Carl Lumbly
ActingBiography
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.
Movies
(60 total)
Doctor Sleep
as Dick Halloran
A Cure for Wellness
as Mr. Wilson
Escape from Alcatraz
as Inmate
Captain America: Brave New World
as Isaiah Bradley
Men of Honor
as Mac Brashear
Justice League: Doom
as Martian Manhunter (voice)
The Life of Chuck
as Sam Yarbrough
Justice League: Gods and Monsters
as Silas Stone (voice)
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero
as Additional Voices (voice)
Pacific Heights
as Lieutenant Lou Baker
The Alphabet Killer
as Dr. Ellis Parks
Caveman
as Bork
The Bedroom Window
as Quirke
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
as Judge Spencer Boyle
Justice League: Secret Origins
as J'onn J'onzz (voice)
Justice League: Starcrossed - The Movie
as J'onn J'onzz (voice)
South Central
as Ali
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
as Miles Davis (voice)
The Color of Friendship
as Ron Dellums
TV Shows
(56 total)
Grey's Anatomy
as Kurt Walling
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
as Isaiah Bradley
Family Guy
as Loan Officer (voice)
Supergirl
as Myr'nn J'onzz
The X-Files
as Marcus Duff
NCIS
as Beau Hindley
Altered Carbon
as Lukas Imani
Battlestar Galactica
as Lt. Danny 'Bulldog' Novacek
This Is Us
as Abe Clarke
S.W.A.T.
as Saint
NCIS: Los Angeles
as Charles Langston
Young Justice
as M'aatt M'orzz (voice)
Chuck
as Ty Bennett
ER
as Graham Baker
Justice League Unlimited
as J'onn J'onzz (voice)
The Fall of the House of Usher
as C. Auguste Dupin
Alias
as Marcus Dixon
Batman Beyond
as Stalker / Officer Williams (voice)
Batman Beyond
as Stalker (voice)
Zoo
as Delavenne