Person
Carl Lumbly
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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, N…
IMDbKnown for
Popular titles
Photos
More stills of Carl Lumbly
Biography
A closer look
Read full 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.
Filmography
Movies and shows, newest first
-
2027
The Exorcist: Martyrs
Movie
-
2026
LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian
Movie Greef Karga (voice)
-
2025
The Life of Chuck
Movie Sam Yarbrough
-
2025
Captain America: Brave New World
Movie Isaiah Bradley
-
2023
Obliterated
TV show James Langdon
-
2023
The Fall of the House of Usher
TV show C. Auguste Dupin
-
2022
I'm Charlie Walker
Movie Willie
-
2021
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
Movie Isaiah Bradley (archive footage)
-
2021
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
TV show Isaiah Bradley
-
2020
Doctor Sleep: Return To The Overlook
Movie Self
-
2019
Doctor Sleep
Movie Dick Halloran
-
2019
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Movie Miles Davis (voice)
-
2018
God Friended Me
TV show Alphonse
-
2018
Altered Carbon
TV show Lukas Imani
-
2018
The Chi
TV show Walter Dion Burkes
-
2017
S.W.A.T.
TV show Saint
More credits
-
2017
A Cure for Wellness
Movie Mr. Wilson
-
2016
This Is Us
TV show Abe Clarke
-
2016
Bunnicula
TV show Lead Prison Guard / Vampire Bat (voice)
-
2016
Love Twice
Movie Rodrigo
-
2015
Supergirl
TV show Myr'nn J'onzz
-
2015
Zoo
TV show Delavenne
-
2015
Justice League: Gods and Monsters
Movie Silas Stone (voice)
-
2015
UnREAL
TV show Dr. Henry Carter
-
2015
Quitters
Movie Dr. Weiss
-
2015
The Returned
TV show Pastor Leon Wright
-
2012
Justice League: Doom
Movie Martian Manhunter (voice)
-
2010
Young Justice
TV show M'aatt M'orzz (voice)
-
2010
Black Panther
Movie Uncle S'Yan
-
2010
Black Panther
TV show Uncle S'Yan (voice)
-
2010
Nominated
Movie Ray Cowan
-
2009
NCIS: Los Angeles
TV show Charles Langston
-
2008
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
TV show Tornado Champion / Tornado Tyrant (voice)
-
2008
The Alphabet Killer
Movie Dr. Ellis Parks
-
2007
Chuck
TV show Ty Bennett
-
2007
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation
Movie Samuel Nujoma
-
2005
Grey's Anatomy
TV show Kurt Walling
-
2004
Battlestar Galactica
TV show Lt. Danny 'Bulldog' Novacek
-
2004
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Movie Other Voices (voice)
-
2004
Justice League Unlimited
TV show J'onn J'onzz (voice)
