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Carl Lumbly
ActorBorn August 14, 1951 (73 years)
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) installments The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021) and the forthcoming Captain America: Brave New World (2025).
He was married to Vonetta McGee from 1987 until her death in 2010.
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He was married to Vonetta McGee from 1987 until her death in 2010.
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Known For
Filmography
| 2025 | Captain America: Brave New World · as Isaiah Bradley |
| 2024 | The Life of Chuck · as Sam Yarbrough |
| 2023 | Obliterated (TV Series) · as James Langdon |
| 2023 | The Fall of the House of Usher (TV Series) · as C. Auguste Dupin |
| 2022 | I'm Charlie Walker · as Willie |
| 2021 | Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special · as Isaiah Bradley (archive Footage) |
| 2021 | The Falcon and The Winter Soldier (TV Series) · as Isaiah Bradley |
| 2019 | Doctor Sleep · as Dick Halloran |
| 2019 | Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool · as Miles Davis (voice) |
| 2018 | God Friended Me (TV Series) · as Alphonse |
| 2018 | Altered Carbon (TV Series) · as Lukas Imani |
| 2018 | The Chi (TV Series) · as Walter Dion Burkes |
| 2017 | S.W.A.T. (2017) (TV Series) · as Saint |
| 2017 | Doubt (TV Series) · as Tyson Cobb |
| 2017 | SIX (TV Series) · as Robert Chase, Sr. |
| 2016 | A Cure for Wellness · as Mr. Wilson |
| 2016 | This Is Us (TV Series) · as Abe Clarke |
| 2016 | Bunnicula (TV Series) · as Lead Prison Guard / Vampire Bat (voice) |
| 2015 | Supergirl (TV Series) · as Myr'nn J'onzz |
| 2015 | Justice League: Gods and Monsters · as Silas Stone (voice) |
| 2015 | Zoo (TV Series) · as Delavenne |
| 2015 | UnREAL (TV Series) · as Dr. Henry Carter |
| 2015 | Quitters · as Dr. Weiss |
| 2015 | The Returned (US) (TV Series) · as Pastor Leon Wright |
| 2014 | The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2012 | Justice League: Doom · as J'onn J'onzz / Martian Manhunter / Ma'alefa'ak (voice) |
| 2010 | Young Justice (TV Series) · as M'aatt M'orzz (voice) |
| 2010 | Black Panther · as Uncle S'yan |
| 2010 | Black Panther (TV Series) · as Uncle S'yan (voice) |
| 2009 | Trauma (TV Series) · as Special Agent Reynolds |
| 2009 | The National Parks: America's Best Idea (TV Series) · as Reader |
| 2009 | NCIS: Los Angeles (TV Series) · as Charles Langston |
| 2009 | SouthLAnd (TV Series) · as Captain Joel Rucker |
| 2008 | Batman: The Brave and the Bold (TV Series) · as Tornado Champion / Tornado Tyrant (voice) |
| 2008 | The Alphabet Killer · as Dr. Ellis Parks |
| 2008 | Immigrants (L.A. Dolce Vita) · as Splits Jackson |
| 2007 | Chuck (TV Series) · as Ty Bennett |
| 2007 | Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation · as Samuel Nujoma |
| 2005 | Criminal Minds (TV Series) · as James 'jay-Mo' Morris |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy (TV Series) · as Kurt Walling |
| 2005 | Slavery and the Making of America (TV Series) · as Salomon Northup |
| 2005 | Soul of Justice: Thelton Henderson's American Journey · as Narrator |
| 2004 | Battlestar Galactica (2003) (TV Series) · as Lt. Danny 'bulldog' Novacek |
| 2004 | Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson · as Other Voices (voice) |
| 2004 | Justice League Unlimited (TV Series) · as J'onn J'onzz (voice) |
| 2004 | Justice League: Starcrossed · as J'onn J'onzz (voice) |
| 2003 | Cold Case (TV Series) · as Cordell Baker (2008) |
| 2003 | NCIS (TV Series) · as Beau Hindley |
| 2003 | Justice League: Paradise Lost · as J'onn J'onzz / Martian Manhunter (voice) |
| 2003 | Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property · as Nat Turner - Gray |
| 2003 | Sounder · as The Father |
