Carl Lumbly

Acting

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.

Filmography Movies

Acting

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Pacific Heights

6.3(0.4K)

A couple works hard to renovate their dream house and become landlords to pay for it. Unfortunately one of their tenants has plans of his own.

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

6.0(0.5K)

Adventurer/surgeon/rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his band of men, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, take on evil alien invaders from the 8th dimension.

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The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

John Parker

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Everybody's All-American

5.4(0.0K)

Louisiana football star Gavin Grey had it all. He was an All-American champion who married his high-school sweetheart, homecoming queen Babs Rogers, and who was a hero to his hometown. Yet after a failed professional career, Gavin realizes that fame and success have passed him by and that he no longer is the hero everyone keeps reminding him he should still be. His dissatisfaction with his life leads to strains in his marriage, and Gavin begins to wonder who he is, if he's not a hero anymore.

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Everybody's All-American

Narvel Blue

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Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special

6.9(0.0K)

Explore the Disney+ series of the MCU—past, present and future!

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Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special

Isaiah Bradley (archive footage)

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The Bedroom Window

6.3(0.1K)

Baltimore, Maryland. Sylvia sees a girl being attacked from her lover Terry's bedroom window. The assailant flees and his victim is saved. But that same night another girl is found murdered.

Justice League: Gods and Monsters

7.1(0.6K)

In an alternate universe, very different versions of DC's Trinity fight against the government after they are framed for an embassy bombing.

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Justice League: Gods and Monsters

Silas Stone (voice)

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Caveman

6.5(0.2K)

Disgraced and cast out of his tribe for lusting after Lana, the mate of the tribe's head muscle man, Atouk stumbles along gathering other misfits and learning a bit about the world outside of his cave. Eventually he and friends Lar and Tala learn the secrets of fire, cooked meat, and how to defend themselves from the brutal, yet very stupid dinosaurs.

Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation

6.0(0.0K)

Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation is a 2007 epic film on the Namibian independence struggle against South African occupation as seen through the life of Sam Nujoma, the leader of the South-West Africa People's Organisation and the first president of the Republic of Namibia.

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Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation

Samuel Nujoma

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Justice League: Doom

7.4(0.9K)

An adaptation of Mark Waid's "Tower of Babel" story from the JLA comic. Vandal Savage steals confidential files Batman has compiled on the members of the Justice League, and learns all their weaknesses.

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Justice League: Doom

Martian Manhunter (voice)