8.2
TV
Acting
Carl Lumbly
- Born
- (age 75)
- Birthplace
- Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- Credits
- 112 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
8.2
TV
7.6
TV
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
7.4
TV
Family Guy
7.1
Movie
Doctor Sleep
7.3
TV
Supergirl
6.4
Movie
A Cure for Wellness
8.4
TV
The X-Files
6.0
Movie
Captain America: Brave New World
7.5
Movie
Escape from Alcatraz
7.5
Movie
Men of Honor
7.6
TV
NCIS
7.6
TV
Altered Carbon
8.2
TV
Battlestar Galactica
8.2
TV
This Is Us
8.0
TV
S.W.A.T.
7.3
Movie
The Life of Chuck
7.5
TV
NCIS: Los Angeles
7.7
TV
Chuck
Acting credits 112
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 | The Exorcist: Martyrs Film | |
| 2026 | LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian Film | Greef Karga (voice) |
| 2025 | The Life of Chuck Film | Sam Yarbrough |
| 2025 | Captain America: Brave New World Film | Isaiah Bradley |
| 2023 | Obliterated TV | James Langdon (6 ep) |
| 2023 | The Fall of the House of Usher TV | C. Auguste Dupin (8 ep) |
| 2022 | I'm Charlie Walker Film | Willie |
| 2021 | Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special Film | Isaiah Bradley (archive footage) |
| 2021 | The Falcon and the Winter Soldier TV | Isaiah Bradley (3 ep) |
| 2020 | Doctor Sleep: Return To The Overlook Film | Self |
| 2019 | Doctor Sleep Film | Dick Halloran |
| 2019 | Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool Film | Miles Davis (voice) |
| 2018 | God Friended Me TV | Alphonse (2 ep) |
| 2018 | Altered Carbon TV | Lukas Imani (2 ep) |
| 2018 | The Chi TV | Walter Dion Burkes (1 ep) |
| 2017 | S.W.A.T. TV | Saint (3 ep) |
| 2017 | A Cure for Wellness Film | Mr. Wilson |
| 2016 | This Is Us TV | Abe Clarke (2 ep) |
| 2016 | Bunnicula TV | Lead Prison Guard / Vampire Bat (voice) (1 ep) |
| 2016 | Love Twice Film | Rodrigo |
| 2015 | Supergirl TV | Myr'nn J'onzz (15 ep) |
| 2015 | Zoo TV | Delavenne (6 ep) |
| 2015 | Justice League: Gods and Monsters Film | Silas Stone (voice) |
| 2015 | UnREAL TV | Dr. Henry Carter (1 ep) |
| 2015 | Quitters Film | Dr. Weiss |
| 2015 | The Returned TV | Pastor Leon Wright (5 ep) |
| 2012 | Justice League: Doom Film | Martian Manhunter (voice) |
| 2010 | Young Justice TV | M'aatt M'orzz (voice) (3 ep) |
| 2010 | Black Panther Film | Uncle S'Yan |
| 2010 | Black Panther TV | Uncle S'Yan (voice) (6 ep) |
| 2010 | Nominated Film | Ray Cowan |
| 2009 | NCIS: Los Angeles TV | Charles Langston (4 ep) |
| 2008 | Batman: The Brave and the Bold TV | Tornado Champion / Tornado Tyrant (voice) (1 ep) |
| 2008 | The Alphabet Killer Film | Dr. Ellis Parks |
| 2007 | Chuck TV | Ty Bennett (1 ep) |
| 2007 | Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation Film | Samuel Nujoma |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy TV | Kurt Walling (1 ep) |
| 2004 | Battlestar Galactica TV | Lt. Danny 'Bulldog' Novacek (1 ep) |
| 2004 | Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson Film | Other Voices (voice) |
| 2004 | Justice League Unlimited TV | J'onn J'onzz (voice) (39 ep) |
| 2004 | Justice League: Starcrossed - The Movie Film | J'onn J'onzz (voice) |
| 2003 | Warming by the Devil's Fire Film | Narrator |
| 2003 | Cold Case TV | Cordell Baker (2008) (1 ep) |
| 2003 | NCIS TV | Beau Hindley (1 ep) |
| 2003 | Justice League: Paradise Lost Film | J'onn J'onzz / Martian Manhunter (voice) |
| 2003 | Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property Film | Nat Turner - Gray |
| 2003 | Sounder Film | The Father |
| 2002 | Just a Dream Film | J.M. Hoagland |
| 2001 | Justice League: Secret Origins Film | J'onn J'onzz (voice) |
| 2001 | Justice League TV | J'onn J'onzz (voice) (50 ep) |
| 2001 | Alias TV | Marcus Dixon (105 ep) |
| 2001 | Night Visions TV | Dan (segment "A View Through the Window") (1 ep) |
| 2001 | Kate Brasher TV | Jackson Turner (7 ep) |
| 2000 | Static Shock TV | Anansi (voice), Martian Manhunter (voice) (2 ep) |
| 2000 | Men of Honor Film | Mac Brashear |
| 2000 | Little Richard Film | Bud Penniman |
| 2000 | The Color of Friendship Film | Ron Dellums |
| 1999 | The West Wing TV | Jeff Breckenridge (1 ep) |
| 1999 | Family Law TV | Tom Calloway (1 ep) |
| 1999 | Border Line Film | Detective Mollo |