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Carl Lumbly
Actor · born 14 August 1951 · 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, 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.
Where to start: Men of Honor (2000).
As actor 57
LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian
2026 · 6.7/10
Popcorn Flick
The Life of Chuck
2025 · 7.3/10
Worth the Hype
Captain America: Brave New World
2025 · 6.0/10
Popcorn Flick
I'm Charlie Walker
2022 · 5.5/10
New
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
2021 · 6.9/10
New
Doctor Sleep: Return To The Overlook
2020 · 4.0/10
New
Doctor Sleep
2019 · 7.2/10
Worth the Hype
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
2019 · 7.1/10
Worth the Hype
A Cure for Wellness
2017 · 6.4/10
Popcorn Flick
Love Twice
2016 · 5.0/10
New
Justice League: Gods and Monsters
2015 · 7.1/10
Worth the Hype
Quitters
2015 · 4.3/10
New
Justice League: Doom
2012 · 7.4/10
Worth the Hype
Black Panther
2010 · 6.2/10
Popcorn Flick
The Alphabet Killer
2008 · 5.1/10
Snoozefest
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation
2007 · 6.0/10
New
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
2004 · 7.2/10
New
Justice League: Starcrossed - The Movie
2004 · 8.1/10
Absolute Cinema
Warming by the Devil's Fire
2003 · 6.9/10
New
Justice League: Paradise Lost
2003 · 7.6/10
New
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
2003 · 6.4/10
New
Sounder
2003 · 7.3/10
New
Just a Dream
2002 · 5.3/10
New
Justice League: Secret Origins
2001 · 7.7/10
Worth the Hype
Men of Honor
2000 · 7.5/10
Worth the Hype
Little Richard
2000 · 6.6/10
New
The Color of Friendship
2000 · 6.7/10
Popcorn Flick
Border Line
1999 · 7.0/10
New
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
1998 · 5.8/10
Snoozefest
The Wedding
1998 · 8.2/10
New
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero
1998 · 6.9/10
Popcorn Flick
Buffalo Soldiers
1997 · 5.5/10
New
The Ditchdigger's Daughters
1997 · 10.0/10
New
Nightjohn
1996 · 6.2/10
New
America's Dream
1996 · 6.7/10
New
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
1994 · 6.8/10
New
On Promised Land
1994 · 7.5/10
New
M.A.N.T.I.S.
1994 · 5.2/10
New
Out of Darkness
1994 · 9.0/10
New
South Central
1992 · 6.7/10
Popcorn Flick
Back to the Streets of San Francisco
1992 · 6.0/10
NewEyes of a Witness
Eyes of a Witness
1991 · 7.0/10
New
Brother Future
1991 · 7.2/10
New
The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry
1991 · 4.3/10
New
To Sleep with Anger
1990 · 6.8/10
Popcorn Flick
Pacific Heights
1990 · 6.3/10
Popcorn Flick
Moe's World
1990 · 9.0/10
New
Everybody's All-American
1988 · 5.4/10
Snoozefest
Judgment in Berlin
1988 · 5.4/10
New
Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8
1987 · 7.0/10
New
The Bedroom Window
1987 · 6.3/10
Popcorn Flick
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
1984 · 6.0/10
Popcorn Flick
Caveman
1981 · 6.7/10
Popcorn Flick
Lifepod
1981 · 5.4/10
New
Undercover with the KKK
1979 · 5.2/10
New
Escape from Alcatraz
1979 · 7.5/10
Worth the HypeTV shows 44
Obliterated
TV · 2023 · 6.9/10
Popcorn Flick
The Fall of the House of Usher
TV · 2023 · 7.5/10
Worth the Hype
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
TV · 2021 · 7.6/10
Worth the Hype
God Friended Me
TV · 2018 · 7.7/10
Worth the Hype
Altered Carbon
TV · 2018 · 7.6/10
Worth the Hype
The Chi
TV · 2018 · 7.9/10
Absolute Cinema
S.W.A.T.
TV · 2017 · 8.0/10
Absolute Cinema
This Is Us
TV · 2016 · 8.2/10
Absolute Cinema
Supergirl
TV · 2015 · 7.3/10
Worth the Hype
Zoo
TV · 2015 · 6.9/10
Popcorn Flick
UnREAL
TV · 2015 · 6.7/10
Popcorn Flick
The Returned
TV · 2015 · 6.8/10
Popcorn Flick
Young Justice
TV · 2010 · 8.4/10
Absolute Cinema
Black Panther
TV · 2010 · 6.9/10
New
NCIS: Los Angeles
TV · 2009 · 7.5/10
Worth the Hype
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
TV · 2008 · 7.6/10
Worth the Hype
Chuck
TV · 2007 · 7.7/10
Worth the Hype
Grey's Anatomy
TV · 2005 · 8.2/10
Absolute Cinema
Battlestar Galactica
TV · 2004 · 8.2/10
Absolute Cinema
Justice League Unlimited
TV · 2004 · 8.3/10
Absolute Cinema
Cold Case
TV · 2003 · 7.7/10
Worth the Hype
NCIS
TV · 2003 · 7.6/10
Worth the Hype
Justice League
TV · 2001 · 8.2/10
Absolute Cinema
Alias
TV · 2001 · 6.8/10
Popcorn Flick
Kate Brasher
TV · 2001 · 10.0/10
New
Static Shock
TV · 2000 · 8.0/10
Absolute Cinema
The West Wing
TV · 1999 · 8.3/10
Absolute Cinema
Family Guy
TV · 1999 · 7.4/10
Worth the Hype
Batman Beyond
TV · 1999 · 8.2/10
Absolute Cinema
The Wild Thornberrys
TV · 1998 · 7.0/10
Worth the Hype
Any Day Now
TV · 1998 · 7.5/10
New
EZ Streets
TV · 1996 · 6.1/10
New
Superman: The Animated Series
TV · 1996 · 7.7/10
Worth the Hype
Touched by an Angel
TV · 1994 · 7.2/10
Worth the Hype
ER
TV · 1994 · 7.8/10
Worth the Hype
M.A.N.T.I.S.
TV · 1994 · 5.0/10
New
seaQuest DSV
TV · 1993 · 7.1/10
Worth the Hype
The X-Files
TV · 1993 · 8.4/10
Absolute CinemaTriBeCa
TriBeCa
TV · 1993 · 8.0/10
New
Going to Extremes
TV · 1992 · 5.0/10
NewFrequently asked questions
What is the best Carl Lumbly movie?
By viewer score, Men of Honor (2000) at 7.5/10.
What are Carl Lumbly’s most popular movies?
Doctor Sleep, A Cure for Wellness, Captain America: Brave New World.
How many movies has Carl Lumbly made?
57 films on TMDB, 57 as actor.