Carl Lumbly
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Aug 14, 1951 (75 years old)
Place of Birth
Minneapolis, 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
| 2027 | Untitled The Exorcist Film | |
| 2025 | The Life of ChuckSam Yarbrough | |
| 2025 | Captain America: Brave New WorldIsaiah Bradley | |
| 2023 | The Fall of the House of UsherC. Auguste Dupin | |
| 2023 | ObliteratedJames Langdon | |
| 2022 | I'm Charlie WalkerWillie | |
| 2021 | Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day SpecialIsaiah Bradley (archive footage) | |
| 2021 | The Falcon and the Winter SoldierIsaiah Bradley | |
| 2020 | Doctor Sleep: Return To The OverlookSelf | |
| 2019 | Doctor SleepDick Halloran | |
| 2019 | Miles Davis: Birth of the CoolMiles Davis (voice) | |
| 2018 | God Friended MeAlphonse | |
| 2018 | Altered CarbonLukas Imani | |
| 2018 | The ChiWalter Dion Burkes | |
| 2017 | A Cure for WellnessMr. Wilson | |
| 2017 | S.W.A.T.Saint | |
| 2016 | Love TwiceRodrigo | |
| 2016 | This Is UsAbe Clarke | |
| 2016 | BunniculaLead Prison Guard / Vampire Bat (voice) | |
| 2015 | Justice League: Gods and MonstersSilas Stone (voice) | |
| 2015 | QuittersDr. Weiss | |
| 2015 | ZooDelavenne | |
| 2015 | UnREALDr. Henry Carter | |
| 2015 | SupergirlMyr'nn J'onzz | |
| 2015 | The ReturnedPastor Leon Wright | |
| 2012 | Justice League: DoomMartian Manhunter (voice) | |
| 2010 | NominatedRay Cowan | |
| 2010 | Black PantherUncle S'Yan | |
| 2010 | Young JusticeM'aatt M'orzz (voice) | |
| 2010 | Black PantherUncle S'Yan (voice) | |
| 2009 | NCIS: Los AngelesCharles Langston | |
| 2008 | The Alphabet KillerDr. Ellis Parks | |
| 2008 | Batman: The Brave and the BoldTornado Champion / Tornado Tyrant (voice) | |
| 2007 | Namibia: The Struggle for LiberationSamuel Nujoma | |
| 2007 | ChuckTy Bennett | |
| 2005 | Grey's AnatomyKurt Walling | |
| 2004 | Justice League: Starcrossed - The MovieJ'onn J'onzz (voice) | |
| 2004 | Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack JohnsonOther Voices (voice) | |
| 2004 | Battlestar GalacticaLt. Danny 'Bulldog' Novacek | |
| 2004 | Justice League UnlimitedJ'onn J'onzz (voice) | |
| 2003 | SounderThe Father | |
| 2003 | Justice League: Paradise LostJ'onn J'onzz / Martian Manhunter (voice) | |
| 2003 | Nat Turner: A Troublesome PropertyNat Turner - Gray | |
| 2003 | Warming by the Devil's FireNarrator | |
| 2003 | Cold CaseCordell Baker (2008) | |
| 2003 | NCISBeau Hindley | |
| 2002 | Just a DreamJ.M. Hoagland | |
| 2001 | Justice League: Secret OriginsJ'onn J'onzz (voice) | |
| 2001 | Justice LeagueJ'onn J'onzz (voice) | |
| 2001 | AliasMarcus Dixon | |
| 2001 | Night VisionsDan (segment "A View Through the Window") | |
| 2001 | Kate BrasherJackson Turner | |
| 2000 | The Color of FriendshipRon Dellums | |
| 2000 | Little RichardBud Penniman | |
| 2000 | Men of HonorMac Brashear | |
| 2000 | Justice League: The First MissionMartian Manhunter | |
| 2000 | Static ShockMartian Manhunter (voice) | |
| 2000 | Static ShockAnansi (voice) | |
| 1999 | Border LineDetective Mollo | |
| 1999 | Batman BeyondStalker / Officer Williams (voice) | |
| 1999 | Family LawTom Calloway | |
| 1999 | The West WingJeff Breckenridge | |
| 1999 | Batman BeyondStalker (voice) | |
| 1999 | Family GuyLoan Officer (voice) | |
| 1998 | The WeddingLute McNeil | |
| 1998 | How Stella Got Her Groove BackJudge Spencer Boyle | |
| 1998 | Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZeroAdditional Voices (voice) | |
| 1998 | Any Day Now | |
| 1998 | The Wild ThornberrysTumbulu (voice) | |
| 1998 | The Wild ThornberrysRed Colobus Monkey (voice) | |
| 1997 | Buffalo SoldiersJohn Horse | |
| 1997 | The Ditchdigger's DaughtersDonald Thornton | |
| 1997 | EP Daily | |
| 1996 | America's DreamCal (segment "The Boy Who Painted Christ Black") | |
| 1996 | NightjohnNightjohn | |
| 1996 | The Real Adventures of Jonny QuestColonel William Marcus (voice) | |
| 1996 | Superman: The Animated SeriesAlterus (voice) | |
| 1996 | Superman: The Animated SeriesMayor (voice) | |
| 1996 | EZ Streets | |
| 1994 | Out of DarknessAddison | |
| 1994 | On Promised LandFloyd Ween | |
| 1994 | M.A.N.T.I.S.Dr. Miles Hawkins | |
| 1994 | Cagney & Lacey: The ReturnMarcus Petrie | |
| 1994 | Touched by an AngelWillis Thompson | |
| 1994 | Chicago HopeMichael Johnson | |
| 1994 | ERGraham Baker | |
| 1994 | M.A.N.T.I.S.Dr. Miles Hawkins | |
| 1993 | seaQuest DSVLamm | |
| 1993 | The X-FilesMarcus Duff | |
| 1993 | TriBeCa | |
| 1992 | Back to the Streets of San FranciscoCharlie Walker | |
| 1992 | South CentralAli | |
| 1992 | Going to ExtremesDr. Michael Norris | |
| 1991 | Brother FutureDenmark Vessy | |
| 1991 | Eyes of a WitnessMambulu | |
| 1991 | The Massachusetts 54th Colored InfantrySelf | |
| 1990 | Pacific HeightsLieutenant Lou Baker | |
| 1990 | Moe's World | |
| 1990 | To Sleep with AngerJunior | |
| 1988 | Everybody's All-AmericanNarvel Blue | |
| 1988 | Judgment in BerlinEdwin Palmer | |
| 1988 | American ExperienceNarrator (voice) | |
| 1987 | The Bedroom WindowQuirke | |
| 1987 | Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8Bobby Seale | |
| 1986 | L.A. LawEarl Williams | |
| 1985 | The Gospel at ColonusTheseus | |
| 1984 | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th DimensionJohn Parker | |
| 1982 | Cagney & LaceyMark Petrie | |
| 1981 | CavemanBork | |
| 1981 | LifepodKeshah | |
| 1981 | Cagney and Lacey: The PilotMark Petrie | |
| 1979 | Undercover with the KKKRev. Lowell | |
| 1979 | Escape from AlcatrazInmate | |
| 1978 | TaxiCustomer #2 | |
| 1975 | The Jeffersons | |
| 1971 | Great PerformancesTheseus |