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Carl Lumbly

Acting 74 years old Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA ★ 1.4
Born: August 14, 1951

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.

Filmography

Acting Credits (116)

The Exorcist
The Exorcist 2027
The Life of Chuck
The Life of Chuck Sam Yarbrough 2025
Captain America: Brave New World
Captain America: Brave New World Isaiah Bradley 2025
Obliterated
Obliterated James Langdon 2023
The Fall of the House of Usher
The Fall of the House of Usher C. Auguste Dupin 2023
I'm Charlie Walker
I'm Charlie Walker Willie 2022
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special Isaiah Bradley (archive footage) 2021
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Isaiah Bradley 2021
Doctor Sleep: Return To The Overlook
Doctor Sleep: Return To The Overlook Self 2020
Doctor Sleep
Doctor Sleep Dick Halloran 2019
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool Miles Davis (voice) 2019
God Friended Me
God Friended Me Alphonse 2018
Altered Carbon
Altered Carbon Lukas Imani 2018
The Chi
The Chi Walter Dion Burkes 2018
S.W.A.T.
S.W.A.T. Saint 2017
A Cure for Wellness
A Cure for Wellness Mr. Wilson 2017
This Is Us
This Is Us Abe Clarke 2016
Bunnicula
Bunnicula Lead Prison Guard / Vampire Bat (voice) 2016
Love Twice
Love Twice Rodrigo 2016
Supergirl
Supergirl Myr'nn J'onzz 2015
Zoo
Zoo Delavenne 2015
Justice League: Gods and Monsters
Justice League: Gods and Monsters Silas Stone (voice) 2015
UnREAL
UnREAL Dr. Henry Carter 2015
Quitters
Quitters Dr. Weiss 2015
The Returned
The Returned Pastor Leon Wright 2015
Justice League: Doom
Justice League: Doom Martian Manhunter (voice) 2012
Young Justice
Young Justice M'aatt M'orzz (voice) 2010
Black Panther
Black Panther Uncle S'Yan 2010
Black Panther
Black Panther Uncle S'Yan (voice) 2010
Nominated
Nominated Ray Cowan 2010
NCIS: Los Angeles
NCIS: Los Angeles Charles Langston 2009
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Batman: The Brave and the Bold Tornado Champion / Tornado Tyrant (voice) 2008
The Alphabet Killer
The Alphabet Killer Dr. Ellis Parks 2008
Chuck
Chuck Ty Bennett 2007
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation Samuel Nujoma 2007
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy Kurt Walling 2005
Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica Lt. Danny 'Bulldog' Novacek 2004
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson Other Voices (voice) 2004
Justice League Unlimited
Justice League Unlimited J'onn J'onzz (voice) 2004
Justice League: Starcrossed - The Movie
Justice League: Starcrossed - The Movie J'onn J'onzz (voice) 2004
Warming by the Devil's Fire
Warming by the Devil's Fire Narrator 2003
Cold Case
Cold Case Cordell Baker (2008) 2003
NCIS
NCIS Beau Hindley 2003
Justice League: Paradise Lost
Justice League: Paradise Lost J'onn J'onzz / Martian Manhunter (voice) 2003
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property Nat Turner - Gray 2003
Sounder
Sounder The Father 2003
Just a Dream
Just a Dream J.M. Hoagland 2002
Justice League: Secret Origins
Justice League: Secret Origins J'onn J'onzz (voice) 2001
Justice League
Justice League J'onn J'onzz (voice) 2001
Alias
Alias Marcus Dixon 2001
Night Visions
Night Visions Dan (segment "A View Through the Window") 2001
Kate Brasher
Kate Brasher Jackson Turner 2001
Justice League: The First Mission
Justice League: The First Mission Martian Manhunter 2000
Static Shock
Static Shock Martian Manhunter (voice) 2000
Static Shock
Static Shock Anansi (voice) 2000
Men of Honor
Men of Honor Mac Brashear 2000
Little Richard
Little Richard Bud Penniman 2000
The Color of Friendship
The Color of Friendship Ron Dellums 2000
The West Wing
The West Wing Jeff Breckenridge 1999
Family Law
Family Law Tom Calloway 1999
Border Line
Border Line Detective Mollo 1999
Family Guy
Family Guy Loan Officer (voice) 1999
Batman Beyond
Batman Beyond Stalker / Officer Williams (voice) 1999
Batman Beyond
Batman Beyond Stalker (voice) 1999
The Wild Thornberrys
The Wild Thornberrys Tumbulu (voice) 1998
The Wild Thornberrys
The Wild Thornberrys Red Colobus Monkey (voice) 1998
Any Day Now
Any Day Now 1998
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
How Stella Got Her Groove Back Judge Spencer Boyle 1998
The Wedding
The Wedding Lute McNeil 1998
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero Additional Voices (voice) 1998
Buffalo Soldiers
Buffalo Soldiers John Horse 1997
EP Daily
EP Daily 1997
The Ditchdigger's Daughters
The Ditchdigger's Daughters Donald Thornton 1997
EZ Streets
EZ Streets 1996
Superman: The Animated Series
Superman: The Animated Series Alterus (voice) 1996
Superman: The Animated Series
Superman: The Animated Series Mayor (voice) 1996
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest Colonel William Marcus (voice) 1996
Nightjohn
Nightjohn Nightjohn 1996
America's Dream
America's Dream Cal (segment "The Boy Who Painted Christ Black") 1996
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
Cagney & Lacey: The Return Marcus Petrie 1994
Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel Willis Thompson 1994
ER
ER Graham Baker 1994
Chicago Hope
Chicago Hope Michael Johnson 1994
M.A.N.T.I.S.
M.A.N.T.I.S. Dr. Miles Hawkins 1994
On Promised Land
On Promised Land Floyd Ween 1994
M.A.N.T.I.S.
M.A.N.T.I.S. Dr. Miles Hawkins 1994
Out of Darkness
Out of Darkness Addison 1994
seaQuest DSV
seaQuest DSV Lamm 1993
The X-Files
The X-Files Marcus Duff 1993
TriBeCa
TriBeCa 1993
South Central
South Central Ali 1992
Going to Extremes
Going to Extremes Dr. Michael Norris 1992
Back to the Streets of San Francisco
Back to the Streets of San Francisco Charlie Walker 1992
Eyes of a Witness
Eyes of a Witness Mambulu 1991
Brother Future
Brother Future Denmark Vessy 1991
The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry
The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry Self 1991
To Sleep with Anger
To Sleep with Anger Junior 1990
Pacific Heights
Pacific Heights Lieutenant Lou Baker 1990
Moe's World
Moe's World 1990
Everybody's All-American
Everybody's All-American Narvel Blue 1988
American Experience
American Experience Narrator (voice) 1988
Judgment in Berlin
Judgment in Berlin Edwin Palmer 1988
Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8
Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8 Bobby Seale 1987
The Bedroom Window
The Bedroom Window Quirke 1987
L.A. Law
L.A. Law Earl Williams 1986
The Gospel at Colonus
The Gospel at Colonus Theseus 1985
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension John Parker 1984
Cagney & Lacey
Cagney & Lacey Mark Petrie 1982
Cagney and Lacey: The Pilot
Cagney and Lacey: The Pilot Mark Petrie 1981
Caveman
Caveman Bork 1981
Lifepod
Lifepod Keshah 1981
Undercover with the KKK
Undercover with the KKK Rev. Lowell 1979
Escape from Alcatraz
Escape from Alcatraz Inmate 1979
Taxi
Taxi Customer #2 1978
The Jeffersons
The Jeffersons 1975
Great Performances
Great Performances Theseus 1971

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