| 2002 | Just a Dream · as J.m. Hoagland |
| 2001 | Justice League: Secret Origins · as J'onn J'onzz (voice) |
| 2001 | Justice League (TV Series) · as J'onn J'onzz (voice) |
| 2001 | Alias (TV Series) · as Marcus Dixon |
| 2001 | Night Visions (TV Series) · as Dan (segment "a View Through The Window") |
| 2001 | Kate Brasher (TV Series) · as Jackson Turner |
| 2000 | Men of Honor · as Mac Brashear |
| 2000 | Static Shock (TV Series) · as Anansi (voice) |
| 2000 | Little Richard · as Bud Penniman |
| 2000 | The Color of Friendship · as Ron Dellums |
| 1999 | The West Wing (TV Series) · as Jeff Breckenridge |
| 1999 | Family Law (TV Series) · as Tom Calloway |
| 1999 | Independent Lens (TV Series) · as Nat Turner-Gray |
| 1999 | Strange World (TV Series) · as Kevin Manus |
| 1999 | Border Line · as Detective Mollo |
| 1999 | Family Guy (TV Series) · as Loan Officer (voice) |
| 1999 | Batman Beyond (TV Series) · as Stalker / Officer Williams (voice) |
| 1998 | The Wild Thornberrys (TV Series) · as Red Colobus Monkey (voice) |
| 1998 | How Stella Got Her Groove Back · as Judge Spencer Boyle |
| 1998 | Any Day Now (TV Series) |
| 1998 | The Wedding · as Lute Mcneil |
| 1998 | Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero · as Additional Voices (voice) |
| 1998 | The Magnificent Seven (TV Series) · as Obediah Jackson |
| 1997 | Buffalo Soldiers · as John Horse |
| 1997 | Electric Playground (TV Series) |
| 1997 | The Ditchdigger's Daughters · as Donald Thornton |
| 1996 | EZ Streets (TV Series) |
| 1996 | Superman: The Animated Series (TV Series) · as Mayor (voice) |
| 1996 | The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (TV Series) · as Colonel William Marcus (voice) |
| 1996 | Nightjohn · as Nightjohn |
| 1996 | America's Dream · as Cal (segment "the Boy Who Painted Christ Black") |
| 1996 | The Lazarus Man (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1994 | Cagney & Lacey: The Return · as Marcus Petrie |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel (TV Series) · as Willis Thompson |
| 1994 | ER (TV Series) · as Graham Baker |
| 1994 | Chicago Hope (TV Series) |
| 1994 | M.A.N.T.I.S. (TV Series) · as Dr. Miles Hawkins |
| 1994 | On Promised Land · as Floyd Ween |
| 1994 | M.A.N.T.I.S. · as Dr. Miles Hawkins |
| 1994 | Out of Darkness · as Addison |
| 1993 | seaQuest DSV (TV Series) · as Lamm |
| 1993 | The X-Files (TV Series) · as Marcus Duff |
| 1993 | Tribeca (TV Series) |
| 1992 | South Central · as Ali |
| 1992 | Going to Extremes (TV Series) |
| 1992 | |
| 1992 | Back to the Streets of San Francisco · as Charlie Walker |
| 1991 | Eyes of a Witness · as Mambulu |
| 1991 | Brother Future · as Denmark Vessy |
| 1990 | To Sleep with Anger · as Junior |
| 1990 | Pacific Heights · as Lieutenant Lou Baker |
| 1988 | Everybody's All-American · as Narvel Blue |
| 1988 | American Experience (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1988 | Judgment in Berlin · as Edwin Palmer |
| 1987 | Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8 · as Bobby Seale |
| 1987 | The Bedroom Window · as Quirke |
| 1986 | L.A. Law (TV Series) · as Earl Williams |
| 1984 | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension · as John Parker |
| 1981 | Cagney & Lacey (TV Series) · as Mark Petrie |
| 1981 | Caveman · as Bork |
| 1981 | Nurse (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1981 | Lifepod · as Keshah |
| 1979 | Undercover with the KKK · as Rev. Lowell |
| 1979 | Escape from Alcatraz · as Inmate |
| 1978 | B.J. and the Bear (TV Series) · as Telephone Rep. |
| 1978 | Taxi (TV Series) · as Customer #2 |
| 1977 | Lou Grant (TV Series) · as Beutel |
| 1975 | The Jeffersons (TV Series) |
| 1972 | Emergency! (TV Series) · as Third Paramedic |
| 1971 | Great Performances (TV Series) · as Theseus |