Carl Lumbly
Known For
Acting
Born
1951-08-14 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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.
Most Known For
Grey's Anatomy
as Kurt Walling
Family Guy
as Loan Officer (voice)
NCIS
as Beau Hindley
The X-Files
as Marcus Duff
S.W.A.T.
as Saint
This Is Us
as Abe Clarke
NCIS: Los Angeles
as Charles Langston
The West Wing
as Jeff Breckenridge
Supergirl
as Myr'nn J'onzz
ER
as Graham Baker
Great Performances
as Theseus
Battlestar Galactica
as Lt. Danny 'Bulldog' Novacek
Young Justice
as M'aatt M'orzz (voice)
Cold Case
as Cordell Baker (2008)
American Experience
as Narrator (voice)
Chuck
as Ty Bennett
Superman: The Animated Series
as Alterus (voice)
Superman: The Animated Series
as Mayor (voice)
The Chi
as Walter Dion Burkes
Touched by an Angel
as Willis Thompson