Carl Winston Lumbly (born August 14, 1951) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as 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 for the animated series Justice League and Justice League Unlimited, as well as the direct-to-DVD animated film Justice League: Doom and the video game Injustice: Gods Among Us. Lumbly is also known for his roles on The CW's Arrowverse as J'onn J'onnz's father, M'yrnn, on Supergirl from 2017 until 2019, and on the Marvel Cinematic Universe's The Falcon and the Winter Soldier as Isaiah Bradley in 2021. Description above from the Wikipedia article Carl Lumbly, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Doctor Sleep
(2019)
Dick Halloran
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
(1984)
John Parker
Men of Honor
(2000)
Mac Brashear
Escape from Alcatraz
(1979)
Inmate
A Cure for Wellness
(2017)
Mr. Wilson
Justice League: Doom
(2012)
J'onn J'onzz / Martian Manhunter / Ma'alefa'ak (voice)
Justice League: Gods and Monsters
(2015)
Silas Stone (voice)
Captain America: Brave New World
(2025)
Isaiah Bradley
Caveman
(1981)
Bork
Pacific Heights
(1990)
Lieutenant Lou Baker
The Bedroom Window
(1987)
Quirke
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero
(1998)
Additional Voices (voice)
The Alphabet Killer
(2008)
Dr. Ellis Parks
Justice League: Secret Origins
(2001)
J'onn J'onzz (voice)
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
(1998)
Judge Spencer Boyle
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
(2021)
Isaiah Bradley (archive footage)
Full Filmography
Acting
Escape from Alcatraz
(1979)
Inmate
Undercover with the KKK
(1979)
Rev. Lowell
Lifepod
(1981)
Keshah
Caveman
(1981)
Bork
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
(1984)
John Parker
The Bedroom Window
(1987)
Quirke
Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8
(1987)
Bobby Seale
Everybody's All-American
(1988)
Narvel Blue
Moe's World
(1990)
Pacific Heights
(1990)
Lieutenant Lou Baker
To Sleep with Anger
(1990)
Junior
The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry
(1991)
Self
Brother Future
(1991)
Denmark Vessy
Eyes of a Witness
(1991)
Mambulu
South Central
(1992)
Ali
Back to the Streets of San Francisco
(1992)
Charlie Walker
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
(1994)
Marcus Petrie
On Promised Land
(1994)
Floyd Ween
M.A.N.T.I.S.
(1994)
Dr. Miles Hawkins
Out of Darkness
(1994)
Addison
Nightjohn
(1996)
Nightjohn
America's Dream
(1996)
Cal (segment "The Boy Who Painted Christ Black")
The Ditchdigger's Daughters
(1997)
Donald Thornton
Buffalo Soldiers
(1997)
John Horse
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
(1998)
Judge Spencer Boyle
The Wedding
(1998)
Lute McNeil
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero
(1998)
Additional Voices (voice)
Border Line
(1999)
Detective Mollo
Little Richard
(2000)
Bud Penniman
The Color of Friendship
(2000)
Ron Dellums
Men of Honor
(2000)
Mac Brashear
Justice League: Secret Origins
(2001)
J'onn J'onzz (voice)
Just a Dream
(2002)
J.M. Hoagland
Justice League: Paradise Lost
(2003)
J'onn J'onzz / Martian Manhunter (voice)
Sounder
(2003)
The Father
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
(2003)
Nat Turner - Gray
Warming by the Devil's Fire
(2003)
Narrator
Justice League: Starcrossed - The Movie
(2004)
J'onn J'onzz (voice)
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
(2004)
Other Voices (voice)
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation
(2007)
Samuel Nujoma
The Alphabet Killer
(2008)
Dr. Ellis Parks
Black Panther
(2010)
Uncle S'Yan
Nominated
(2010)
Ray Cowan
Justice League: Doom
(2012)
J'onn J'onzz / Martian Manhunter / Ma'alefa'ak (voice)
Quitters
(2015)
Dr. Weiss
Justice League: Gods and Monsters
(2015)
Silas Stone (voice)
A Cure for Wellness
(2017)
Mr. Wilson
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
(2019)
Miles Davis (voice)
Doctor Sleep
(2019)
Dick Halloran
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
(2021)
Isaiah Bradley (archive footage)
I'm Charlie Walker
(2022)
Willie
Captain America: Brave New World
(2025)
Isaiah Bradley