Actor
Carl Lumbly
Born August 14, 1951 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
53 films
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).
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He was married to Vonetta McGee from 1987 until her death in 2010.
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53 films as actor- 2027The Exorcist: Martyrs
- 2026LEGO Star Wars: The MandalorianGreef Karga (voice)
- 2025The Life of ChuckSam Yarbrough
- 2025Captain America: Brave New WorldIsaiah Bradley
- 2022I'm Charlie WalkerWillie
- 2019Doctor SleepDick Halloran
- 2017A Cure for WellnessMr. Wilson
- 2016Love TwiceRodrigo
- 2015Justice League: Gods and MonstersSilas Stone (voice)
- 2015QuittersDr. Weiss
- 2012Justice League: DoomMartian Manhunter (voice)
- 2010Black PantherUncle S'Yan
- 2010NominatedRay Cowan
- 2008The Alphabet KillerDr. Ellis Parks
- 2007Namibia: The Struggle for LiberationSamuel Nujoma
- 2004Justice League: Starcrossed - The MovieJ'onn J'onzz (voice)
- 2003Justice League: Paradise LostJ'onn J'onzz / Martian Manhunter (voice)
- 2003SounderThe Father
- 2002Just a DreamJ.M. Hoagland
- 2001Justice League: Secret OriginsJ'onn J'onzz (voice)
- 2000Men of HonorMac Brashear
- 2000Little RichardBud Penniman
- 2000The Color of FriendshipRon Dellums
- 1999Border LineDetective Mollo
- 1998How Stella Got Her Groove BackJudge Spencer Boyle
- 1998The WeddingLute McNeil
- 1998Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZeroAdditional Voices (voice)
- 1997Buffalo SoldiersJohn Horse
- 1997The Ditchdigger's DaughtersDonald Thornton
- 1996NightjohnNightjohn
- 1996America's DreamCal (segment "The Boy Who Painted Christ Black")
- 1994Cagney & Lacey: The ReturnMarcus Petrie
- 1994On Promised LandFloyd Ween
- 1994M.A.N.T.I.S.Dr. Miles Hawkins
- 1994Out of DarknessAddison
- 1992South CentralAli
- 1992Back to the Streets of San FranciscoCharlie Walker
- 1991Eyes of a WitnessMambulu
- 1991Brother FutureDenmark Vessy
- 1990To Sleep with AngerJunior
- 1990Pacific HeightsLieutenant Lou Baker
- 1990Moe's World
- 1988Everybody's All-AmericanNarvel Blue
- 1988Judgment in BerlinEdwin Palmer
- 1987Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8Bobby Seale
- 1987The Bedroom WindowQuirke
- 1985The Gospel at ColonusTheseus
- 1984The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th DimensionJohn Parker
- 1981Cagney and Lacey: The PilotMark Petrie
- 1981CavemanBork
- 1981LifepodKeshah
- 1979Undercover with the KKKRev. Lowell
- 1979Escape from AlcatrazInmate