Actor profile

Carl Lumbly

14th August 1951 Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA Acting

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.

57 Movies 55 TV Shows 115 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

The Life of Chuck poster

The Life of Chuck 2nd June 2025 as Sam Yarbrough

Captain America: Brave New World poster

Captain America: Brave New World 12th February 2025 as Isaiah Bradley

I'm Charlie Walker poster

I'm Charlie Walker 10th June 2022 as Willie

Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special poster

Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special 12th November 2021 as Isaiah Bradley (archive footage)

Doctor Sleep: Return To The Overlook poster

Doctor Sleep: Return To The Overlook 4th February 2020 as Self

Doctor Sleep poster

Doctor Sleep 30th October 2019 as Dick Halloran

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool poster

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 23rd August 2019 as Miles Davis (voice)

A Cure for Wellness poster

A Cure for Wellness 15th February 2017 as Mr. Wilson

Love Twice poster

Love Twice 1st January 2016 as Rodrigo

Justice League: Gods and Monsters poster

Justice League: Gods and Monsters 18th June 2015 as Silas Stone (voice)

Quitters poster

Quitters 16th March 2015 as Dr. Weiss

Justice League: Doom poster

Justice League: Doom 28th February 2012 as Martian Manhunter (voice)

Black Panther poster

Black Panther 18th January 2010 as Uncle S'Yan

Nominated poster

Nominated 1st January 2010 as Ray Cowan

The Alphabet Killer poster

The Alphabet Killer 7th November 2008 as Dr. Ellis Parks

Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation poster

Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation 27th June 2007 as Samuel Nujoma

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson poster

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson 4th September 2004 as Other Voices (voice)

Justice League: Starcrossed - The Movie poster

Justice League: Starcrossed - The Movie 13th July 2004 as J'onn J'onzz (voice)

Warming by the Devil's Fire poster

Warming by the Devil's Fire 1st October 2003 as Narrator

Justice League: Paradise Lost poster

Justice League: Paradise Lost 22nd July 2003 as J'onn J'onzz / Martian Manhunter (voice)

Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property poster

Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property 16th February 2003 as Nat Turner - Gray

Sounder poster

Sounder 19th January 2003 as The Father

Just a Dream poster

Just a Dream 16th March 2002 as J.M. Hoagland

Justice League: Secret Origins poster

Justice League: Secret Origins 17th November 2001 as J'onn J'onzz (voice)

Men of Honor poster

Men of Honor 13th September 2000 as Mac Brashear

Little Richard poster

Little Richard 20th February 2000 as Bud Penniman

The Color of Friendship poster

The Color of Friendship 5th February 2000 as Ron Dellums

Border Line poster

Border Line 22nd February 1999 as Detective Mollo

How Stella Got Her Groove Back poster

How Stella Got Her Groove Back 14th August 1998 as Judge Spencer Boyle

The Wedding poster

The Wedding 22nd February 1998 as Lute McNeil

Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero poster

Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero 11th February 1998 as Additional Voices (voice)

Buffalo Soldiers poster

Buffalo Soldiers 7th December 1997 as John Horse

The Ditchdigger's Daughters poster

The Ditchdigger's Daughters 23rd February 1997 as Donald Thornton

Nightjohn poster

Nightjohn 1st June 1996 as Nightjohn

America's Dream poster

America's Dream 17th February 1996 as Cal (segment "The Boy Who Painted Christ Black")

Cagney & Lacey: The Return poster

Cagney & Lacey: The Return 6th November 1994 as Marcus Petrie

On Promised Land poster

On Promised Land 17th April 1994 as Floyd Ween

M.A.N.T.I.S. poster

M.A.N.T.I.S. 24th January 1994 as Dr. Miles Hawkins

Out of Darkness poster

Out of Darkness 16th January 1994 as Addison

South Central poster

South Central 18th September 1992 as Ali

Back to the Streets of San Francisco poster

Back to the Streets of San Francisco 27th January 1992 as Charlie Walker

Brother Future poster

Brother Future 3rd February 1991 as Denmark Vessy

The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry poster

The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry 1st January 1991 as Self

To Sleep with Anger poster

To Sleep with Anger 12th October 1990 as Junior

Pacific Heights poster

Pacific Heights 28th September 1990 as Lieutenant Lou Baker

Moe's World poster

Moe's World 14th July 1990

Everybody's All-American poster

Everybody's All-American 4th November 1988 as Narvel Blue

Judgment in Berlin poster

Judgment in Berlin 6th May 1988 as Edwin Palmer

Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8 poster

Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8 16th May 1987 as Bobby Seale

The Bedroom Window poster

The Bedroom Window 16th January 1987 as Quirke

The Gospel at Colonus poster

The Gospel at Colonus 8th November 1985 as Theseus

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension poster

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension 10th August 1984 as John Parker

