Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
August 14, 1951
Place of Birth:
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | The Fall of the House of Usher | C. Auguste Dupin |
| 2023 | Obliterated | James Langdon |
| 2021 | The Falcon and the Winter Soldier | Isaiah Bradley |
| 2018 | God Friended Me | Alphonse |
| 2018 | Altered Carbon | Lukas Imani |
| 2018 | The Chi | Walter Dion Burkes |
| 2017 | S.W.A.T. | Saint |
| 2016 | This Is Us | Abe Clarke |
| 2016 | Bunnicula | Lead Prison Guard / Vampire Bat (voice) |
| 2015 | Zoo | Delavenne |
| 2015 | UnREAL | Dr. Henry Carter |
| 2015 | Supergirl | Myr'nn J'onzz |
| 2015 | The Returned | Pastor Leon Wright |
| 2010 | Young Justice | M'aatt M'orzz (voice) |
| 2010 | Black Panther | Uncle S'Yan (voice) |
| 2009 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Charles Langston |
| 2008 | Batman: The Brave and the Bold | Tornado Champion / Tornado Tyrant (voice) |
| 2007 | Chuck | Ty Bennett |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy | Kurt Walling |
| 2004 | Battlestar Galactica | Lt. Danny 'Bulldog' Novacek |
| 2004 | Justice League Unlimited | J'onn J'onzz (voice) |
| 2003 | Cold Case | Cordell Baker (2008) |
| 2003 | NCIS | Beau Hindley |
| 2001 | Justice League | J'onn J'onzz (voice) |
| 2001 | Alias | Marcus Dixon |
| 2001 | Night Visions | Dan (segment "A View Through the Window") |
| 2001 | Kate Brasher | Jackson Turner |
| 2000 | Static Shock | Martian Manhunter (voice) |
| 2000 | Static Shock | Anansi (voice) |
| 1999 | Batman Beyond | Stalker / Officer Williams (voice) |
| 1999 | Family Law | Tom Calloway |
| 1999 | The West Wing | Jeff Breckenridge |
| 1999 | Batman Beyond | Stalker (voice) |
| 1999 | Family Guy | Loan Officer (voice) |
| 1998 | Any Day Now | |
| 1998 | The Wild Thornberrys | Tumbulu (voice) |
| 1998 | The Wild Thornberrys | Red Colobus Monkey (voice) |
| 1997 | EP Daily | |
| 1996 | The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest | Colonel William Marcus (voice) |
| 1996 | Superman: The Animated Series | Alterus (voice) |
| 1996 | Superman: The Animated Series | Mayor (voice) |
| 1996 | EZ Streets | |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel | Willis Thompson |
| 1994 | Chicago Hope | |
| 1994 | ER | Graham Baker |
| 1994 | M.A.N.T.I.S. | Dr. Miles Hawkins |
| 1993 | seaQuest DSV | Lamm |
| 1993 | The X-Files | Marcus Duff |
| 1993 | TriBeCa | |
| 1992 | Going to Extremes | |
| 1988 | American Experience | Narrator (voice) |
| 1986 | L.A. Law | Earl Williams |
| 1982 | Cagney & Lacey | Mark Petrie |
| 1978 | Taxi | Customer #2 |
| 1975 | The Jeffersons | |
| 1971 | Great Performances | Theseus |