Carl Lumbly
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1951-08-14 (73 years old)
Place of Birth
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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
Acting
(2025)
Captain America: Brave New World
as Isaiah Bradley
(2025)
The Life of Chuck
as Sam Yarbrough
(2022)
I'm Charlie Walker
as Willie
(2021)
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
as Isaiah Bradley (archive footage)
(2020)
(2019)
Doctor Sleep
as Dick Halloran
(2019)
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
as Miles Davis (voice)
(2017)
A Cure for Wellness
as Mr. Wilson
(2016)
Love Twice
as Rodrigo
(2015)
Justice League: Gods and Monsters
as Silas Stone (voice)
(2015)
Quitters
as Dr. Weiss
(2012)
Justice League: Doom
as Martian Manhunter (voice)
(2010)
Black Panther
as Uncle S'Yan
(2010)
Nominated
as Ray Cowan
(2008)
The Alphabet Killer
as Dr. Ellis Parks
(2007)
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation
as Samuel Nujoma
(2004)
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
as Other Voices (voice)
(2004)
Justice League: Starcrossed - The Movie
as J'onn J'onzz (voice)
(2003)
Sounder
as The Father
(2003)
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
as Nat Turner - Gray
(2003)
Warming by the Devil's Fire
as Narrator
(2003)
Justice League: Paradise Lost
as J'onn J'onzz / Martian Manhunter (voice)
(2002)
Justice League: The Savage Time
as Martian Manhunter
(2002)
Just a Dream
as J.M. Hoagland
(2001)
Justice League: Secret Origins
as J'onn J'onzz (voice)
(2000)
Men of Honor
as Mac Brashear
(2000)
The Color of Friendship
as Ron Dellums
(2000)
Little Richard
as Bud Penniman
(2000)
Justice League: The First Mission
as Martian Manhunter
(1999)
Border Line
as Detective Mollo
(1998)
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero
as Additional Voices (voice)
(1998)
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
as Judge Spencer Boyle
(1998)
The Wedding
as Lute McNeil
(1997)
Buffalo Soldiers
as John Horse
(1997)
The Ditchdigger's Daughters
as Donald Thornton
(1996)
Nightjohn
as Nightjohn
(1996)
America's Dream
as Cal (segment "The Boy Who Painted Christ Black")
(1994)
M.A.N.T.I.S.
as Dr. Miles Hawkins
(1994)
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
as Marcus Petrie
(1994)
Out of Darkness
as Addison
(1994)
On Promised Land
as Floyd Ween
(1992)
South Central
as Ali
(1992)
Back to the Streets of San Francisco
as Charlie Walker
(1991)
Brother Future
as Denmark Vessy
(1991)
Eyes of a Witness
as Mambulu
(1991)
(1990)
Pacific Heights
as Lieutenant Lou Baker
(1990)
To Sleep with Anger
as Junior
(1990)
(1988)
Everybody's All-American
as Narvel Blue
(1987)
The Bedroom Window
as Quirke
(1987)
Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8
as Bobby Seale
(1985)
The Gospel at Colonus
as Theseus
(1984)
(1981)
Caveman
as Bork
(1981)
Lifepod
as Keshah
(1979)
Escape from Alcatraz
as Inmate
(1979)
Undercover with the KKK
as Rev. Lowell