Carl Lumbly

Carl Lumbly
Lumbly in 2022
Born
Carl Winston Lumbly

(1951-08-14) August 14, 1951 (age 72)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
EducationMacalester College
OccupationActor
Years active1979–present
Spouses
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(m. 1987; died 2010)​
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(m. 2015; div. 2019)​
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Children1

Carl Winston Lumbly (born August 14, 1951)[2] is an American actor. He is known for his role 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.[3] 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) installments The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021) and the forthcoming Captain America: Brave New World (2025).

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference LL was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ According to the State of Minnesota. Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002. At Ancestry.com.
  3. ^ Hillard, Kyle (July 14, 2013). "Martian Manhunter Coming To Injustice: Gods Among Us". Game Informer. Archived from the original on July 16, 2013.