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.
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Full filmography
- Grey's Anatomy (2005) as Kurt Walling
- NCIS (2003) as Beau Hindley
- Family Guy (1999) as Loan Officer (voice)
- S.W.A.T. (2017) as Saint
- NCIS: Los Angeles (2009) as Charles Langston
- The X-Files (1993) as Marcus Duff
- Supergirl (2015) as Myr'nn J'onzz
- ER (1994) as Graham Baker
- Young Justice (2010) as M'aatt M'orzz (voice)
- The West Wing (1999) as Jeff Breckenridge
- American Experience (1988) as Narrator (voice)
- Cold Case (2003) as Cordell Baker (2008)
- This Is Us (2016) as Abe Clarke
- Chicago Hope (1994) as Michael Johnson
- Battlestar Galactica (2004) as Lt. Danny 'Bulldog' Novacek
- The Chi (2018) as Walter Dion Burkes
- Cagney & Lacey (1982) as Mark Petrie
- Chuck (2007) as Ty Bennett
- Great Performances (1971) as Theseus
- Superman: The Animated Series (1996) as Mayor (voice)
- Superman: The Animated Series (1996) as Alterus (voice)
- Touched by an Angel (1994) as Willis Thompson
- Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2008) as Tornado Champion / Tornado Tyrant (voice)
- L.A. Law (1986) as Earl Williams