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
The Life of Chuck
Sam Yarbrough
2025
Captain America: Brave New World
Isaiah Bradley
2025
Obliterated
James Langdon · (6 episodes)
2023
The Fall of the House of Usher
C. Auguste Dupin · (8 episodes)
2023
I'm Charlie Walker
Willie
2022
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
Isaiah Bradley (archive footage)
2021
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
Isaiah Bradley · (3 episodes)
2021
Doctor Sleep: Return To The Overlook
Self
2020
Doctor Sleep
Dick Halloran
2019
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Miles Davis (voice)
2019
God Friended Me
Alphonse · (2 episodes)
2018
Altered Carbon
Lukas Imani · (2 episodes)
2018
The Chi
Walter Dion Burkes · (1 episode)
2018
S.W.A.T.
Saint · (3 episodes)
2017
A Cure for Wellness
Mr. Wilson
2017
This Is Us
Abe Clarke · (2 episodes)
2016
Bunnicula
Lead Prison Guard / Vampire Bat (voice) · (1 episode)
2016
Love Twice
Rodrigo
2016
Supergirl
Myr'nn J'onzz · (15 episodes)
2015
Zoo
Delavenne · (6 episodes)
2015
Justice League: Gods and Monsters
Silas Stone (voice)
2015
UnREAL
Dr. Henry Carter · (1 episode)
2015
Quitters
Dr. Weiss
2015
The Returned
Pastor Leon Wright · (5 episodes)
2015
Justice League: Doom
Martian Manhunter (voice)
2012
Young Justice
M'aatt M'orzz (voice) · (3 episodes)
2010
Black Panther
Uncle S'Yan
2010
Black Panther
Uncle S'Yan (voice) · (6 episodes)
2010
Nominated
Ray Cowan
2010
NCIS: Los Angeles
Charles Langston · (4 episodes)
2009
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Tornado Champion / Tornado Tyrant (voice) · (1 episode)
2008
The Alphabet Killer
Dr. Ellis Parks
2008
Chuck
Ty Bennett · (1 episode)
2007
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation
Samuel Nujoma
2007
Grey's Anatomy
Kurt Walling · (1 episode)
2005
Battlestar Galactica
Lt. Danny 'Bulldog' Novacek · (1 episode)
2004
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Other Voices (voice)
2004
Justice League Unlimited
J'onn J'onzz (voice) · (39 episodes)
2004
Justice League: Starcrossed - The Movie
J'onn J'onzz (voice)
2004
Warming by the Devil's Fire
Narrator
2003
Cold Case
Cordell Baker (2008) · (1 episode)
2003
NCIS
Beau Hindley · (1 episode)
2003
Justice League: Paradise Lost
J'onn J'onzz / Martian Manhunter (voice)
2003
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
Nat Turner - Gray
2003
Sounder
The Father
2003
Justice League: The Savage Time
Martian Manhunter
2002
Just a Dream
J.M. Hoagland
2002
Justice League: Secret Origins
J'onn J'onzz (voice)
2001
Justice League
J'onn J'onzz (voice) · (50 episodes)
2001
Alias
Marcus Dixon · (105 episodes)
2001
Night Visions
Dan (segment "A View Through the Window") · (1 episode)
2001
Kate Brasher
Jackson Turner · (7 episodes)
2001
Justice League: The First Mission
Martian Manhunter
2000
Static Shock
Martian Manhunter (voice) · (2 episodes)
2000
Static Shock
Anansi (voice) · (2 episodes)
2000
Men of Honor
Mac Brashear
2000
Little Richard
Bud Penniman
2000
The Color of Friendship
Ron Dellums
2000
The West Wing
Jeff Breckenridge · (1 episode)
1999
Family Law
Tom Calloway · (1 episode)
1999
Border Line
Detective Mollo
1999
Family Guy
Loan Officer (voice) · (1 episode)
1999
Batman Beyond
Stalker / Officer Williams (voice) · (1 episode)
1999
Batman Beyond
Stalker (voice) · (1 episode)
1999
The Wild Thornberrys
Tumbulu (voice) · (1 episode)
1998
The Wild Thornberrys
Red Colobus Monkey (voice) · (1 episode)
1998
Any Day Now
(2 episodes)
1998
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Judge Spencer Boyle
1998
The Wedding
Lute McNeil
1998
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero
Additional Voices (voice)
1998
Buffalo Soldiers
John Horse
1997
EP Daily
(1 episode)
1997
The Ditchdigger's Daughters
Donald Thornton
1997
EZ Streets
(8 episodes)
1996
Superman: The Animated Series
Alterus (voice) · (1 episode)
1996
Superman: The Animated Series
Mayor (voice) · (1 episode)
1996
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
Colonel William Marcus (voice) · (1 episode)
1996
Nightjohn
Nightjohn
1996
America's Dream
Cal (segment "The Boy Who Painted Christ Black")
1996
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
Marcus Petrie
1994
Touched by an Angel
Willis Thompson · (1 episode)
1994
ER
Graham Baker · (2 episodes)
1994
Chicago Hope
(1 episode)
1994
M.A.N.T.I.S.
Dr. Miles Hawkins · (22 episodes)
1994
On Promised Land
Floyd Ween
1994
M.A.N.T.I.S.
Dr. Miles Hawkins
1994
Out of Darkness
Addison
1994
seaQuest DSV
Lamm · (1 episode)
1993
The X-Files
Marcus Duff · (1 episode)
1993
TriBeCa
(7 episodes)
1993
South Central
Ali
1992
Going to Extremes
(17 episodes)
1992
Back to the Streets of San Francisco
Charlie Walker
1992
Eyes of a Witness
Mambulu
1991
Brother Future
Denmark Vessy
1991
The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry
Self
1991
To Sleep with Anger
Junior
1990
Pacific Heights
Lieutenant Lou Baker
1990
Moe's World
1990
Everybody's All-American
Narvel Blue
1988
American Experience
Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)
1988
Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8
Bobby Seale
1987
The Bedroom Window
Quirke
1987
L.A. Law
Earl Williams · (6 episodes)
1986
The Gospel at Colonus
Theseus
1985
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
John Parker
1984
Cagney & Lacey
Mark Petrie · (106 episodes)
1982
Caveman
Bork
1981
Lifepod
Keshah
1981
Undercover with the KKK
Rev. Lowell
1979
Escape from Alcatraz
Inmate
1979
Taxi
Customer #2 · (1 episode)
1978
The Jeffersons
(1 episode)
1975
Great Performances
Theseus · (1 episode)
1971