1951-08-14 Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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.
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The Exorcist | 2027-03-12 | |
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Captain America: Brave New World | Isaiah Bradley | 2025-02-12 |
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The Life of Chuck | Sam Yarbrough | 2025-06-05 |
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I'm Charlie Walker | Willie | 2022-06-10 |
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Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special | Isaiah Bradley (archive footage) | 2021-11-12 |
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Doctor Sleep: Return To The Overlook | Self | 2020-02-04 |
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Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool | Miles Davis (voice) | 2019-08-23 |
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Doctor Sleep | Dick Halloran | 2019-10-30 |
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A Cure for Wellness | Mr. Wilson | 2017-02-15 |
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Love Twice | Rodrigo | 2016-01-01 |
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Quitters | Dr. Weiss | 2015-03-16 |
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Justice League: Gods and Monsters | Silas Stone (voice) | 2015-06-18 |
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Justice League: Doom | Martian Manhunter (voice) | 2012-02-28 |
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Black Panther | Uncle S'Yan | 2010-01-18 |
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Nominated | Ray Cowan | 2010-01-01 |
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The Alphabet Killer | Dr. Ellis Parks | 2008-11-07 |
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Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation | Samuel Nujoma | 2007-06-27 |
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Justice League: Starcrossed - The Movie | J'onn J'onzz (voice) | 2004-07-13 |
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Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson | Other Voices (voice) | 2004-09-04 |
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Warming by the Devil's Fire | Narrator | 2003-10-01 |
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Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property | Nat Turner - Gray | 2003-02-16 |
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Sounder | The Father | 2003-01-19 |
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Justice League: Paradise Lost | J'onn J'onzz / Martian Manhunter (voice) | 2003-07-22 |
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Just a Dream | J.M. Hoagland | 2002-03-16 |
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Justice League: Secret Origins | J'onn J'onzz (voice) | 2001-11-17 |
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Justice League: The First Mission | Martian Manhunter | 2000-11-01 |
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Men of Honor | Mac Brashear | 2000-09-13 |
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Little Richard | Bud Penniman | 2000-02-20 |
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The Color of Friendship | Ron Dellums | 2000-02-05 |
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Border Line | Detective Mollo | 1999-02-22 |
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How Stella Got Her Groove Back | Judge Spencer Boyle | 1998-08-14 |
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Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero | Additional Voices (voice) | 1998-02-11 |
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The Wedding | Lute McNeil | 1998-02-22 |
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Buffalo Soldiers | John Horse | 1997-12-07 |
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The Ditchdigger's Daughters | Donald Thornton | 1997-02-23 |
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America's Dream | Cal (segment "The Boy Who Painted Christ Black") | 1996-02-17 |
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Nightjohn | Nightjohn | 1996-06-01 |
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Out of Darkness | Addison | 1994-01-16 |
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M.A.N.T.I.S. | Dr. Miles Hawkins | 1994-01-24 |
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On Promised Land | Floyd Ween | 1994-04-17 |
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Cagney & Lacey: The Return | Marcus Petrie | 1994-11-06 |
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South Central | Ali | 1992-09-18 |
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Back to the Streets of San Francisco | Charlie Walker | 1992-01-27 |
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Eyes of a Witness | Mambulu | 1991-03-30 |
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The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry | Self | 1991-01-01 |
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Brother Future | Denmark Vessy | 1991-02-03 |
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To Sleep with Anger | Junior | 1990-10-12 |
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Pacific Heights | Lieutenant Lou Baker | 1990-09-28 |
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Moe's World | 1990-07-14 | |
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Everybody's All-American | Narvel Blue | 1988-11-04 |
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Judgment in Berlin | Edwin Palmer | 1988-05-06 |
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The Bedroom Window | Quirke | 1987-01-16 |
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Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8 | Bobby Seale | 1987-05-16 |
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The Gospel at Colonus | Theseus | 1985-11-08 |
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The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | John Parker | 1984-08-10 |
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Cagney and Lacey: The Pilot | Mark Petrie | 1981-10-08 |
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Caveman | Bork | 1981-04-17 |
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Lifepod | Keshah | 1981-01-01 |
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Undercover with the KKK | Rev. Lowell | 1979-10-23 |
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Escape from Alcatraz | Inmate | 1979-06-22 |