Cagney and Lacey: The Pilot poster

Cagney and Lacey: The Pilot 8th October 1981 as Mark Petrie

Caveman poster

Caveman 17th April 1981 as Bork

Lifepod poster

Lifepod 1st January 1981 as Keshah

Undercover with the KKK poster

Undercover with the KKK 23rd October 1979 as Rev. Lowell

Escape from Alcatraz poster

Escape from Alcatraz 22nd June 1979 as Inmate

Obliterated poster

Obliterated 30th November 2023 as James Langdon

The Fall of the House of Usher poster

The Fall of the House of Usher 12th October 2023 as C. Auguste Dupin

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier poster

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier 19th March 2021 as Isaiah Bradley

God Friended Me poster

God Friended Me 30th September 2018 as Alphonse

Altered Carbon poster

Altered Carbon 2nd February 2018 as Lukas Imani

The Chi poster

The Chi 7th January 2018 as Walter Dion Burkes

S.W.A.T. poster

S.W.A.T. 2nd November 2017 as Saint

This Is Us poster

This Is Us 20th September 2016 as Abe Clarke

Bunnicula poster

Bunnicula 6th February 2016 as Lead Prison Guard / Vampire Bat (voice)

Supergirl poster

Supergirl 26th October 2015 as Myr'nn J'onzz

Zoo poster

Zoo 30th June 2015 as Delavenne

UnREAL poster

UnREAL 1st June 2015 as Dr. Henry Carter

The Returned poster

The Returned 9th March 2015 as Pastor Leon Wright

Young Justice poster

Young Justice 26th November 2010 as M'aatt M'orzz (voice)

Black Panther poster

Black Panther 16th January 2010 as Uncle S'Yan (voice)

NCIS: Los Angeles poster

NCIS: Los Angeles 22nd September 2009 as Charles Langston

Batman: The Brave and the Bold poster

Batman: The Brave and the Bold 14th November 2008 as Tornado Champion / Tornado Tyrant (voice)

Chuck poster

Chuck 24th September 2007 as Ty Bennett

Grey's Anatomy poster

Grey's Anatomy 27th March 2005 as Kurt Walling

Battlestar Galactica poster

Battlestar Galactica 18th October 2004 as Lt. Danny 'Bulldog' Novacek

Justice League Unlimited poster

Justice League Unlimited 31st July 2004 as J'onn J'onzz (voice)

Cold Case poster

Cold Case 28th September 2003 as Cordell Baker (2008)

NCIS poster

NCIS 23rd September 2003 as Beau Hindley

Justice League poster

Justice League 17th November 2001 as J'onn J'onzz (voice)

Alias poster

Alias 30th September 2001 as Marcus Dixon

Night Visions poster

Night Visions 12th July 2001 as Dan (segment "A View Through the Window")

Kate Brasher poster

Kate Brasher 24th February 2001 as Jackson Turner

Static Shock poster

Static Shock 23rd September 2000 as Anansi (voice)

Static Shock poster

Static Shock 23rd September 2000 as Martian Manhunter (voice)

The West Wing poster

The West Wing 22nd September 1999 as Jeff Breckenridge

Family Law poster

Family Law 20th September 1999 as Tom Calloway

Family Guy poster

Family Guy 31st January 1999 as Loan Officer (voice)

Batman Beyond poster

Batman Beyond 10th January 1999 as Stalker / Officer Williams (voice)

Batman Beyond poster

Batman Beyond 10th January 1999 as Stalker (voice)

The Wild Thornberrys poster

The Wild Thornberrys 1st September 1998 as Tumbulu (voice)

The Wild Thornberrys poster

The Wild Thornberrys 1st September 1998 as Red Colobus Monkey (voice)

Any Day Now poster

Any Day Now 18th August 1998

EP Daily poster

EP Daily 20th September 1997

EZ Streets poster

EZ Streets 27th October 1996

Superman: The Animated Series poster

Superman: The Animated Series 6th September 1996 as Mayor (voice)

Superman: The Animated Series poster

Superman: The Animated Series 6th September 1996 as Alterus (voice)

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest poster

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest 26th August 1996 as Colonel William Marcus (voice)

Touched by an Angel poster

Touched by an Angel 21st September 1994 as Willis Thompson

ER poster

ER 19th September 1994 as Graham Baker

Chicago Hope poster

Chicago Hope 18th September 1994 as Michael Johnson

M.A.N.T.I.S. poster

M.A.N.T.I.S. 26th August 1994 as Dr. Miles Hawkins

seaQuest DSV poster

seaQuest DSV 12th September 1993 as Lamm

The X-Files poster

The X-Files 10th September 1993 as Marcus Duff

Going to Extremes poster

Going to Extremes 1st September 1992 as Dr. Michael Norris

American Experience poster

American Experience 4th October 1988 as Narrator (voice)

L.A. Law poster

L.A. Law 15th September 1986 as Earl Williams

Cagney & Lacey poster

Cagney & Lacey 25th March 1982 as Mark Petrie

Taxi poster

Taxi 12th September 1978 as Customer #2

The Jeffersons poster

The Jeffersons 18th January 1975

Great Performances poster

Great Performances 28th January 1971 as Theseus