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Carl Lumbly
Carl Lumbly

Carl Lumbly

ActingBorn August 14, 1951 (age 74)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.

Filmography

2025
The Life of Chuck

as Sam Yarbrough

Movie
2025Movie
2023
Obliterated

as James Langdon

TV
2023TV
2022Movie
2021
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special

as Isaiah Bradley (archive footage)

Movie
2021TV
2019
Doctor Sleep

as Dick Halloran

Movie
2019
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

as Miles Davis (voice)

Movie
2018
God Friended Me

as Alphonse

TV
2018
Altered Carbon

as Lukas Imani

TV
2018
The Chi

as Walter Dion Burkes

TV
2017
S.W.A.T.

as Saint

TV
2017
A Cure for Wellness

as Mr. Wilson

Movie
2016
This Is Us

as Abe Clarke

TV
2016
Bunnicula

as Lead Prison Guard / Vampire Bat (voice)

TV
2016
Love Twice

as Rodrigo

Movie
2015
Supergirl

as Myr'nn J'onzz

TV
2015
Zoo

as Delavenne

TV
2015
Justice League: Gods and Monsters

as Silas Stone (voice)

Movie
2015
UnREAL

as Dr. Henry Carter

TV
2015
Quitters

as Dr. Weiss

Movie
2015
The Returned

as Pastor Leon Wright

TV
2012
Justice League: Doom

as Martian Manhunter (voice)

Movie
2010
Young Justice

as M'aatt M'orzz (voice)

TV
2010
Black Panther

as Uncle S'Yan

Movie
2010
Black Panther

as Uncle S'Yan (voice)

TV
2010
Nominated

as Ray Cowan

Movie
2009
NCIS: Los Angeles

as Charles Langston

TV
2008
Batman: The Brave and the Bold

as Tornado Champion / Tornado Tyrant (voice)

TV
2008
The Alphabet Killer

as Dr. Ellis Parks

Movie
2007
Chuck

as Ty Bennett

TV
2007Movie
2005
Grey's Anatomy

as Kurt Walling

TV
2004
Battlestar Galactica

as Lt. Danny 'Bulldog' Novacek

TV
2004
Justice League Unlimited

as J'onn J'onzz (voice)

TV
2004Movie
2003Movie
2003
Cold Case

as Cordell Baker (2008)

TV
2003
NCIS

as Beau Hindley

TV
2003
Justice League: Paradise Lost

as J'onn J'onzz / Martian Manhunter (voice)

Movie
2003Movie
2003
Sounder

as The Father

Movie
2002
Just a Dream

as J.M. Hoagland

Movie
2001
Justice League: Secret Origins

as J'onn J'onzz (voice)

Movie
2001
Justice League

as J'onn J'onzz (voice)

TV
2001
Alias

as Marcus Dixon

TV
2001
Night Visions

as Dan (segment "A View Through the Window")

TV
2001
Kate Brasher

as Jackson Turner

TV
2000
Static Shock

as Anansi (voice)

TV
2000
Static Shock

as Martian Manhunter (voice)

TV
2000
Men of Honor

as Mac Brashear

Movie
2000
Little Richard

as Bud Penniman

Movie
2000Movie
1999
The West Wing

as Jeff Breckenridge

TV
1999
Family Law

as Tom Calloway

TV
1999
Border Line

as Detective Mollo

Movie
1999
Family Guy

as Loan Officer (voice)

TV
1999
Batman Beyond

as Stalker / Officer Williams (voice)

TV
1999
Batman Beyond

as Stalker (voice)

TV
1998
The Wild Thornberrys

as Tumbulu (voice)

TV
1998
The Wild Thornberrys

as Red Colobus Monkey (voice)

TV
1998
How Stella Got Her Groove Back

as Judge Spencer Boyle

Movie
1998
The Wedding

as Lute McNeil

Movie
1998
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero

as Additional Voices (voice)

Movie
1997
Buffalo Soldiers

as John Horse

Movie
1997TV
1997
The Ditchdigger's Daughters

as Donald Thornton

Movie
1996TV
1996TV
1996
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

as Colonel William Marcus (voice)

TV
1996
Nightjohn

as Nightjohn

Movie
1996
America's Dream

as Cal (segment "The Boy Who Painted Christ Black")

Movie
1994Movie
1994
Touched by an Angel

as Willis Thompson

TV
1994
ER

as Graham Baker

TV
1994
Chicago Hope

as Michael Johnson

TV
1994
M.A.N.T.I.S.

as Dr. Miles Hawkins

TV
1994
On Promised Land

as Floyd Ween

Movie
1994
M.A.N.T.I.S.

as Dr. Miles Hawkins

Movie
1994
Out of Darkness

as Addison

Movie
1993TV
1993
The X-Files

as Marcus Duff

TV
1993TV
1992Movie
1992
Going to Extremes

as Dr. Michael Norris

TV
1992Movie
1991Movie
1991
Brother Future

as Denmark Vessy

Movie
1990Movie
1990
Pacific Heights

as Lieutenant Lou Baker

Movie
1990Movie
1988Movie
1988
American Experience

as Narrator (voice)

TV
1988
Judgment in Berlin

as Edwin Palmer

Movie
1987Movie
1986
L.A. Law

as Earl Williams

TV
1985Movie
1982
Cagney & Lacey

as Mark Petrie

TV
1981Movie
1981
Caveman

as Bork

Movie
1981
Lifepod

as Keshah

Movie
1979Movie
1979Movie
1978
Taxi

as Customer #2

TV
1971TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayAugust 14, 1951
Place of BirthMinneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Popularity1.2