Carl Lumbly
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
Lieutenant Lou Baker
Pacific Heights
John Parker
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
Narvel Blue
Everybody's All-American
Isaiah Bradley (archive footage)
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
Quirke
The Bedroom Window
Silas Stone (voice)
Justice League: Gods and Monsters
Bork
Caveman
Samuel Nujoma
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation
Martian Manhunter (voice)
Justice League: Doom
Moe's World
J.M. Hoagland
Just a Dream
The Father
Sounder
Willie
I'm Charlie Walker
John Horse
Buffalo Soldiers
Denmark Vessy
Brother Future
Bobby Seale
Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8
Junior
To Sleep with Anger
Donald Thornton
The Ditchdigger's Daughters
Sam Yarbrough
The Life of Chuck
J'onn J'onzz (voice)
Justice League: Starcrossed - The Movie
Lute McNeil
The Wedding
Ron Dellums
The Color of Friendship
Isaiah Bradley
Captain America: Brave New World
Judge Spencer Boyle
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Ray Cowan
Nominated
J'onn J'onzz (voice)
Justice League: Secret Origins
Rev. Lowell
Undercover with the KKK
J'onn J'onzz / Martian Manhunter (voice)
Justice League: Paradise Lost
Rodrigo
Love Twice
Mr. Wilson
A Cure for Wellness
Inmate
Escape from Alcatraz
Cal (segment "The Boy Who Painted Christ Black")
America's Dream
Theseus
The Gospel at Colonus
Addison
Out of Darkness
Mambulu
Eyes of a Witness
Keshah
Lifepod
Charlie Walker
Back to the Streets of San Francisco
Nat Turner - Gray
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
Self
The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry
Nightjohn
Nightjohn
Bud Penniman
Little Richard
Uncle S'Yan
Black Panther
Detective Mollo
Border Line
Floyd Ween
On Promised Land
Narrator
Warming by the Devil's Fire
Dick Halloran
Doctor Sleep
Mac Brashear
Men of Honor
Other Voices (voice)
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Miles Davis (voice)
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Ali
South Central
Dr. Weiss
Quitters
Dr. Miles Hawkins
M.A.N.T.I.S.
Dr. Ellis Parks
The Alphabet Killer
Marcus Petrie
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
Additional Voices (voice)
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero
Martian Manhunter
Justice League: The First Mission
Self
Doctor Sleep: Return To The Overlook
Martian Manhunter
Justice League: The Savage Time
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
58
Gender
Male
Birthday
1951-08-14
Place of Birth
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Also Known As