Carl Lumbly
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 14, 1951
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
- A Grim Life
A Grim Life TBA
as Henry
The Exorcist: Martyrs 2027
Actor
LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian 2026
as Greef Karga (voice)
The Life of Chuck 2025
as Sam Yarbrough
Captain America: Brave New World 2025
as Isaiah Bradley
I'm Charlie Walker 2022
as Willie
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special 2021
as Isaiah Bradley (archive footage)
Doctor Sleep: Return To The Overlook 2020
as Self
Doctor Sleep 2019
as Dick Halloran
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 2019
as Miles Davis (voice)
A Cure for Wellness 2017
as Mr. Wilson
Love Twice 2016
as Rodrigo
Justice League: Gods and Monsters 2015
as Silas Stone (voice)
Quitters 2015
as Dr. Weiss
Justice League: Doom 2012
as Martian Manhunter (voice)
Black Panther 2010
as Uncle S'Yan
Nominated 2010
as Ray Cowan
The Alphabet Killer 2008
as Dr. Ellis Parks
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation 2007
as Samuel Nujoma
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson 2004
as Other Voices (voice)
Justice League: Starcrossed - The Movie 2004
as J'onn J'onzz (voice)
Warming by the Devil's Fire 2003
as Narrator
Justice League: Paradise Lost 2003
as J'onn J'onzz / Martian Manhunter (voice)
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property 2003
as Nat Turner - Gray
Sounder 2003
as The Father
Just a Dream 2002
as J.M. Hoagland
Justice League: Secret Origins 2001
as J'onn J'onzz (voice)
Men of Honor 2000
as Mac Brashear
Little Richard 2000
as Bud Penniman
The Color of Friendship 2000
as Ron Dellums
Border Line 1999
as Detective Mollo
How Stella Got Her Groove Back 1998
as Judge Spencer Boyle
The Wedding 1998
as Lute McNeil
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero 1998
as Additional Voices (voice)
Buffalo Soldiers 1997
as John Horse
The Ditchdigger's Daughters 1997
as Donald Thornton
Nightjohn 1996
as Nightjohn
America's Dream 1996
as Cal (segment "The Boy Who Painted Christ Black")
Cagney & Lacey: The Return 1994
as Marcus Petrie
On Promised Land 1994
as Floyd Ween
M.A.N.T.I.S. 1994
as Dr. Miles Hawkins
Out of Darkness 1994
as Addison
South Central 1992
as Ali
Back to the Streets of San Francisco 1992
as Charlie Walker
- Eyes of a Witness
Eyes of a Witness 1991
as Mambulu
Brother Future 1991
as Denmark Vessy
The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry 1991
as Self
To Sleep with Anger 1990
as Junior
Pacific Heights 1990
as Lieutenant Lou Baker
Moe's World 1990
Actor
Everybody's All-American 1988
as Narvel Blue
Judgment in Berlin 1988
as Edwin Palmer
Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8 1987
as Bobby Seale
The Bedroom Window 1987
as Quirke
The Gospel at Colonus 1985
as Theseus
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension 1984
as John Parker
Caveman 1981
as Bork
Lifepod 1981
as Keshah
Undercover with the KKK 1979
as Rev. Lowell
Escape from Alcatraz 1979
as Inmate
Credits from TMDB.