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.
Movie Appearances
Pacific Heights
as Lieutenant Lou Baker
1990
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
as John Parker
1984
Everybody's All-American
as Narvel Blue
1988
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
as Isaiah Bradley (archive footage)
2021
The Bedroom Window
as Quirke
1987
Justice League: Gods and Monsters
as Silas Stone (voice)
2015
Caveman
as Bork
1981
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation
as Samuel Nujoma
2007
Justice League: Doom
as Martian Manhunter (voice)
2012
Moe's World
1990
Just a Dream
as J.M. Hoagland
2002
Sounder
as The Father
2003
I'm Charlie Walker
as Willie
2022
Buffalo Soldiers
as John Horse
1997
Brother Future
as Denmark Vessy
1991
Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8
as Bobby Seale
1987
To Sleep with Anger
as Junior
1990
The Ditchdigger's Daughters
as Donald Thornton
1997
The Life of Chuck
as Sam Yarbrough
2025
Justice League: Starcrossed - The Movie
as J'onn J'onzz (voice)
2004
TV Appearances
Batman Beyond
as Stalker / Officer Williams (voice)
1999
Chuck
as Ty Bennett
2007
EP Daily
1997
L.A. Law
as Earl Williams
1986
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
as Colonel William Marcus (voice)
1996
Justice League
as J'onn J'onzz (voice)
2001
Alias
as Marcus Dixon
2001
Touched by an Angel
as Willis Thompson
1994
seaQuest DSV
as Lamm
1993
Cold Case
as Cordell Baker (2008)
2003
Battlestar Galactica
as Lt. Danny 'Bulldog' Novacek
2004
The Jeffersons
1975