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Home/People/Carl Lumbly
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Born
Aug 14, 1951
Age 74
Place of Birth
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

60
Movies
56
TV Shows
IMDb Profile

Carl Lumbly

Acting

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.
The Exorcist poster

The Exorcist

Cast
2027
The Life of Chuck poster

The Life of Chuck

as Sam Yarbrough
2025
Captain America: Brave New World poster

Captain America: Brave New World

as Isaiah Bradley
2025
I'm Charlie Walker poster

I'm Charlie Walker

as Willie
2022
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special poster

Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special

as Isaiah Bradley (archive footage)
2021
Doctor Sleep: Return To The Overlook poster

Doctor Sleep: Return To The Overlook

as Self
2020
Doctor Sleep poster

Doctor Sleep

as Dick Halloran
2019
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool poster

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

as Miles Davis (voice)
2019
A Cure for Wellness poster

A Cure for Wellness

as Mr. Wilson
2017
Love Twice poster

Love Twice

as Rodrigo
2016
Justice League: Gods and Monsters poster

Justice League: Gods and Monsters

as Silas Stone (voice)
2015
Quitters poster

Quitters

as Dr. Weiss
2015
Justice League: Doom poster

Justice League: Doom

as Martian Manhunter (voice)
2012
Black Panther poster

Black Panther

as Uncle S'Yan
2010
Nominated poster

Nominated

as Ray Cowan
2010
The Alphabet Killer poster

The Alphabet Killer

as Dr. Ellis Parks
2008
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation poster

Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation

as Samuel Nujoma
2007
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson poster

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

as Other Voices (voice)
2004
Justice League: Starcrossed - The Movie poster

Justice League: Starcrossed - The Movie

as J'onn J'onzz (voice)
2004
Warming by the Devil's Fire poster

Warming by the Devil's Fire

as Narrator
2003